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…
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.
The GRABS team conducted a scoping research trip to Greece from February 24th to 28th.
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 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 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 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…
Georgina Colby is a UK partner on the GRABS project. She is a Reader in Modern and Contemporary Literature at the University of Westminster. Her research in the areas of literature and human rights, and literary forms of activism, takes a feminist approach to address the way in which the arts and humanities can support…
Maureen Freed, a UPCA and UKCP-accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with a particular focus on trauma, delivered an insightful session on Vicarious Trauma.
Only 48% of asylum seekers received accommodation within the French asylum reception system, according to a 2020 report. For many, living on the streets becomes the only option. Without access to housing or resources, they are exposed to extreme precarity, making them vulnerable to various forms of abuse.