About the project
The MAPS Project seeks to inform migration and forced displacement policy-making in Sub-Saharan Africa through comprehensive, multidisciplinary research.
The project, with a budget of €10 million, is primarily funded by the European Commission and brings together a network of European and African institutions.
Key participants include Sapienza University of Rome, five Italian universities with UNESCO Chairs, as well as universities from Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Spain. The IOM Regional Data Hub and the University of the Witwatersrand provide advisory support for the project’s research activities.
Over a three-year period, MAPS is organized around four core pillars: context analysis, scientific research, dialogue promotion, and awareness-raising. These pillars collectively aim to enhance understanding and policy responses to migration and displacement challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa.