2025
Feeding Hope: Zimbabwean Migrants in South Africa and the Evolving Landscape of Cross-Border Remittances
Cross-border food remittances contribute to household food security in the receiving countries in the Global South. This paper draws on recent research on Zimbabwean cross-border food remittances from South Africa to Zimbabwe to explore the impact on food security back home. This is achieved by examining food remittance flows from South Africa through digital channels and informal land corridors using cross-border transporters. The
Rowing Against Climate Adversity and Lack of Family Support: The Everyday Lives of Migrants’ Wives in Rural Mozambique
There are numerous studies on the participation in migratory work by men from the Gaza Province, whether to the mines in South Africa or Mozambican cities, in particular the city of Maputo. However, studies that analyze the psychosocial conditions of migrants’ wives about their relationships with their family, friends, neighbors, and their teenage children are
Barriers and Facilitators to Engagement in Collective Gardening Among Black African Immigrants in Alberta, Canada
Community gardens are increasingly popular in Canadian cities, serving as transformative spaces where immigrants can develop self-reliant strategies for accessing culturally familiar and healthy nutritious foods. However, numerous facilitators and barriers exist that limit the engagement of racialized groups such as Black-identifying immigrants. Using a socio-ecological framework, this research explores barriers and facilitators of engagement
Exploring Neighborhood Transformations and Community Gardens to Meet the Cultural Food Needs of Immigrants and Refugees: A Scoping Review
International migration is contributing to changes in the sociocultural and the economic landscapes of many cities in the world. As part of the changes in cities, we are witnessing an increased use of community gardens as spaces for wellbeing restoration, for social connection, and for addressing the challenge of food insecurity, particularly cultural food insecurity.
Climate Change and Migration: A Call for a Continental-Level Research Agenda
Climate change is manifested through increased rates of droughts, heat waves, and storms that raise global temperatures and eventually affect populations. These are accompanied by increased migration, reduced productivity in agriculture, water shortages, and losses in fishing yield that spur people to look for better economic opportunities. The present study discusses some identified trends in
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Cross-Border Solidarity: Migrant-Led Associations as Spaces of Epistemic Resistance and Food Security Innovation in South Africa
In the midst of closure and securitization of border regimes, climate-change displacement, and entrenched inequalities, migrant communities are not just surviving but creating new sites of resistance, creativity, and adaptation to their worlds in crisis. This paper explores how migrant-solidarity organizations function as epistemic spaces of invention and resistance in South Africa among Zimbabwean, Pakistani,
Sustainable Development Goals and Policy Frameworks for Development in Africa
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action adopted by all UN member states in 2015, aiming to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all by 2030. The SDGs promote inclusive development through sustainable economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. Using secondary data analysis, this paper investigates the
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Sustainable Development in the Digital Age: Harnessing Technology for Global Climate Partnership in Africa
Although technology-driven interventions are central to global climate partnerships, Africa’s dual challenge renders implementation difficult. The continent is highly vulnerable to climate change and faces a significant digital divide, as over half the population lacks digital literacy and access. This results in underutilisation of technology for climate adaptation and resilience. While much research focuses on