Canada In My Eyes
Canada In My Eyes: stories written by Aisha, Dequana, Trica & Aliya, created as part of GRABS
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ERC-GRABS
Depuis 2015, plus de 5 millions de personnes sont arrivées ou ont tenté d’arriver dans l’Union européenne pour y trouver refuge. D’autres pays d’accueil de réfugiés sont confrontés à des situations similaires. Beaucoup de ces réfugié.es sont des jeunes. Mais alors que de nombreux articles ont été écrits sur les expériences des réfugié.es adultes et, dans une moindre mesure, sur celles des mineur.es non accompagné.es, très peu de recherches ont été menées sur les expériences des jeunes réfugié.es qui ne sont pas (ou ne sont pas reconnu.es comme) « non accompagné.es », et plus particulièrement sur l’impact de ces expériences sur leur parcours vers l’âge adulte, à l’intérieur ou à l’extérieur des frontières. Cela conduit à l’absence de politiques efficaces pour protéger les jeunes et leur garantir l’accès aux services essentiels à leur bien-être, tant dans leur jeunesse que dans leur vie d’adulte.
Histoires de jeunes
Cet espace est réservé aux jeunes avec lesquel.les nous travaillons afin qu’elles et qu’ils puissent partager leurs expériences et créations, notamment : essaies, manifestes, poèmes, dessins, et photographies. Certaines de ces créations ont été réalisées lors de nos ateliers de recherche, d’autres à l’initiative des jeunes. Lisez les dernières histories et contributions de jeunes ici
Freedom dilation
‘Freedom dilation’, by Evanz, June 2026. Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License. GRABS in collaboration with Halifax Refugee Clinic, K’jipuktuk-Halifax, NS, Canada.
6ft Apart. Stay Away!! Stay Safe
6ft Apart. Stay Away!! Stay Safe So I picked some words of how it felt moving countries and like my experience in isolation was one of the ones that stood up the most because of COVID, the different languages and everything. So it was a whole process of first how it felt of being alone…
Untitled
Untitled For this comic, I chose to tell the story of my father’s immigration journey and the sacrifices he made for our family. Before coming to Canada, my dad worked as a pharmacist in Palestine for over 20 years. Although he had a successful career and years of experience, continuing in the same profession in…
Le GRABS Podcast
Le GRABS Podcast
Grandir Aux Frontières, Growing Up Across Borders (GRABS), est un projet de cinq ans financé par le Conseil européen de la recherche (ERC) dans le cadre duquel nous explorons les expériences vécues par des jeunes qui grandissent aux frontières dans des situations de migration forcée et d’immobilité ou de mobilité réduite. En développant et en utilisant conjointement des méthodes de recherche participatives créatives, nous cherchons à mieux comprendre comment les connaissances, les expériences vécues, l’autonomie et les idées des jeunes façonnent leur parcours vers l’âge adulte aux frontières. Ce podcast fait partie de ce voyage. C’est un espace pour documenter, exprimer et imaginer. Fondé sur des histoires, des réflexions et des expériences vécues fortes, il capture non seulement les voix des jeunes, mais aussi les contributions de l’équipe de recherche et de nos partenaires dans les cinq pays où nous travaillons. Épisodes du podcast
Episode 29 : Stories of Arrival in Canada by Noor & Hekmat
Episode 29: Stories of arrival in Canada by Noor & Hekmat. Episode recorded and edited at the YMCA of Greater Halifax & Dartmouth, Center for Immigrant Programmes, Youth Outreach, K’jipuktuk-Halifax, NS, Canada. June 2026
Episode 28 : Cultural shock experiences of living in Canada by Mercy, Evanz, Fatime and Karolay
Episode 28: Cultural shock experiences of living in Canada by Mercy, Evanz, Fatime & Karolay. Episode recorded and edited at the Halifax Refugee Clinic, K’jipuktuk-Halifax, NS, Canada. June 2026
Episode 27 : Story of young Ethiopians who migrate to South Africa by Tofik Nasir (Original Amharic, interviewer Aron Tesfai, English Version available )
Episode 27 : Story of young Ethiopians who migrate to South Africa by Tofik Nasir (Original Amharic, interviewer Aron Tesfai) épisode 27 : Story of young Ethiopians who migrate to South Africa by Tofik Nasir (English Version translated by Aron Tesfai)
Episode 26 : Gender Inequality by Mohammed, Yusuf, Asra & Nancy
Episode 26 : Gender Inequality by Mohammed, Yusuf, Asra & Nancy
Blog
Ces articles de blog sont rédigés par les membres de l’équipe GRABS, ses partenaires et ses collaborateur.rices. Leur contenu reflète donc différents points de vue et opinions, tant au sein du projet qu’au-delà. Nous souhaitons faire de ce blog et du site web GRABS un espace ouvert d’échange et de discussion avec toutes les personnes qui travaillent avec nous dans le cadre du projet. Si vous souhaitez contribuer sous quelque forme que ce soit, n’hésitez pas à nous contacter. Il peut s’agir d’un article, d’un commentaire ou d’un éditorial, d’un compte rendu d’événement, d’un reportage photo, d’une illustration ou de tout autre support audiovisuel. Bonne lecture ! L’équipe GRABS Lisez les derniers articles du blog ici
