Episide 9: Cultural differences in parenting and family relationships by Ramazani, Mel, Aisha & Maria
Episide 9: Cultural differences in parenting and family relationships by Ramazani, Mel, Aisha & Maria
Episode 8 : Discovering yourself and finding your purpose by Jorojina, Alex & Joy
Episode 8 : Discovering yourself and finding your purpose by Jorojina, Alex & Joy
GRABS at SOCIN 2025
The GRABS team took part in the SOCIN Conference in Macerata, Italy (23–26 September 2025). We presented a paper entitled “Innovative Research with Young People on the Move: Challenging Coloniality and Extractivism in Knowledge Production.”
“As soon as they see our name they block us!”: Hospital blockades and the impacts on forced migrants in South Africa
By Glenda and Jane “One of my clients is 9 months and one week pregnant. She was turned away from her local hospital. I’ve been worried all weekend about her and her baby” These are the words of a social worker at Refugee Social Services, a GRABS partner, and one of the only organisations providing support…
A Research Trip to South Africa : Young People in Forced Migration
In collaboration with the HEARD team from Kwazulu-Natal University and Refugee Social Services (RSS), the GRABS team conducted focus group discussions with young people.
Participatory Research and Collaboration with Grassroots Organizations in Greece
The GRABS team conducted a scoping research trip to Greece from February 24th to 28th.
« It’s not going well, Madam » : on the forced eviction of young migrants from a cultural centre in Paris
Early in the morning on March 18, dozens of heavily armed police officers were positioned in front of the Gaîté Lyrique, central Paris, to evict young migrants.
Christina Clark-Kazak
Christina Clark-Kazak is a Canda partner on the GRABS project. She is Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, Past President of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration and immediate past Editor-in-chief of Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees. Christina has authored and (co-)edited 11 books and many articles and policy briefs on ethics,…
Aron Hagos Tesfai
Aron Hagos Tesfai is a South Africa partner in the GRABS project. He has a PhD in Psychology (Health Promotion) from University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. His research focuses on migration and psychosocial well-being of refugees. His research interests cover the social psychology of migration and explore themes such as integration, social trust, belongingness, im(mobility) and…
Tamaryn L Crankshaw
Tamaryn L Crankshaw is a South Africa partner in the GRABS project. She is a senior research fellow and leads the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Programme at the Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Her research focusses on the neglected areas of…