  {"id":75,"date":"2024-01-23T16:03:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T21:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fd-chairs-net\/?post_type=cu-people&#038;p=75"},"modified":"2024-02-19T20:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T01:18:38","slug":"mary-setrana-boatemaa","status":"publish","type":"cu-people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fd-chairs-net\/people\/mary-setrana-boatemaa\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Setrana Boatemaa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-snreo-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-snreo-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pb-9 text-sm\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-31\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"db4190a9-11dc-4ffa-9888-7c929520cf0d\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Mary B. Setrana serves as the Director of the Centre for Migration Studies at the University of Ghana, located in Accra. She is the West Africa Chair on Forced Displacement, which is funded by IDRC, and is a distinguished member of the 12 Chairs on forced displacement globally. Additionally, Professor Mary B. Setrana is actively engaged in numerous migration governance advisory groups and networks. Notably, she has provided technical guidance to the African Union Commission on matters related to migration governance. Furthermore, she holds advisory roles at esteemed institutions such as the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Centre of Excellence on Migration &amp; Mobility and the Centre for Forced Displacement at Boston University.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Setrana&#8217;s research interests are diverse, encompassing migration and gender, migration governance and policy development, forced displacement, and return migration and reintegration. She plays a pivotal role as either the lead or co-researcher in several ongoing research projects, including the Migration Decisions and the COVID-19 Pandemic project, the GCRF South-South Migration, Inequality, and Development Hub, the Migration and Social Transformation project, the Culture for Sustainable and Inclusive Peace Project, and the Crises as Opportunities project. Currently, she is spearheading the evaluation of the African Union Migration Policy Framework among member states and Regional Economic Communities (RECs), underscoring her dedication to advancing migration policy and practice in Africa and beyond.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idrc-crdi.ca\/en\/project\/strengthening-knowledge-evidence-use-and-leadership-global-south-forced-displacement-3\">Learn more about the work led by Mary Setrana Boatemaa<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SUN1vEeivoI?si=ei1Qja-hfsMl1II3\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Recent Activities<\/h2>\n<section class=\"content-wrapper content-wrapper--shortcode\"><div class=\"u-post-reload\"><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fd-chairs-net\/2025\/remittances-food-insecurity-and-coping-strategies-of-west-african-migrants-in-accra-ghana\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Wednesday, September 17, 2025<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">Remittances, food insecurity, and coping strategies of West African migrants in Accra, Ghana<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">&nbsp; IDRC Research Chair for Ghana, Mary Setrana Boatemaa, co-authored article titled &quot;Remittances, food insecurity, and coping strategies of West African migrants in Accra, Ghana&quot;. This study explores the connection between remittances and food security, as well as migrant coping strategies through a survey of 420 West African migrants in... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fd-chairs-net\/2025\/urban-migrant-inclusion-and-refugee-protection-volume-2-global-perspectives-of-sanctuary-solidarity-and-hospitality\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Wednesday, September 17, 2025<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection &#8211; Volume 2 Global Perspectives of Sanctuary, Solidarity, and Hospitality<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">IDRC Research Chair for Ghana, Mary Setrana Boatemaa, co-edited this open access book titled &quot;Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection - Volume 2 Global Perspectives of Sanctuary, Solidarity, and Hospitality&quot;. This book offers the first comprehensive global overview of urban and local initiatives, policies, and practices towards including... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fd-chairs-net\/2025\/intersecting-crises-gender-climate-change-and-forced-displacement-in-west-africa\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Wednesday, July 2, 2025<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">Intersecting Crises:  Gender, Climate Change and Forced Displacement in West Africa<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges, with far-reaching consequences for ecosystems, economies, and societies. It exacerbates the causes of forced displacement, rendering millions of people stateless. In 2022, Africa experienced approximately 16.5 million internal displacements\u2014a 17 percent rise compared to the previous... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fd-chairs-net\/2023\/idrc-project-launched-by-centre-for-migration-studies\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Monday, October 2, 2023<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">IDRC Project Launched by Centre for Migration Studies<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">The Centre for Migration Studies (CMS) at the University of Ghana, Legon, has initiated an IDRC project aimed at enhancing knowledge, evidence utilization, and leadership in the Global South regarding forced displacement, with a specific focus on Anglophone West African countries, including Ghana, Gambia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. The overarching... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fd-chairs-net\/2023\/world-refugee-day-idrc-research-chairs-show-the-world-how-to-localize-research-on-forced-displacement\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Wednesday, June 21, 2023<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">World Refugee Day: IDRC Research Chairs Show the World How to Localize Research on Forced Displacement<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">On May 30 and 31, in Dar es-Salaam Tanzania, something revolutionary happened. Twelve experts from some of the places most impacted by forced displacement gathered in person for the inaugural workshop of the IDRC Research Chairs Network on Forced Displacement. Funded by Canada\u2019s International Development Research Centre, and with support from... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fd-chairs-net\/2023\/appointment-of-new-idrc-chairs-in-ghana-burkina-faso-and-thailand\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Tuesday, May 9, 2023<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">Appointment of New IDRC Chairs in Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Thailand<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">The IDRC Research Chairs in Ghana and Burkina Faso have been officially selected. Mary Setrana Boatemaa, Director of the Centre for Migration Studies at the University of Ghana, Ghana, and Tiga Alain Ouedraogo of the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST) were appointed. The selection was celebrated at a launching... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pagination u-clearfix\"><\/div><\/section>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"people-type":[23],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mary Setrana Boatemaa - IDRC Research Chairs Network on Forced Displacement<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fd-chairs-net\/people\/mary-setrana-boatemaa\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fd-chairs-net\/people\/mary-setrana-boatemaa\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fd-chairs-net\/people\/mary-setrana-boatemaa\/\",\"name\":\"Mary Setrana Boatemaa - 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