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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Refugees experience extreme stress factors at every stage of their displacement: experiences of conflict and persecution, separation from families, xenophobia, perilous journeys, and precarity of livelihood. However, many refugees and asylum seekers demonstrate enormous strength and resilience in the face of such difficulties. It is important to... More
Saturday, June 25, 2022
LERRN partners Linda Oucho, Mark Oyat, Pascal Zigashane, Dulo Nyaoro and Kiya Gezahegne, along with LERRN Research Officer Heather Alexander, presented on refugee led organizations and localized knowledge ecosystems at the Research and Evidence Facility Second International Conference on Migrants and Forcibly Displaced Persons: Towards Greater... More
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Event details and recordings available here. The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) hosted their third joint webinar on 15 December 2020. Focused on refugee leadership, the webinar discussed the importance of refugee participation and refugee-led organizations as... More
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
We're thrilled that an article co-authored by LERRN refugee leaders Mustafa Alio and Pascal Zigashane, along with LERRN Project Director James Milner and leaders from the Global Refugee-led Network Shaza Alrihawi, Anila Noor and Najeeba Wazefadost, has been featured in the latest issue of the Forced Migration Review. The piece discusses the... More
Sunday, April 19, 2020
At the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva in December 2019, LERRN partnered with the Global Refugee-led Network to endorse the importance of refugee participation. Now in the midst of this global pandemic, it’s more important than ever to recognize refugees as partners in the COVID-19 response, as well as equal partners in research, policy... More
Friday, April 10, 2020
By Pascal Zigashane The world is facing a health threat and Kenya is finding it very crucial to contain the spread of COVID-19. Kakuma refugee camp is an arid place with no agriculture activities. Refugees fully depend on food stock from other counties in Kenya, especially Kitale County. Fear rises amongst refugees if they... More
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
On the eve of the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, LERRN partnered with the IDRC and Asylum Access to host a roundtable on “localization” and the importance of local actors in guiding refugee responses. The event brought together eight dynamic partners for a discussion at the Geneva Press Club on 16 December 2019. The... More
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