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COVID-19, Food (In)security and Migrant Wellbeing: A Comparative Study of Ecuador, South Africa, and Canada

This paper examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security among migrants and refugees in three cities across the Global North and South: Kitchener-Waterloo, Quito, and Cape Town. Drawing on household survey data, complemented by qualitative insights and policy analysis, it adopts a comparative mixed-methods approach to analyse how pandemic-related disruptions intersected with […]

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Remitting, Resilience, and Climate Adaptation in an African Migration Corridor

Climate change and crises are exacerbating environmental vulnerabilities across Southern Africa, contributing to population displacement and migration, thereby affecting internal and cross-border migration flows. In this changing landscape, cross-border remittances (cash and in-kind, such as food remittances) are increasingly vital to supporting climate adaptation and resilience. This paper examines the current state of knowledge about

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The Dynamics of Migration and Food Security in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: A Study of Migrant Entrepreneurs and Their Contributions to Rural and Translocal Livelihoods

This project explores the profile of international migrants in rural Eastern Cape (Tsolo, Qumbu, Mqanduli, Nqanqarhu, Mount Frere and Libode) where international migrants have been operating shops and small businesses. It focuses on their contribution to the food security of these rural communities, as well as the relationship between their remittance sending and food security

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Moving for Food: Exploring the Linkages Between Rural-Urban Migration, Remittances and Food Security in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo Provinces of South Africa

The study explores the relationship between rural-urban migration, remittances and food security in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces of South Africa. The research questions are: (1) What are the key factors driving rural-urban migration and how do they relate to food security? (2) What kind of remittances flow between the migrants and migrant-sending households

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Corridors of Vulnerability and Resilience along the Southern Route: Assessing Food (in)security among Somali and Ethiopian Refugees in Kenya, Malawi and South Africa

This study aims to investigate and compare how Somali and Ethiopian refugees experience and respond to food insecurity across three interlinked transit sites (Malawi’s Dzaleka Refugee Camp, and the Bellville area of Cape Town), and examine coping strategies – from reliance on humanitarian rations; capturing the experiences and food security challenges faced by migrants as

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Bridging Informal Remittance Channels and Digital-mobile Technologies in the South Africa-Zimbabwe Corridor

In the backdrop of the growing linkages between informal remittance services and digital, mobile and financial technologies, further research is needed to explore post-pandemic remittance opportunities, challenges, and the role of transport carriers within the informal sector. The project aims to explore how informal cross-border remittance providers (transport carriers) in the Zimbabwe-South Africa corridor have

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