Posts tagged durable solutions
AMIF – Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning of Actions financed by the Asylum Migration Integration Fund (AMIF)
AMIF – Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning of Actions financed by the Asylum Migration Integration Fund (AMIF)

March 2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, on behalf of the donors funding RDPP, commissioned Samuel Hall to conduct an evaluation to assess the results and impact of the AMIF-funded activities in Ethiopia and Sudan. AMIF actions aimed at enabling the provision of better protection, assistance and durable solutions for refugees and asylum seekers through improved documentation and robust data storage systems. This involved building a refugee registration system with biometric identification management, real-time data verification capacity and simultaneous identification of protection needs of persons of concern. Not only benefiting refugees, the actions also aimed to improve civil registration more broadly, in particular birth registration, be it among the refugee or host community.

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Migration & Displacement, East & Southern Africa, Middle East &North Africa, ResilienceSamuel HallRDPP, Sudan, Ethiopia, Dutch MFA, Refugee registration, biometrics, durable solutions, synthesis report, report, evaluation, registration, documentation, MEL, migration
ReDSS - Somalia Solutions Analysis Update
ReDSS - Somalia Solutions Analysis Update

May 2019

Led by the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS) in partnership with the EU RE-INTEG, Durable Solutions Programme and Danwadaag Solutions Consortia, with financial support from ECHO, Danida and DFID, research was conducted by Samuel Hall and the Somali Disaster Resilience Institute (SDRI). The report presents a progress review and update on durable solutions programming in displacement-affected communities in three urban centres in Somalia: Mogadishu, Baidoa and Kismayo.

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Migration & Displacement, East & Southern AfricaMaryam MeddinSomalia, durable solutions, reintegration support, Mogadishu, Baidoa, Kismayo, ReDSS, Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat, EU RE-INTEG, Durable Solutions Programme, Danwadaag Solutions Consortia, ECHO, Danida, DFID, urban displacement, displacement, displaced communities
EUTF/Samuel Hall - Mid-Term Review of the EUTF Regional Development and Protection Programme in Kenya: Support to the Development of Kalobeyei
EUTF/Samuel Hall - Mid-Term Review of the EUTF Regional Development and Protection Programme in Kenya: Support to the Development of Kalobeyei

November 2018

In 2018, Samuel Hall in collaboration with the EU reviewed the Kalobeyei Integrated Socio-Economic Development Plan (KISEDP) project to assess whether objectives had been achieved, and where obstacles and opportunities exist to inform future iterations of the project.

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Migration & Displacement, Data Standards & Analytics, East & Southern AfricaMaryam Meddindevelopment, education, children, health services, durable solutions, European Union, EU, EUTF, Kenya
Save the Children - Durable Solutions For Returnee Children: What Do We Know?
Save the Children - Durable Solutions For Returnee Children: What Do We Know?

September 2018

This report addresses a gap in knowledge about the often-difficult conditions of children’s return to the areas of (their parents’) origin. It gives an overview of what is known (and what is not) about the return of displaced children to Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Syria, four of the most important contexts of return today.

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Migration & Displacement, Data Standards & Analytics, Children & Youth, East & Southern Africa, Middle East &North Africa, South & Central AsiaMaryam Meddindurable solutions, children, returnees, child-sensitive, Iraq, Somalia, Syria, Afghanistan, child returnees, Save the Children
ReDSS - Local Integration Focus: Refugees in Ethiopia
ReDSS - Local Integration Focus: Refugees in Ethiopia

February 2018

This report provides recommendations on how to improve local integration and self-reliance programming, assessing the level of local integration in Gambela (Gambela city and Pugnido Camp) and Somali regions (Jigjiga and Kebribeyah Camp) for refugees who have lived in Ethiopia for 20 years.

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Migration & Displacement, East & Southern AfricaMaryam Meddinintegration, migration, Ethiopia, voluntary repatriation, resettlement, repatriation, ReDSS, Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat, Jijiga, Kebribeyah, reintegration, durable solutions
Syria's Spontaneous Returns
Syria's Spontaneous Returns

July 2018

This study seeks to provide an analysis of the current returns to Syria. The ongoing armed conflict in Syria has displaced millions of people inside and outside the country sparking an international humanitarian crisis. There is no clear picture of the number or conditions in places of return. This research contributes to filling this gap.

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Migration & Displacement, Middle East &North AfricaMaryam Meddininternational humanitarian crisis, Syria, asylum, displacement, immigration, Return, returnees, durable solutions
NRC - The Challenges Displaced Afghans Face in Securing Durable Solutions
NRC - The Challenges Displaced Afghans Face in Securing Durable Solutions

January 2018

This policy brief explores the situation faced by returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Afghanistan, calling for a collective approach across the humanitarian-developmentpeace nexus.

