Samuel Hall’s research contributes to a paradigm shift to migrants as actors of change for the societies that they belong to, temporarily or permanently. Using quantitative and qualitative participatory research with migrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons, we build evidence on their protection needs, capabilities, contributions to society, and aspirations. Our policy lab uses this evidence to advise donors, practitioners, government officials, and policymakers through bespoke training sessions to build capacity and encourage action and policy-making that adhere to international frameworks. We continue to partner with United Nations agencies, international and national NGOs, and humanitarian and development departments of governments, as well as private sector service providers and companies in the countries and regions where we are based. Scroll through to see the workshops we have designed and delivered and get in touch if you would like to collaborate.
July, 2021
The consortium GOPA/ICMPD/PCMG is supporting GIZ's Migration & Diaspora program (PMD) under the change project "Supporting Return and Reintegration Policy Drafting and State Programme Implementation in Georgia". The three-day training was designed to improve the knowledge and increase the skills of elected representatives of the Policy Department of the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons and the Agency of IDPs, Eco-migrants, and Livelihood Provision of Georgia.
July 2016
UNHCR and DRC commissioned Samuel Hall to conduct an enumerator training in Herat. The two-day training (training + pilot) focused on explaining to enumerators how to properly conduct data collection for the Multi-Dimensional Integration Index. During the training, Samuel Hall staff explained each question in detail. In the pilot test, enumerators learned how to properly sample from the host and the returnee population.
December, 2015
The Multi-Dimensional Integration Index was developed as an inter-agency approach with the Government, the United Nations and NGOs commonly agreeing on a standardised tool to measure integration levels of returnees and IDPs in Afghanistan. The underlying assumption in the development of the index is that returnees are fully integrated when they become indistinguishable from members of the local host community based on a variety of indicators ranging across several independent dimensions. The MDI is based on a simple 27-question form complementing any type of quantitative surveys and assessments carried out in the field. At this stage of the research, Samuel Hall has surveyed about 800 host community members and 2,000 returnees and IDPs in Kabul, Herat, Baghlan and Takhar.
January, 2015
As part of a peace and conflict assessment, a workshop between all relevant GIZ departments enabled Samuel Hall to present initial assessment findings and dig deeper into the issues faced by donors with regards to teaching and the mining sector in Afghanistan.
November, 2014
This research - funded by Samuel Hall in 2013/2014 - is a first look at the situation of urban displaced youth in Kabul. The workshops, involving numerous stakeholders, aimed at reflecting on the urban needs of the displaced youth and possible responses.
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This first regional workshop on Afghan refugees organised by ACBAR, brought together key United Nations agencies, international and national NGOs from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan to speak of the challenges and opportunities facing Afghan refugees and returnees. This workshop was a first step towards coordinated response to the world’s largest protracted refugee situation to which Samuel Hall participated and was commissioned to draft the final workshop report.
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This event, bringing together stakeholders from various sectors, was aimed at collecting additional feedback on the report's findings regarding HLP rights for women, in order to strengthen the final product and produce recommendations. Several Samuel Hall staff presented key sections of the draft report.
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