{"id":2246,"date":"2020-08-06T01:07:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T05:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=2246"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:41:01","slug":"linda-oucho","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/people\/linda-oucho\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda Oucho"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button left\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=EztwUmEAAAAJ&#038;hl=en%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Linda Oucho<\/strong> is an established migration expert leading the African Migration and Development Policy Centre (AMADPOC) \u2013 a research think tank based in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Oucho is a Kenyan diasporan that returned to Kenya after 16 years abroad pursuing her studies in Ghana, Botswana and the United Kingdom, where her experience as a migrant has fueled her passion and interest in migration to, from and within Africa. As the executive director at AMADPOC, Dr. Oucho holds a Ph.D. in Ethnic Relations from the University of Warwick, where she specialized in international migration of African women. She has expanded her research focus to include internal regional migration patterns within the Horn and Eastern Africa including projects related to poverty, climate change and more recently youth, employment and migration. She has undertaken consultancies at a number of international agencies including IOM Kenya and Ethiopia, ICMPD, AUC, UNDP, GIZ, IDRC and FES. She currently works closely with the Government of Kenya leading discussions on key migration matters to be mainstreamed into policy through the National Coordination Mechanism for Migration (NCM). Dr. Oucho continues to advocate for the use of research to inform decision-making, policy design and implementation especially with concerns to migration with a focus on decentralized mainstreaming of migration and implementation of policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/researchprojects\/migration-inclusive-african-growth\/people\/linda-oucho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MIAG<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white cu-section--cards ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\" data-attributes=\"&#x7B;&quot;numberOfPosts&quot;&#x3A;3,&quot;orderBy&quot;&#x3A;&quot;date&quot;,&quot;moreButton&quot;&#x3A;&quot;loadmore&quot;,&quot;blockType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cards&quot;,&quot;contentType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;post&quot;,&quot;currentPage&quot;&#x3A;1,&quot;blockBackground&quot;&#x3A;&quot;white&quot;,&quot;numberOfColumns&quot;&#x3A;3,&quot;showImages&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showDates&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showTimeToRead&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showExcerpts&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showFilter&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;taxName&quot;&#x3A;&quot;category&quot;,&quot;categories&quot;&#x3A;&quot;535&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;&#x3A;&quot;&quot;&#x7D;\" data-page=\"2\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"cu-loading hidden text-center mx-auto h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n    <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n        Loading&#8230;\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n                                        \n        <p class=\"cu-no-posts hidden\">\n            No\n            category\n\n            posts are available.\n        <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n                        \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n\n            <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2022-Nairobi-Retreat-thumbnail-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    \n    \n        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-row w-full gap-1\">\n                        <time datetime=\"2022-06-24T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        June 25, 2022\n    <\/time>\n\n                    <\/div>        \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        LERRN Partners Present at REF Conference 2022\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 dark:text-white\">\n            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700 dark:text-white \">\n                <span class=\"excerpt_part\">LERRN partners <strong>Linda Oucho<\/strong>, Mark Oyat, Pascal Zigashane, Dulo Nyaoro and Kiya Gezahegne, along with LERRN Research Officer presented on refugee led organizations and\n                                    &#8230;\n                            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    \n    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2022\/lerrn-partners-present-at-ref-conference-2022\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n            Read news\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">\n                post\n                LERRN Partners Present at REF Conference 2022\n            <\/span>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/footer>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n\n            <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Webinar-6-poster-800x450-2-600x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    \n    \n        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-row w-full gap-1\">\n                        <time datetime=\"2021-06-17T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        June 18, 2021\n    <\/time>\n\n                    <\/div>        \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        LERRN-IDRC Webinar | Localized Forced Displacement Research: Lessons from East Africa and the Middle East\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 dark:text-white\">\n            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700 dark:text-white \">\n                <span class=\"excerpt_part\">&#8230;was highlighted as a key opportunity for future research. <strong>Linda Oucho<\/strong> suggested that it is useful to study how evidence and research is &lsquo;filtered&rsquo;\n                                    &#8230;\n                            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    \n    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2021\/lerrn-idrc-webinar-localized-forced-displacement-research\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n            Read news\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">\n                post\n                LERRN-IDRC Webinar | Localized Forced Displacement Research: Lessons from East Africa and the Middle East\n            <\/span>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/footer>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n\n            <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/LERRN-Oct-1-Webinar-poster-thumbnail-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    \n    \n        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-row w-full gap-1\">\n                        <time datetime=\"2020-10-01T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        October 2, 2020\n    <\/time>\n\n                    <\/div>        \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        LERRN-IDRC Webinar Series: Mobilizing a Global Response: Acting on the report by the Hon. Bob Rae\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 dark:text-white\">\n            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700 dark:text-white \">\n                <span class=\"excerpt_part\">&#8230;of the importance and the value of refugee protection. As <strong>Linda Oucho<\/strong> noted, the COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity for reflection to identify what\n                                    &#8230;\n                            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    \n    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2020\/lerrn-idrc-webinar-mobilizing-global-response\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n            Read news\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">\n                post\n                LERRN-IDRC Webinar Series: Mobilizing a Global Response: Acting on the report by the Hon. Bob Rae\n            <\/span>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/footer>\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n        <\/div>\n        \n                                            <button aria-label=\"Load More\" class=\"loadMore cu-button not-prose cu-button--dark-grey cu-button--center cu-button--hide\" type=\"button\">\n    <div class=\"block load-more-button\">\n        Load More\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hidden no-more-posts\">\n        No more to load\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"items-center justify-center hidden load-more-spinner cu-pageloader\">\n    <div class=\"inline-block h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n        <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n            Loading&#8230;\n        <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/button>\n                    \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3843,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Linda","cu_people_last_name":"Oucho","cu_people_initials":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[130,224,225,521,526,509,540,506,178],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-2246","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-kwg-m","cu_people_type-knowledge-ecosystems","cu_people_type-participants-knowledge-ecosystems-webinar","cu_people_type-members-policy-dialogues-knowledge-translation-and-mobilization-working-groups","cu_people_type-members-policy-processes","cu_people_type-members-power-and-knowledge-production","cu_people_type-regional-summer-schools-members","cu_people_type-research-working-groups","cu_people_type-webinar-participants"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"Executive Director, African Migration Development Policy Centre (AMADPOC)","cu_people_degree":"Ph.D. (Warwick)","cu_building":false,"cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"none","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"linda.oucho@eui.eu ","cu_people_phone":"","cu_people_phone_ext":"","cu_people_linkedin":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lindaoucho\/?originalSubdomain=ke","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"https:\/\/migrationpolicycentre.eu\/people\/linda-oucho\/","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/2246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/2246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12130,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/2246\/revisions\/12130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=2246"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=2246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}