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Blog articles by authors who are affiliated with the the Global Engagement Network on Internal Displacement in Africa (GENIDA).

The GENIDA Project is the first of its kind in Africa. It is a network geared towards the protection of internally displaced persons in Africa. GENIDA seeks to advance sustainable solutions while also bridging the gap between research and policy responses. GENIDA provides a useful platform for critical engagement on solutions to the issue of internal displacement, an issue that affects more than 12 million people in Africa.

BRIDGING SOCIAL DIVIDES, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY TIES IN INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT

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IDPs arrive in Munigi as Bosco Ntaganda fighters approach from Goma, the 1st of March 2013. © MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti. MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti

by Dr. Jane Wathuta & Anita Wambui The family is the fundamental unit of society and it entitled to the protection of the State.[1] Various human rights instruments therefore enunciate the right of the family to protection from arbitrary or unlawful interference.[2] Motherhood and childhood are further entitled to special care and assistance.[3] In the African … Read more

What theatre brings to the discussion on internal displacement in Africa

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by Taiwo Afolabi

As a theatre practitioner who has worked in over a dozen countries across four continents in diverse creative and community contexts, my mode of engagement in the narrative on internal displacement is using drama as a tool for creating positive and safe space in the discussion on internal displacement. I engage with different stakeholders and raise critical and ethical questions around sensitive issues on internal displacement. This is because I believe that theatre is useful as it provides a space for conversation around critical and sensitive issues.

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Internal displacement as a research agenda in Africa

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by Romola Adeola

With the growing population of persons internally displaced within state borders and the challenges relating to protection, the importance of giving attention to the plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has emerged. Globally, this agenda has led to the emergence of a standard on internal displacement in the form of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement which was developed in 1998. In the last two decades, there have been significant progressions in the law and policy landscape attributable to the emergence of the Guiding Principles.

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