Blog
Insights and analysis from across the Refugee-Led Research Hub. The RLRH Blog publishes research pieces, reviews, opinion pieces, reflections, field notes, exploring forced migration and related issues. We accept contributions rooted in rigorous evidence, authored by researchers, humanitarian professionals and students with lived experience of displacement.
Life after a scholarship: I’ve graduated, but the struggle continues
For Chieng Banpieny Wuol, being awarded a DAFI scholarship felt like winning a golden ticket out of displacement. But after completing his undergraduate studies, he faced a future filled with uncertainty.
From application to approval: clearing the hurdles for refugees to apply for a Kenyan Class-M work permit
Refugees in Kenya need a Class M work permit to work formally. Fewer than one in eighty succeed. Salama Mariam shares her own journey through the application process, names the four hurdles that make it so hard to clear, and sets out what the system would need to change to work fairly.
New Beginnings, New Barriers: what DRC refugee students face in Kenya’s classrooms
By Grace Isimbi, RLRH Research Assistant When refugee children arrive in a new country, returning to school is rarely straightforward.
Child Marriage among the Rohingya in Malaysia: Context and Causes
By Hnin Hnin, Research Officer at RLRH Child marriage among the Rohingya in Malaysia is often highlighted in public discourse.
Reflections from the Global Refugee Forum 2023: More Representation, More Challenges
By Mohamed Hassan, Research Lead at RLRH More than 300 refugee delegates participated, four times more than at the first
