Archives: Refugee Leadership in South America and East Africa

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Advancing South-South Strategic Dialogue on Refugee Leadership

On 15 December 2025, LERRN and R-SEAT co-hosted a panel discussion at R-Space in Geneva on the theme 鈥淏uilding Bridges Across Regions: Refugee-Led Dialogue Between East Africa and Latin America鈥�. Timed to coincide with the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review meeting, the event was a critical opportunity to highlight the shared challenges and... More

Monday, December 8, 2025

New Report Published – Refugee-Led Responses and Agency in East Africa, the Middle East, and South America

We are pleased to announce the release of the new synthesis report titled Refugee-Led Responses and Agency in East Africa, the Middle East, and South America, prepared by Stephanie Lopez Villamil. The report brings together findings from two major LERRN research projects conducted between 2020鈥�2025, examining refugee-led organizations (RLOs) and... More

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Blog Post: Gender equality 鈥� More than just a women鈥檚 issue

by聽Lavender Mboya "These displacements have made the people very vulnerable and especially the men, our most vulnerable people, although when you go to the organization for help they say no, we don鈥檛 help men we only help women and ladies, but I'm telling you, our men have become very vulnerable and this has led... More

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Fieldwork Notes: Research with Migrant and Refugee Leaders

Takeaways From the Fieldwork in Chile and Colombia by聽Constanza Lobos, Stephanie L贸pez Villamil As part of the project 鈥淭he Politics and Process of Refugee Leadership: A Comparative Analysis of Factors Conditioning Refugee Leadership in Global South鈥� our team of researchers from Colombia and Chile conducted fieldwork in both countries to... More

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Blog Post: Voices of Resilience. Inspiration and Challenges of Refugee Leadership in Kakuma

by Pascal Zigashane, LERRN Research Associate, Executive Director at Action pour le Progres (CBO) This blog builds on findings from the LERRN study 鈥淭he Politics and Process of Refugee Leadership: A Comparative Analysis of Factors Conditioning Refugee Leadership in the Global South鈥�, funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation. As part of this... More

Friday, February 28, 2025

Webinar Report – The Politics and Process of Refugee Leadership: A Comparative Analysis of Factors Conditioning Refugee Leadership in Global South

Para la versi贸n en espa帽ol, despl谩cese hasta la parte inferior de esta p谩gina. On February 08, 2025, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) hosted a webinar to present and discuss the findings of a recently completed special research project on the Politics And Processes Of Refugee Leadership In The Global South, generously... More

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