Glenda Santana de Andrade and Israel Wabikamba (one of the young GRABS participants in South Africa) were recently interviewed by France 24 about our recent photo exhibition at the KZNSA Gallery in eThekwini-Durban. Glenda explained to international viewers the origins and objectives of our project, whilst Israel spoke about his photographs and what participating in…
Athens Soundscape. By Nemo, Dino, Izzy & Jane
The GRABS project organised our first photo exhibition in a public art gallery, the KZNSA Gallery in eThekwini-Durban in South Africa. The exhibition, a culmination of our photography workshops, brought together a series of photos taken by young refugees on the theme of belonging/difference. The young people involved brought their own imagination to interpret what…
We’re excited to announce the opening of our exhibition at the KZNSA Gallery in Durban on Saturday 31st January 2026. The exhibition showcases photographs and podcasts produced by young participants as part of our research in eThekwini/Durban, South Africa. Exhibition Opening Details:Saturday, 31 January 202611h00Park Gallery, KZNSA Gallery166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood This exhibition is funded…
Ouvert est le ciel Ouvert est le ciel Dense est son porté Multiples sont ses couleurs Classe sont ses nuages Mais unique il est. Nous avons tous tendance à penser très fort A des personnes qui sont loin Mais hélas la distance un petit grand facteur qu’on a tendance à minimiser Mais au fond c’est…
In October 2025 Jane and Izzy visited Athens to work with young people in situations of forced migration. We met young women and men at two organisations – Melissa Network and Velos Youth. It was great to spend time there and talk to the young people about their different experiences. One of the issues that…
In July and August 2025 two members of our team, Jane Freedman and Glenda Santana de Andrade travelled to eThekwini (Durban) South Africa. Working in collaboration with colleagues from the HEARD team at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Refugee Social Services (RSS), we organised participatory photography/photovoice and podcasting workshops with five groups of young people.…
On 2nd July, the GRABS team hosted an online panel part of the 22nd IMISCOE Annual Conference Decentering migration studies, organised by the Institute Convergences Migrations, at Paris-Aubervilliers, France. Our panel Growing Up Across Borders: Experience of Young People in Forced Migration was chaired by Jane, and the three papers presented included: Discussing the use…
On 20 May 2025, Izzy and Jane from the GRABS team presented our project to the Asylum and Refugee Research Group at the University of Manchester. The presentation was followed by a discussion and questions. We were delighted to engage with other researchers working on similar topics and exchange about our research in progress. Thanks…
Xanthi (Sandy) Petrinioti is a Greek partner on the GRABS Project. She is Professor Emerita at the Department of International and European Studies, Panteion University, Athens. She is also Adjunct Professor at the Department of Political Science and Global Development Studies, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax. With a background in Economics and International Relations she has done…
