Publications — Samuel Hall

UNICEF: Summative Impact Evaluation of the UNICEF Jordan Makani Programme

Responding to the pressing need for a comprehensive approach to the provision of services to vulnerable refugee and Jordanian children, UNICEF introduced the Makani (‘My Space’ in Arabic) programme in 2015. A new intervention approach, the programme integrates education support, community-based child protection services, early childhood development (ECD), adolescent and youth participation and skills development into one space.

Thus, UNICEF Jordan commissioned Samuell Hall to evaluate its Makani Programme with a focus on the period from March 2018 through December 2020 with the aim to assess the long-term outcomes that Makani programme was intended to produce in relation to social cohesion for children, young people and their communities in Jordan. The evaluation presents conclusions on the value of the intervention in terms of achieving child rights and provides evidence to enable decision making around the programme, and for similar interventions, in future.

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Samuel HallOctober 20, 2022Jordan, Syria, edducation, community based, ecd

MIGNEX: Migration & Development Dynamics in Shahrake Jabrael, Afghanistan

September 2022

Samuel Hall interviewed youth in Shahrake Jabrael, Afghanistan as part of our research with MIGNEX [Aligning Migration Management and the Migration–Development Nexus]; a collaborative research effort to tackle the challenges of global migration with a long-term vision for better outcomes.

This case study brief co-authored by Samuel Hall team explores 'Migration & Development Dynamics in Shahrake Jabrael, Afghanistan’ where education and women’s civic engagement were a source of pride but with limited state and international support there stands an imminent risk to lives ahead of the fall of Kabul. Due to the long standing discrimination and poverty, many hoped to leave.

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Samuel HallOctober 19, 2022Afghanistan, Migration, Global Migration

MIGNEX: Migration & Development Dynamics in Kombolcha, Ethiopia

September 2022

Samuel Hall interviewed youth in Kombolcha, Ethiopia as part of our research with MIGNEX [Aligning Migration Management and the Migration–Development Nexus]; a collaborative research effort to tackle the challenges of global migration with a long-term vision for better outcomes.

This case study brief co-authored by Samuel Hall team explores 'Migration & Development Dynamics in Kombolcha, Ethiopia’ where industrial growth and international investment in textile and bottling factories in the Kombulcha Industrial Park has led to rapid urbanisation. Yet, there are limited job opportunities in the region.

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Samuel HallOctober 18, 2022ETHIOPIA, MIGNEX, Global Migration, unemployment

WUSC & Mastercard Foundation: Market Assessment of Digital Employment Opportunities for Refugee Youth

August 2022

In partnership with WUSC (World University Service of Canada) and the Mastercard Foundation, Samuel Hall conducted a market assessment of digital employment opportunities for refugee youth in Kenya with a focus on interrogating the ability of the digital economy to live up to expectations and provide sustainable livelihood opportunities for refugee youth.

Our findings show that, while the demand for digital skills is growing, this growth will not necessarily equate to an increase in long-term sustainable employment opportunities for refugee youth.

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Samuel HallSeptember 9, 2022youth, unemployment, WUSC, Digital economy, skills training

ILO: Assessment of Legal Labour Migration Frameworks in Africa

August 2022

Labour migration has been gradually rising on the international agenda and has also been recognised as representing a significant opportunity for development. Significant labour migration flows of African nationals are intraregional and occur within the African continent. The latest continental assessment dates back to 2004, an update was needed to understand how regulations and frameworks in AU member states have adapted to contemporary labour migration.

Thus Samuel Hall was commissioned by the ILO to identify gaps and assess legislations, regulations (including labour codes) in AU Member States and Regional Economic Committees (RECs) and practices affecting migrant workers’ access to labour rights and benefits.

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Samuel HallSeptember 2, 2022labour migration, Africa, PILLAR 1, ILO

ILO: Assessment of the capacity and practices of overseas Private Employment Agencies in Ethiopia

August 2022

Samuel Hall was commissioned by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to explore the practices of overseas employment agencies in Ethiopia and assess their capacity to carry out their services to the standards outlined in the new Overseas Employment Proclamation 1246/2021.

