Migration and development go hand in hand. Since the beginning of time, humans have tried to overcome adversity and improve their economic and social conditions by moving to other places. Modern communication and transportation have increased the opportunities to move, but COVID...

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Migration and Displacement Action Plan for Sub-Saharan Africa (MAPS)

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Last Updated: 28 December 2025

The MAPS Project is a three-year initiative aiming at strengthening policy-making and programming on migration and forced displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa. With a €10 million budget funded primarily by the European Commission, MAPS brings together a multidisciplinary network of African and European partners—including Sapienza University of Rome, five Italian universities with UNESCO Chairs, and universities in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Spain. It is supported by advisory bodies such as the IOM Regional Data Hub and the University of the Witwatersrand.

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Migration and refugees as resources: harnessing potential for development

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Last updated: 19 December 2025

On International Migrants Day, our Capacity4dev Ambassador Fiorina Mugione, Vice-President of the NGO Ofelia, shares her views on an interesting shift in the narrative built around the topic of migration and refugees. This new...

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2025

Stronger Cities, Stronger Futures: Leveraging investments for inclusive urban growth and displacement responses

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Development Strategy with Africa Public Group on Fragility and Crisis Situations Public Group on Migration & Asylum

On 11 December 2025 from 08:30–11:00 CET, ECDPM, in partnership with MPI Europe and the Cities Alliance and funded by DG INTPA, will host an event on how rapid urbanisation, rising urban pressures, and unprecedented displacement...

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Youth leadership for climate and solidarity in Lampedusa

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Last updated: 04 December 2025 15:56

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EU DEAR Programme: Development Education and Awareness Raising

The small Mediterranean island of Lampedusa became the meeting point for 20 young people from 10 European border towns and islands. Thanks to the DEAR project SUBLIME SDGs, leaders-in-the-making from across Europe spent six days...

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Building equality and belonging

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Last updated: 04 December 2025 15:55

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EU DEAR Programme: Development Education and Awareness Raising

In cities and villages across Europe, the promise of equality often feels unevenly distributed. For many, discrimination is still part of daily life: in the workplace, at school, or at the border. The Pact for Equality was born...

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‎Greeting to all in the name of God Almighty!! ‎Our journey start now, as we select an important topic: ‎AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES TRADING — THE POWER OF GLOBAL FOOD MARKET Agricultural commodities are at the heart of global trade...

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Thank you to all participants for making our first MAPS Summer School a success!

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Last updated: 14 November 2025 22:30

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Migration and Displacement Action Plan for Sub-Saharan Africa (MAPS)

Within the MAPS Summer School “Understanding Migration and Forced Displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa” | Capacity4dev, co-financed by the European Commission, 40 talented early career researchers from across Sub-Saharan Africa...

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2025

MAPS Summer School “Understanding Migration and Forced Displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa”

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Migration and Displacement Action Plan for Sub-Saharan Africa (MAPS)

Within the MAPS project, 40 young researchers from ten African countries have been selected to conduct research on the themes of migration and forced displacement. They will have the opportunity to be supervised by distinguished...

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