When Excellence Is Not Enough: Experiences of Accessing Higher Education for Youth with forced migration backgrounds in South Africa
By Aron Tesfai Neighbourhoods such as Yeoville, Rosettenville, and Hillbrow—dense inner-city areas in Johannesburg—are often described through a language of deficit: crime, poverty, overcrowding, and deteriorating infrastructure. Yet for thousands of migrants and refugees, these places are home. It is a place of survival, community, and aspiration, particularly for young people who have grown up…
Fieldwork and scoping visit to K’jipuktuk-Halifax, NS, Canada: A Comics-based essay
Fieldwork and scoping visit to K’jipuktuk-Halifax, NS, Canada: A Comics-based essay This comics-based essay is both a report and a methodological exploration produced during my fieldwork and scoping visit to K’jipuktuk-Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, between 18 July and 4 August 2025 K’jipuktuk, which means « Great Harbour » in Mi’kmaw language, forms part of Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral…
“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…
Borders Crafted With Care
Borders Crafted with Care: Biscuits, Trains and Little Ships The title of this piece is inspired by the packaging of the biscuits provided to our team while staying in Dover during a scoping trip in the UK. The biscuits were called “Borders” with the tagline: “crafted with care”. Besides the irony of biscuits in Dover…
Acualités et événements du projet GRABS
High-Level Policy Dialogue: Migration, Urbanisation and People’s Health: Responding to Urban Crises through Evidence, Policy and Practice
GRABS researcher Aron Tesfai participated in a high level policy dialogue on Migration, Urbanisation and People’s Health hosted by Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa on 29 October 2026. Aron presented some of the findings from the GRABS project in South Africa in a presentation entitled Everyday Bordering as a Structural and Psychosocial Determinant of Health…
Sharing Stories in Toronto, Fieldwork visit report by Jessi Kume, March- September 2026
Sharing Stories in Toronto, Fieldwork visit report by Jessi Kume, March- September 2026 My PhD fieldwork research was carried out in Tkaronto, today also known as Toronto, on the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. Tkaronto is covered by Treaty…
Presenting GRABS Toronto Preliminary Findings at the Global Migration Institute
On June 10th 2026, GRABS PhD candidate Jessi presented preliminary findings from her research trip to Toronto as part of her visiting fellowship at the Global Migration Institute (GMI). The panel offered an opportunity to introduce the GRABS project and its participatory methodologies as well as share early insights into the experiences of young people…
« Growing Up Across Borders: Speaking for Ourselves » Interview in Art Africa Magazine
Jane Freedman, GRABS PI, was interviewed in Art Africa Magazine. The interview showcases the work of the young people working with GRABS in Johannesburg, and their exhibition at the Bag Factory Artists Studios. Congratulations to all the young people involved in creating this fantastic exhibition and to our partners Refugee Children’s Project. Read the full…
Publications Académiques
“How far I go is not my choice”. Immobility, administrative violence and ontological insecurity amongst young people in situations of forced migration in South Africa
By Jane Freedman, Glenda Santana de Andrade, Tamaryn Crankshaw, Aron Tesfai, Yasmin Rajah and Juan-Manuel Moreno In Comparative Migration Studies Volume 14, article number 49 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40878-026-00556-1
Perspectives on participatory research: An attempt at cowriting with young people in situations of forced migration
By Alex Japonais, Jorojina Elishal, Israel Wabikamb’, Rammy Sadat, Jay, Aron Tesfai, Glenda Santana de Andrade, Jane Freedman AbstractThis article emerges from a series of participatory and creativeresearch workshops that we participated in as organisers/researchersand participants/co-researchers. The workshops were part of anongoing research project on young people’s experiences of migrationand (im) mobility across borders. Research…
Discussing the use of participatory methods with young people on the move
We are pleased to share the first peer-reviewed academic publication from the ERC-funded project Growing Up Across Borders (GRABS). Authored by Glenda Santana de Andrade, Jane Freedman and Isabel Morrell, this open-access article has been published in Frontiers in Human Dynamics and reflects on the use of participatory methods with young people on the move. Drawing on early empirical and methodological insights from…
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