{"id":4374,"date":"2021-11-03T22:39:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T02:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?p=4374"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:08:21","slug":"rsc-webinar-rlo-study-east-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2021\/rsc-webinar-rlo-study-east-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"RSC Webinar: A Refugee-Led Study on Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        RSC Webinar: A Refugee-Led Study on Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p>On 3 November 2021, the Centre of Refugee Studies at the University of Oxford organized a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsc.ox.ac.uk\/events\/a-refugee-led-study-on-refugee-led-organisations\">webinar<\/a> during which five lead researchers presented this project&#8217;s objectives and methodology in East Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=idC6Df4cSP0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/03-Nov-2021-RSC-Webinar-Thumbnail-400x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/03-Nov-2021-RSC-Webinar-Thumbnail-400x236.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/03-Nov-2021-RSC-Webinar-Thumbnail-160x94.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/03-Nov-2021-RSC-Webinar-Thumbnail-240x142.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/03-Nov-2021-RSC-Webinar-Thumbnail-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/03-Nov-2021-RSC-Webinar-Thumbnail-1536x906.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/03-Nov-2021-RSC-Webinar-Thumbnail-2048x1208.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/03-Nov-2021-RSC-Webinar-Thumbnail-360x212.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/03-Nov-2021-RSC-Webinar-Thumbnail-200x118.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>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 stages of development, the researchers outlined the methodology and project timeline, as well as identified challenges and opportunities. It is expected that the mapping of RLOs will be completed by the end of November. Data collection should be finalized early next year and the report on findings will be prepared in May 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"discussants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discussants<\/h3>\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;-1,&quot;showAllPosts&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;numberOfColumns&quot;&#x3A;3,&quot;blockBackground&quot;&#x3A;&quot;white&quot;,&quot;showImages&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showJobTitle&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showEmail&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showPhone&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;moreButton&quot;&#x3A;&quot;none&quot;,&quot;currentPage&quot;&#x3A;1,&quot;blockType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cards&quot;,&quot;contentType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cu_people&quot;,&quot;taxName&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cu_people_type&quot;,&quot;order&quot;&#x3A;&quot;asc&quot;,&quot;orderBy&quot;&#x3A;&quot;meta_value&quot;,&quot;metaField&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cu_people_first_name&quot;,&quot;showFilter&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;buttonText&quot;&#x3A;&quot;View&#x20;Profile&quot;,&quot;categories&quot;&#x3A;&quot;244&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            people\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                    <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 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n            <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Abis-Getachew-739x739-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                        <\/figure>\n    \n    <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                            Abis\n                Getachew\n                    <\/h2>\n    <\/header>\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n        <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                    Ethiopian returnee \/ former refugee; Lead Country Researcher in Ethiopia, RLO Evaluation\n                <\/li>\n                                        <li>\n                    <strong class=\"font-semibold break-all text-cu-red-700 hover:underline\">\n                        <a href=\"mailto:abis.getachew@refugeeledresearch.org\">\n                            Email\n                            Abis\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/strong>\n                <\/li>\n                                        <li>\n                    \n                                    <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/people\/abis-getachew\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n            View Profile\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">\n                for\n                Abis Getachew\n            <\/span>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/footer>\n<\/div>\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 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n            <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Andhira-Kara-400x400-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                        <\/figure>\n    \n    <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                            Andhira Yousif\n                Kara\n                    <\/h2>\n    <\/header>\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n        <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                    Sudanese refugee; lead country researcher in Kenya (Nakuru, Kenya)\n                <\/li>\n                                        <li>\n                    <strong class=\"font-semibold break-all text-cu-red-700 hover:underline\">\n                        <a href=\"mailto:andhira.kara@refugeeledresearch.org\">\n                            Email\n                            Andhira Yousif\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/strong>\n                <\/li>\n                                        <li>\n                    \n                                    <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/people\/andhira-kara\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n            View Profile\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">\n                for\n                Andhira Yousif Kara\n            <\/span>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/footer>\n<\/div>\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 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n            <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Mary-Gitahi-1200x1200-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                        <\/figure>\n    \n    <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                            Mary\n                Gitahi\n                    <\/h2>\n    <\/header>\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n        <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                    Kenyan refugee; lead country researcher in Uganda (Nakivale Settlement), RSC RLO study\n                <\/li>\n                                        <li>\n                    <strong class=\"font-semibold break-all text-cu-red-700 hover:underline\">\n                        <a href=\"mailto:mary.gitahi@refugeeledresearch.org\">\n                            Email\n                            Mary\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/strong>\n                <\/li>\n                                        <li>\n                    \n                                    <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/people\/mary-gitahi\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n            View Profile\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">\n                for\n                Mary Gitahi\n            <\/span>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/footer>\n<\/div>\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 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n            <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Uwezo-Ramazani-581x581-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                        <\/figure>\n    \n    <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                            Uwezo\n                Ramazani\n                    <\/h2>\n    <\/header>\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n        <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                    former refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo; lead country researcher in Tanzania (Dar Es Salaam), RSC RLO study\n                <\/li>\n                                        <li>\n                    <strong class=\"font-semibold break-all text-cu-red-700 hover:underline\">\n                        <a href=\"mailto:uwezo.ramazani@refugeeledresearch.org\">\n                            Email\n                            Uwezo\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/strong>\n                <\/li>\n                                        <li>\n                    \n                                    <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/people\/uwezo-ramazani\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n            View Profile\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">\n                for\n                Uwezo Ramazani\n            <\/span>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/footer>\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n        <\/div>\n        \n                \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Andhira Yousif (lead researcher in Kenya) highlighted some of the common challenges: some refugees may be hesitant to participate in their research as they are used to working with international NGOs and RLOs may not be taken as seriously. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic when many NGOs were recalled or faced restrictions, RLOs stepped up to fill the gaps and their presence was very much welcomed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked if RLOs will continue to have prominence after the pandemic, Abis Getachew (lead researcher in Ethiopia) said that RLOs will continue to have stakes as they have had an impact on communities. He added that it\u2019s hard to know for sure what RLO activities will look like until data has been collected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uwezo Ramazani (lead researcher in Tanzania) shared that most RLOs start as self-help groups. Some are eager to get funding from outside groups, but are often unsuccessful, so they struggle to get funds for their sustenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/03-Nov-2021-RSC-Webinar-Slides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view the presentation slides from this webinar.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more info on the Evaluation of Refugee-Led Organisations from LERRN, RSC and CLS, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/lerrn-rsc-cls-evaluation-of-rlos\">Click Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 stages of development, the researchers outlined the methodology and project timeline, as well as identified challenges and opportunities. 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