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EN Expert meeting migratie in het IISG
Op woensdag 19 december organiseerden we een expert meeting over migratie in het Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis in Amsterdam, in het kader van het onderzoek African Perspectives, om ook de perspectieven van jongeren in Afrika mee te nemen in de discussie over migratie. Waarom willen zij migreren, of waarom juist niet? Aanwezig waren rond de twintig experts op het gebied van migratie, vanuit verschillende organisaties. Zij gaven input op het onderzoek dat onze onderzoeker Anne heeft gedaan in Ghana. Het was een hele nuttige en leerzame middag, en de input gaat zeker mee in de rest van het onderzoek. We bedanken alle deelnemers voor hun bijdrage, en het IISG voor hun gastvrijheid!
Blogs from Ghana 5: Back in the Netherlands
FMS researcher Anne is in Ghana to talk about migration. Why do people want to migrate? How do they see their future? And what policy could be implemented to prevent irregular migration? Read her newest story here!
Political Café: A new future for Ethiopia?
On Tuesday 27 November, FMS, FEPS and NIMD organized a Political Café in Pakhuis de Zwijger about the future for Ethiopia, but also about neighbouring country Eritrea. Since the appointment of the new prime minister Abiy Ahmed in April, many reforms have been implemented in Ethiopia. The country welcomed its first female head of state and the first female president of the federal supreme court. Furthermore, Ahmed and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki signed a declaration of peace in July that formally ended two decades of hostility. Experts in the field of, or from, Ethiopia and Eritrea discussed the new situation in these countries. The moderator of the evening was Alberta Opoku, journalist and political scientist, leading the evening and challenging both the speakers and the public with her questions, furthering the dialogue.
Blogs from Ghana 4: Free Secondary High School
When talking about migration to people here in Ghana, education has always come up as one of the key issues in relation to this topic. Better education will provide better job opportunities to the youth and consequently reduce the number of potential migrants, is the line of reasoning.
Blogs from Ghana 3: Investment, but in the public or private sector?
FMS researcher Anne is in Ghana to talk about migration. Why do people want to migrate? How do they see their future? And what policy could be implemented to prevent irregular migration? Read her newest story here!
Time flies and I am already halfway through my month in Ghana. Last week I had my first real meetings with stakeholders in Accra. I asked them how they see the future of Ghana? Why do people want to migrate? And what role can or should the EU play regarding irregular migration from Ghana to Europe? They gave me some interesting insights.
Blogs from Ghana 2: African Youth SDGs Summit: ‘We need action
FMS researcher Anne is in Ghana to talk about migration. Why do people want to migrate? How do they see their future? And what policy could be implemented to prevent irregular migration? Read her newest story here!
Magazine ‘Migration: African perspectives’ is online!
Het is zover! Vandaag reist FMS-onderzoeker Anne voor het onderzoeksproject ‘Migration: African Perspectives’ van de FEPS en FMS naar Ghana om daar een maand lang onderzoek te doen naar de migratiemotieven van Afrikaanse jongeren. Welke rol speelt migratie in hun leven? Welk beleid kan worden gevoerd om jongeren meer perspectief te bieden in eigen land? En hoe zien deze jongeren hun toekomst voor zich, in Ghana of daarbuiten?
Blogs from Ghana 1: How do you see your future?
Do you ever think about this?
In less than two weeks, I will fly to Accra (Ghana) to conduct a research on the migration incentives of the African youth. Do they ever think about migrating? Do they think about living in Europe? Do they have family members and friends who live in another country? And how and where do they see their own future?
Discussing migration and social justice in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
On October 12 and 13, the Burkinabe party People’s Movement for Progress (MPP) invited members of the Progressive Alliance to Ouagadougou to discuss the topic of migration and social justice. FMS and FEPS are currently working on a study which aims to include African perspectives on migration in the European discussion on the topic. With more than 25 delegations represented during the seminar, of which many from African countries, it was a perfect occasion for us to learn more about the different African sentiments on this widely discussed issue.
Word jij een van onze nieuwe Afrikadag stagiair(e)s?
Ook komend jaar organiseert de Foundation Max van der Stoel (FMS) de Afrikadag (www.afrikadag.nl), een landelijke bijeenkomst over Afrika en internationale samenwerking. Met meer dan 1.000 bezoekers, 200 sprekers en zo’n 100 vrijwilligers is de Afrikadag hét grootste evenement op het gebied van Afrika en internationale samenwerking in Nederland.
De FMS zoekt twee stagiair(e)s voor de organisatie van de Afrikadag, die plaatsvindt op zaterdag 13 april 2019. Samen met de verantwoordelijke projectmedewerker werk je mee aan de inhoudelijke en organisatorische werkzaamheden voor de Afrikadag.