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Migration & Displacement, South & Central AsiaMaryam Meddinmigration, displacement, durable solutions, Afghanistan, IDPs, protection, Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC, displaced communities, displaced persons
NRC - Access to Tazkera and Other Civil Documentation in Afghanistan
NRC - Access to Tazkera and Other Civil Documentation in Afghanistan

November 2016

The purpose of this research is to inform future work in supporting displacement-affected persons to access civil documentation as well as accessing other rights and services connected to it. This will in turn contribute to enabling persons affected by displacement to achieve durable solutions – whether through local integration, or return/settlement in another part of Afghanistan.

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Children & Youth, South & Central AsiaSamuel HallAfghanistan, civil documentation, Tazkera, displacement, durable solutions, integration, NRC, Norwegian Refugee Council, displaced persons
ReDSS - Durable Solutions Review in East Africa
ReDSS - Durable Solutions Review in East Africa

July 2016

By reviewing existing initiatives, frameworks and commitments in the search of durable solutions in the region, this study conducted by Samuel Hall looks at good practices, challenges and opportunities. The objective is to have a better understanding of the current landscape to improve coordination and to inform a learning and capacity development agenda across stakeholders.

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Migration & Displacement, East & Southern AfricaSamuel Halldurable solutions, Horn of Africa, East Africa, capacity development
DRC/AAH/UNHCR - Kakuma Market Assessment
DRC/AAH/UNHCR - Kakuma Market Assessment

June 2016

This report provides an evidence-based strategy for increasing employment opportunities and skills development for protracted and recent refugees in Kakuma refugee camp. By focusing on economic integration and capacity development, it directly contributes to the durable and transitional solutions agenda.

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Resilience, East & Southern AfricaSamuel Hallmarket, value chain analysis, economic integration, employment, Kenya, DRC, AAH, UNHCR, Kakuma, employment opportunities, skills development, refugees, capacity development, Danish Refugee Council, Action Africa Help, durable solutions
NRC/ICRI/EU/NMFA - Regional Workshop Report on Afghan Displaced Youth
NRC/ICRI/EU/NMFA - Regional Workshop Report on Afghan Displaced Youth

March 2016

The outcome of this workshop is concrete and operational: a set of possible key objectives and indicators that can help guide NGOs in their work with Afghan refugee youth, as well as facilitate improved donor and host government understanding of key issues. The centrality of better data was voiced by all NGOs present, a priority need in Iran and Pakistan, as well as upon return to Afghanistan, to enable tailored programming that support youth’s potential and are aligned with their aspirations.

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Migration & Displacement, South & Central Asia, Children & YouthSamuel HallAfghanistan, displacement, displaced youth, Refugees, NRC, Norwegian Refugee Council, ICRI, International Consortium for Refugees in Iran, EU, European Union, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, durable solutions
UNHCR/Samuel Hall - Towards Durable Solutions: Expectations vs. Reality - Perceptions of Unassisted Returns to Somalia
UNHCR/Samuel Hall - Towards Durable Solutions: Expectations vs. Reality - Perceptions of Unassisted Returns to Somalia

December 2015

In 2015, Samuel Hall conducted a study to document conditions of unassisted spontaneous returns of Somalis. Starting with decision-making processes up to the conditions of returnees post-return, the study provides a cross border, longitudinal view of spontaneous return as a process that begins in Kenya.

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Migration & Displacement, East & Southern AfricaSamuel HallSomalia, durable solutions, returnees, spontaneous returns, UNHCR, Kenya
UNHCR - Beyond Copenhagen: A Toolbox for Durable Solutions
UNHCR - Beyond Copenhagen: A Toolbox for Durable Solutions

November 2015

The findings of the report “A New Deal for Somali’s Displaced? Exploring Opportunities of engagement for Durable Solutions with the Somalia New Deal Compact”, set displacement on the development agenda. This study follows from where the ReDSS study concluded to ask: How can durable solutions be operationalised within the Somalia New Deal’s Compact?

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Migration & Displacement, East & Southern AfricaSamuel Halldurable solutions, displacement, Somalia, resilience, migration, UNHCR, development
DRC/ReDSS - A New Deal for the Displaced in Somalia
DRC/ReDSS - A New Deal for the Displaced in Somalia

December 2014

DRC commissioned Samuel Hall for a study on the Somali New Deal Compact and Displacement, under the research framework of the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS), a consortium with an advisory board consisting of ACTED, CARE, DRC, IRC, Mercy Corps, NRC, OXFAM, Refugee Consortium Kenya (RCK) and WVI.

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Migration & Displacement, East & Southern AfricaSamuel HallSomalia, displacement, durable solutions, resilience, security, inclusion, Danish Refugee Council, DRC, ReDSS, report