Through qualitative and quantitative data collected in Addis Ababa in September 2021, this study presents an assessment of the issues and challenges faced by overseas employment agencies and the bodies governing the sector, as well as highlighting capacity-building opportunities that would better align agencies with the vision for the sector laid out in the proclamation.

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Samuel HallAugust 23, 2022Ethiopia, labour market assessment, employment, Pillar 2

MIGNEX: Migration-relevant policies in Afghanistan

August 2022

Samuel Hall was subcontracted by MIGNEX to deliver this report based on data collected in 2020-21 and provides a snapshot of migration policies before the fall of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GoIRA).

This review of migration-related policies in Afghanistan refers to a period before the change in political power in mid-2021. Therefore, the review explores the progress made up until August 2021 on migration and development in Afghanistan, and it is not intended to reflect the current conditions of the country. The purpose of the review is to provide an overview of the key migration policies in Afghanistan and its interaction with development and development policies – a marker of the progress made up until the change of government authorities in August 2021.

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Samuel HallAugust 15, 2022MIGNEX, Afghanistan, policy, South Asia

MIGNEX: Migration and development dynamics in Batu, Ethiopia

August 2022

Samuel Hall interviewed youth in Batu, Ethiopia as part of our research with MIGNEX [Aligning Migration Management and the Migration–Development Nexus]; a collaborative research effort to tackle the challenges of global migration with a long-term vision for better outcomes.

This case study brief co-authored by Samuel Hall team explores 'Migration & Development Dynamics in Batu, Ethiopia’ where fertile land and foreign-owned agribusinesses have led to increased employment a rural-urban in-migration. Yet well-paid jobs & development interventions remain limited

But hope prevails - grounded in religion, general elections, or improved infrastructure. International migration aspirations are low, with most young adults preferring to remain in Ethiopia. Internal migration is strongly preferred.

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Samuel HallAugust 3, 2022MIGNEX, East Africa, ETHIOPIA, BATU, PILLAR 1

IOM: Labour Market Survey in North- West, South-West Regions of Cameroon for the Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus

July 2022

The International Organisation for Migration commissioned Samuel Hall to produce a Labour Market Assessment (LMA) in the North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon, with the financial support of the Government of Japan. The LMA assesses the needs and challenges of the demand-side (employers) and supply-side (employees and job seekers), in addition to labour market intermediaries in the region, in the context of the Anglophone crisis, to ensure that interventions offered to vulnerable persons and returnees effectively create sustainable livelihoods and youth engagement opportunities. It also aims to facilitate wider discussions around conflict-sensitive approaches to NWSW peacebuilding programming, the humanitarian-development-peace nexus (HDPN), social cohesion, and key criteria for durable solutions.

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Samuel HallAugust 1, 2022IOM, Cameroon, labour market assessment, Survey

ERRIN : Operational Framework for Technical Working Group on Reintegration & Development

July 2022

The OF is a rights-based and principled framework. It encourages reintegration and development sectors to move from the geographical phases of return and reintegration to focus on the stages of operational planning: ie pre-design, design, implementation and monitoring. In this way, the OF aims to assist ERRIN Member States in aligning reintegration and development actors' goals and activities in return contexts. It acknowledges that to succeed, a multi-level range of actors need to be involved, including reintegration and development actors; international, national, and local actors; returnees themselves and their communities; and actors specialised in specific sectors. To achieve this integration, the OF establishes key guiding principles, operational standards, an ecosystem of actors, and standard processes for developing effective and robust referral mechanisms. These referral mechanisms provide a continuum of services for returnees from pre-departure through post-arrival and thus provide greater opportunities for sustainable reintegration.

Samuel Hall was commissioned by the European Return and Reintegration Network (ERRIN) to produce an Operational Framework (OF) for the the ERRIN Technical Working Group on Reintegration & Development (TWG R&D), funded through the EU’s Asylum, Migration & Integration Fund (AMIF-Special Actions), in collaboration with the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). The OF corresponds to the objectives of Neighbourhood, Development, and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI/Global Europe) and the Asylum, Migration & Integration Fund that aim for a more effective funding framework surrounding voluntary returns.

Data was collected in both countries of origin (Bangladesh, Nigeria, Iraq, Ghana and Tunisia) and destination (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, and Germany).

