RLO Evaluation: East Africa

1. Project Report
2. Lead Country Researchers
   1. Dadaab Response Association Researchers
3. Updates
4. Literature Reviews
5. Research Toolkit

An important development in refugee and forced migration research, policy, and practice in recent years has been the increased recognition that refugee-led initiatives and organisations (RLOs) play a vital role in meeting community needs. However, there is a very limited understanding of the various forms RLOs can take, how refugee communities perceive them, and the factors that condition their work.

This regional study, led from start to finish by researchers with lived experience of displacement, sought to fill this gap in urban and camp/settlement sites across Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania.

Project Report

Project Report: Refugee-led Organizations in East Africa

The Report was prepared by the Lead Country Researchers, with support from Pauline Vidal (Research Facilitator, RLRH).

Lead Country Researchers

Abis Getachew

Ethiopian returnee / former refugee; Lead Country Researcher in Ethiopia, RLO Evaluation

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Mary Gitahi

Kenyan refugee; lead country researcher in Uganda (Nakivale Settlement), RSC RLO study

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Andhira Yousif Kara

Sudanese refugee; lead country researcher in Kenya (Nakuru, Kenya)

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Uwezo Ramazani

former refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo; lead country researcher in Tanzania (Dar Es Salaam), RSC RLO study

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Dadaab Response Association Researchers

Abdikadir Bare Abikar

Advocacy, Campaigns, Communications and Media (ACCM) Manager, Dadaab Response Association

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Arte Saman Dagane

Finance Manager, Logistics Officer, Dadaab Response Association

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Ochan Robert Leomoi

Administration/Research Manager, Dadaab Response Association

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Mark Okello Oyat

Project Director, Dadaab Response Association

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Updates

Friday, June 14, 2024

When displaced persons lead research: experience from East Africa

Refugee researchers are typically included in research projects as assistants and data collectors rather than core or lead researchers. This can lead to exploitation and power... More

Monday, July 17, 2023

From anecdote to evidence: researching RLOs in East Africa and the Middle East

While we knew that refugee-led organisations were important actors in the refugee response ecosystem, their roles and scope of activity were poorly understood. How could we move... More

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Report Launch: Refugee-led Organizations in East Africa

Available in عربي Français Español Event details and recordings available here. On September 29, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) hosted a webinar to launch the... More

Saturday, June 25, 2022

LERRN Partners Present at REF Conference 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... More

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

East Africa RLO Evaluation: Kampala Analysis & Writing Retreat

The four lead researchers of the RLO study in East Africa - Abis Getachew (Ethiopia), Andhira Kara (Kenya), Uwezo Ramazani (Tanzania) and Mary Gitahi (Uganda) -  and the... More

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

RSC Webinar: A Refugee-Led Study on Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa

This online interactive presentation explored the ongoing Evaluation of Refugee-Led Organisations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Given that the project is in its early... More

Literature Reviews

Research Toolkit

A set of tools made available for download from RLRH for conducting research with RLOs in East Africa.

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