Human Trafficking and Mixed Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa

Tilburg University and ZOA collaboratively present this event on Human Trafficking and Mixed Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa. The event will present outcomes from the partner organizations' NWO-WOTRO funded research project in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan.

More information on the program is listed below. A light lunch will be served following the event. To register, please click the button below.

Program

Welcome, opening and introduction to the project

• Evert Jan Pierik, ZOA
• Malik Azmani, VVD (tbc)
• Prof. dr. Mirjam van Reisen, Tilburg University

Exploration of Mixed Migration Dynamics, moderated by Martin Plaut

• Economics and Migration Dynamics – by Dr. Aradom Gebrekidon Abbay, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
• Border dynamics– a case study of an African border - Kjetil Tronvoll, Oslo Analytica and Bjorknes University College, Norway
• Mixed migration, Rita Mazzocchi, Tangaza University, Kenya

Livelihood and Resilience, moderated by Prof. Dr. Kinfe Abraha Gebre-Egziabher, Director Institute of Population Studies, Mekelle University, Ethiopia

• Refugees and livelihood. A case study of Hitsats - by Bereket Godifay, ZOA (tbc) and Kristina Melicherova, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
• Shemelba and the Middle East migration routes – by Shishay Tadesse Abay, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
• Support for Post-Traumatic Stress on mobile devices - by Selam Kidane, Tilburg University, PhD candidate, The Netherlands

Closing address

• Thouiba Galad, Delegation of the European Union to Sudan
• Sadet Karabulet, SP (tbc)