IDS Role:
To develop the concept of humanitarian infrastructures to analyze material forms of transport, communication systems and technologies as well as the institutions and social networks that facilitate humanitarian relief.
Project Description:
This collaborative research project explores how Somali diaspora groups mobilize, channel and deliver humanitarian assistance to Somalia during complex humanitarian crises.
Project Lead / PI:
Prof. Karuti Kanyinga
Director | Institute for Development Studies | University of Nairobi
Project team
Project contacts
Prof. Karuti Kanyinga Institute for Development Studies (IDS) Email: karuti.kanying@uonbi.ac.ke; karuti@south.co.ke
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Collaboration nature of the project:
This project is a collaborative project being implemented by a consortium comprising of the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi (UoN); Rako Research and Communication Centre (RC), Hargeisa; Rift Valley Institute (RVI), Nairobi; and the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS).
Project Thematic Pillar:
Inclusive development: economic and social dimensions
Project Sub-theme:
Politics of growth, equity, and development