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Samuel HallJuly 25, 2022ERRIN, SAMUEL HALL, REINTEGRATION, OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK, ERRIN RETURN

UNHCR: Vulnerability Assessment Framework For Refugees In Host Communities

July 2022

The 2022 Vulnerability Assessment Framework (VAF) population study explores different types of vulnerability dimensions across multiple sectors from a representative sample of registered refugees residing outside of camp settings across Jordan. For the first time, non-Syrian refugees have also been included in the report. By exploring relationships between vulnerability indicators and other data collected, the report outlines key trends and relationships, as well as the impact of COVID-19. The report details predefined VAF indicators and then provides in-depth descriptive analysis for each sector. The concluding section suggests links these results to make a series of recommendations on how to improve the identification of vulnerability within the refugee population in Jordan. Data analysis for the study was conducted by Samuel Hall and UNHCR, with quantitative data collection carried out by Mindset.

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Samuel HallJuly 4, 2022UNHCR, Jordan, Pillar 5, P5, VAF, MENA

KNOMAD - Youth, Migration and Development: A New Lens for Critical Times

March 2022

As the world undergoes a period of uncertainty, young people around the world are particularly affected by the growing inequalities and the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as they transition to adulthood. Young people who have made the difficult choice to move, or who have been forced to do so, are particularly marginalised in their current environment: they are not only socially and economically vulnerable, but also psychologically and often legally so.

KNOMAD [Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development] supported by the World Bank commissioned Samuel Hall to produce a scoping paper exploring the nexus between Youth, Migration, and Development. The paper reveals youth & young migrants in the world as resourceful actors of sustainable development in a global context marked by crises.

The paper also draws attention to regional and subregional specificities across the world - setting an agenda on how youth migration can contribute to development and how it can be meaningfully integrated into development strategies.

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MIGNEX: Migration and development dynamics in Enfidha, Tunisia

April 2022

Samuel Hall interviewed youth in Enfidha, Tunisia as part of our research with MIGNEX [Aligning Migration Management and the Migration–Development Nexus]; a collaborative research effort to tackle the challenges of global migration with a long-term vision for better outcomes.

This case study brief co-authored by Samuel Hall team explores 'Migration & Development Dynamics in Enfidha, Tunisia’ where despite high agricultural potential and significant infrastructure developments, young adults feel constrained by lack of opportunity. Most would prefer to leave Tunisia within 5 years and have family and friends abroad.

Legal migration may be impossible, except for those who are highly qualified or can attend university abroad. Irregular migration, though common is perceived as expensive and risky. 21% of the surveyed young adults know of someone who's been deported or they themselves have been deported.

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Samuel HallApril 20, 2022MIGNEX, TUNISIA, MENA, ENFIDHA, PILLAR 1, MIGRATION

MIGNEX: Migration and development dynamics in Redeyef, Tunisia

March 2022

Samuel Hall interviewed youth in Redeyef, Tunisia as part of our research with MIGNEX [Aligning Migration Management and the Migration–Development Nexus]; a collaborative research effort to tackle the challenges of global migration with a long-term vision for better outcomes.

This case study brief co-authored by Samuel Hall team explores 'Migration & Development Dynamics in the marginalised mining town of Redeyef in Tunisia; where decades of job cuts and corruption have made local people feel resentful and pessimistic about future livelihood prospects.

Migration is seen as a 'beacon of hope', though risks and costs of it can be high. Our research shows a rise in irregular migration - one in five young adults know someone who died en route to another country and 25% know someone who has been detained in another country.

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Samuel HallMarch 21, 2022MIGNEX, MENA, PILLAR 1, TUNISIA, MIGRATION

Samuel Hall - Against The Clock : Our Position On Climate Migration

March 2022

For over ten years, we have worked in fragile and conflict-prone settings across 60+ countries. Many of the places we know, and the communities we work with, are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Our experience tells us that there are several gaps in climate and migration research – gaps that urgently need addressing.

Samuel’s Hall’s latest short paper outlines our position on climate migration. In a context where climate migration has been characterised by some as a ‘worse case scenario’, and yielded by populists and nationalists to stoke fear, there is a need for evidence-based policy-making derived from research that centres the voices of communities.

