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HAIMHorn of Africa Institute for Migration, Displacement and Human Mobility

What HAIM does

Six integrated pillars

Research, awareness, training, policy dialogue, data and youth engagement: each pillar designed to strengthen the others.

  1. Migration Research and Knowledge Production

    Produce credible, policy-relevant evidence on migration patterns, drivers, experiences and outcomes.

    • Migration and displacement
    • Irregular routes, trafficking and migrant smuggling
    • Climate mobility and internal displacement
    • Labour migration, return and reintegration
    • Diaspora engagement, remittances and development
    • Gender, youth, peace, security and social cohesion

  2. Awareness of Irregular Migration

    Support communities, particularly young people, to make informed decisions through factual, balanced and respectful communication.

    • University and school awareness sessions
    • Community dialogues and public forums
    • Digital, radio and television campaigns
    • Returnee learning sessions and accessible materials
    • Information on safe, regular and lawful pathways

  3. Training and Capacity Development

    Deliver practical and academic learning for students, researchers, officials, civil society, journalists and migration practitioners.

    • Migration concepts, policy and governance
    • Research methods, data analysis and visualization
    • Human rights and migrant protection
    • Trafficking prevention and safe-migration communication
    • Monitoring and evaluation of migration programmes

  4. Policy Dialogue and Advisory Support

    Create a neutral platform where evidence informs policy, programming and institutional decision-making.

    • Policy roundtables and expert panels
    • Annual migration dialogues and conferences
    • Government–university exchanges
    • Stakeholder consultations and technical advisory support

  5. Migration Data and Documentation

    Develop a dependable knowledge repository for the wider Horn of Africa.

    • Research studies, laws and policy documents
    • Statistics, indicators and migration profiles
    • Maps, route analysis and oral histories
    • University research and student dissertations

  6. Youth and University Engagement

    Place students and young researchers at the centre of learning, innovation and public dialogue.

    • Migration clubs and annual lectures
    • Research internships and mentorship
    • Essay, research and innovation competitions
    • Volunteer awareness programmes and field research
    • Support for undergraduate and postgraduate studies

Bring a programme to your institution

HAIM delivers training, awareness sessions and applied research with universities, ministries, civil society organisations and media institutions across the region.

Get in touchinfo@haim-research.org