Focusing on the need for rapid, community-owned and led action, this report nods to local governance initiatives leading climate justice movements across the globe and spotlights some of our key projects and commitments in this area.

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UNHCR - Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance Mid-Year Post-Distribution Monitoring Report 2021

September 2021

This report presents the results from the 2021 mid-year Post-Distribution (PDM) exercise of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) multi-purpose cash assistance programme in Jordan. Jordan hosts close to three quarters of a million refugees, most living outside of camps. In this context, cash assistance is one of the most important social protection tools in humanitarian response.

Samuel Hall was commissioned by UNHCR to assess the degree to which cash recipients rely on negative coping strategies to meet their basic needs in Jordan. With profiles of interviewed beneficiaries and their spending patterns; the report discusses the impact of the monthly basic needs cash assistance on factors such as negative coping mechanisms, food security, housing, and debt. In the final section, the report discusses the cash recipients’ perceptions of cash transfer modalities and the UNHCR complaints mechanism, followed by a presentation of key monitoring indicators.

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HALO Trust - Mine Action in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover: Imperatives in 2021 and Beyond

November 2021

The HALO Trust commissioned Samuel Hall to conduct empirical research on mine action in Afghanistan in June 2021, two months before the Taliban takeover of the country. The research involved primary data collection in two rural villages, in order to explore changes at the community level that occurred subsequent to HALO Trust landmine clearance. Samuel Hall had also conducted four prior studies and evaluations on mine action in Afghanistan from 2019-2021. This combined research informed the development of a policy brief, which explores the following areas: the changed political context but enduring humanitarian needs in Afghanistan; mine action in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover; and policy implications and recommendations regarding principled mine action support in Afghanistan and globally.

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AKF - Implementing the CBC in Dadaab & Kakuma Refugee Camps

October 2021

In Kenya, UNHCR are partnering with the Ministry of Education to improve the delivery of the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in refugee camps and surrounding low-resource settings. As part of this effort, the Aga Khan Foundation tested the Values Based Education (VBE) modules in Kakuma to generate evidence of how this proven approach is relevant for teachers and schools in refugee settings as they strive to deliver the CBC with quality.

Samuel Hall was commissioned to provide a detailed examination into the current status of CBC implementation in Dadaab and Kakuma camps as well as generating initial evidence on efficacy and relevance of VBE in refugee settings. This report identifies the challenges, capacity gaps, and opportunities facing teachers and schools as they implement the CBC in Kenya’s refugee-hosting areas and identifies the potential of VBE to enable teachers to deliver the CBC with quality. The recommendations and learnings can also be considered more broadly across Kenya.

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Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA) - Thirty Years of Impact

November 2021

Due to successive waves of instability and conflict from the 1980s onwards, Afghanistan was heavily contaminated by explosive ordnance (EO). Established to improve this situation, the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA) commenced activities in 1988. Samuel Hall was commissioned by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) to produce an evaluation taking stock of three decades of work by the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA).

It maintains a focus on impact resulting from MAPA, while also including criteria of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability. To gather the evidence needed, a mixed-methods methodology was employed, combining different sources of quantitative and qualitative data to gain an extensive understanding of mine action results over time. Data collection took place in 24 communities across eight provinces, representing the different regions of Afghanistan.

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ODI - Public narratives and attitudes towards refugees and other migrants

October 2021

Engaging public narratives and attitudes towards refugees and migrants within their host communities is an increasingly important task. There is however a lack of understanding and data on these narratives and attitudes. This is particularly the case for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This ODI project, supported by the IKEA Foundation, aims to address this gap. Through a series of activities, dialogues, and innovative communication and outreach initiatives, the project is mapping recent research and evidence on public attitudes toward refugees and other migrants in several countries in Africa and Europe.

Samuel Hall lead interviews in Nigeria and Ethiopia and contributed to the writing of these new reports. ODI have also carried out similar research in Germany, the UK, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Italy, the US, Kenya and Uganda.

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West & Central Africa, Europe, Global, ResilienceSamuel HallNovember 1, 2021Nigeria, Ethiopia, IKEA, refugees, migration, case study, report

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