Maghreb Action on Displacement and Rights (MADAR) Network Plus

Lead Research Organisation: Keele University
Department Name: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Abstract

The Maghreb Action on Displacement and Rights (MADAR) Network Plus is a regional approach to protection in contexts of conflict and displacement in central Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia). MADAR deploys an interdisciplinary approach, a wide range of regional and national research expertise, and established and equitable partnerships with civil society organisations to respond to the complex protection needs of refugees and other displaced people in the region.

Maghreb is an important migration hub with links to Africa, the Middle East and Europe. While it is often assumed to be a region of emigration and transit (South-North), the Maghreb is increasingly a destination, including for thousands of displaced people fleeing conflict and endemic poverty in countries across Africa and the Middle East (e.g. Syria and Libya). Europe relies heavily on the cooperation of its neighbours south of the Mediterranean Sea to manage and curb migration in an attempt to reduce arrivals on European shores. In the case of Maghreb, states are not equipped to deal with the increasing number of displaced people; they have inadequate infrastructures to ensure the humanitarian protection of those who are vulnerable, the rights of displaced people are routinely infringed, and relationships with host populations are often fraught. As a consequence, Maghreb hosts a large number of vulnerable displaced people at risk and in need of protection.

MADAR (Arabic for 'path') responds to SDG16 to: "Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels". MADAR addresses issues faced by Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia to make a transformational impact on the humanitarian protection of vulnerable, displaced people across the Maghreb region. Through interdisciplinary, challenged-led and solution-focused research MADAR aims to:

1) Facilitate interdisciplinary research collaborations drawing on the regional expertise of UK and Maghreb-based scholars from across the arts and humanities and the social and political sciences.
2) Foster partnerships amongst research institutes in the Maghreb and beyond (e.g. MENA) through MADAR's commissioned, high-impact research projects across the region.
3) Promote research-focused partnerships, developing and sharing best practice amongst academics, activists, artists, and practitioners working on displacement.
4) Identify measures to overcome barriers and enhance access for displaced people to healthcare, education, and employment opportunities.
5) Inform policies, legislation and practices on asylum and migration and promote effective institutional frameworks to support displaced people.
6) Collaborate with civil society organisations in tackling the region-specific causes of racism and xenophobia across the Maghreb to develop strategies for lobbying, advocacy and awareness-raising.

MADAR's research findings will contribute to reducing risk and improving protection for displaced people in the Maghreb. It will shape and influence national and regional policies and practices that stimulate and facilitate protection for displaced people in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia respectively. In addition, given its geographical focus, MADAR will generate knowledge which will affect and impact neighbouring regions and beyond.

MADAR's key benefit is enhanced protection for people at risk in the contexts of conflict and displacement in the Maghreb. It will also strengthen the research capacity of scholars in the Maghreb region and beyond. MADAR's sustainable partnership with CSOs in the Maghreb will build capacity and enrich relationships and networks across the region.

Planned Impact

MADAR aims to directly impact the lives of those affected by displacement and to enhance the research and advocacy capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Maghreb and other South-South displacement contexts, especially LMIC countries bordering the Global North (e.g. Turkey, Mexico etc.). Drawing on expertise from across the arts and humanities and the social and political sciences, and from partnerships with CSOs, MADAR will generate evidence-based solutions to the diverse and gendered protection challenges facing displaced people across the Maghreb. Co-designed and co-delivered with our partners in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, MADAR will have implications for direct beneficiaries (i.e. institutions and individuals directly involved in MADAR Network Plus activities) and indirect beneficiaries (i.e. those who are not directly involved in MADAR Network Plus activities but will benefit from MADAR's outcomes):

1. DISPLACED PEOPLE IN MOROCCO, ALGERIA, AND TUNISIA. MADAR will generate positive societal impacts by commissioning research to address the challenges of how to effectively affirm protective rights and mitigate harm to vulnerable, conflict-induced internally displaced people, refugees and asylum seekers in the Maghreb. Displaced people directly involved in MADAR activities and funded research projects will benefit from opportunities to contribute to designing effective solutions to the challenges they face. Displaced people across the Maghreb will benefit indirectly from improvements to protection practices and policies that are informed by MADAR research conducted across the region. Displaced people across the Maghreb will benefit indirectly from improved community relations as a result of the touring/online exhibition and complementary outreach activities that aim to increase awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by displaced people and to improve attitudes and discourses amongst wider publics towards displaced people in the region.

2. MADAR PROJECT PARTNERS AND OTHER CSOs WORKING ON CONFLICT AND DISPLACEMENT ACROSS THE MAGHREB. MADAR Project Partner CSOs will benefit directly from the enhancement of their organisational culture and research and advocacy capacity through the co-design and co-delivery of MADAR. MADAR Project Partners and other CSO practitioner participants in MADAR activities (e.g. advocates, human rights and humanitarian organisations, and lobbyists) will benefit directly from enhanced capacity to support displaced communities, developed through training workshops and networking activities designed to foster sustainable cross-sector partnerships amongst researchers and practitioners. More generally, CSOs and individual practitioners working on conflict and displacement across the Maghreb will benefit indirectly from enhanced research and advocacy capacity to support displaced communities through MADAR's handbook on protection in contexts of displacement in the Maghreb region.

3. POLICY AND OTHER DECISION-MAKERS ACROSS THE MAGHREB AND BEYOND. Relevant policy-makers and state bodies in each of the Maghreb countries (i.e. Parliamentary working groups on migration and Ministries of the Interior and of Migration), international institutions with a presence in the Maghreb (e.g. IOM and UNHCR), and relevant institutions beyond the Maghreb (African Union, European Union Commission, and UK FCO, DfID, and All-Party Parliamentary Group on migration and refugees) will benefit from multilingual, up-to-date, evidence-based research findings (in the form of country-specific policy briefs) to inform changes in practice, policy, and legislation (e.g. anti-racism, asylum, and migration) at the local, national, and transnational levels.
 
Title "X temoigne pour agir" 
Description MADAR partner Racines aisbl has produced a short film as part of a platform that gathers testimonies from migrants and NGOs/Activists working on the issue of migration and forced displacement in North Africa. The film shares the testimonial of X, originally from Cameroon, who shares his story of the ups and downs encountered during his migratory adventure. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2023 
Impact The output is part of a larger campaign that aims to: Connect people to the human stories of migration; Understand what words like "integration", "protection" and " welcoming" really mean; Raise awareness of pressing issues related to migration and forced displacement while seeking to inform and shape policy at national and international levels. Once the production of all the10 videos has been completed, a dissemination campaign will be set up to raise awareness among the general public, put pressure on political decision-makers about the experiences of migrants and the urgent measures that need to be taken into account, but also to invite other people to share their life stories with us for a much more wide-ranging impact. We will be able to assess the impact of this campaign once the videos have been released. 
URL https://madar-network.org/en/projects-new/t%C3%A9moigner-pour-agir/t%C3%A9moigner-pour-agir-1/
 
Title BOZA Trailer 
Description MADAR partner Racines aisbl have produced the trailer for a documentary film that showcases the stories of the struggles of three sub-Saharan individuals living in Morocco, each with a different story. The film aims to raise public awareness of the real trajectories of migrants and the difficulties they face and to participate in the deconstruction of the media discourse on the issues of migration and forced displacement in Morocco. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2022 
Impact The film has made it into the official selection of the Lift-off Festival, which will bring the issues to a larger audience, both international and regional and trigger a discussion regarding the migratory conditions in Morocco. The trailer has been shared with Racines aisbl's networks, and has been viewed by a large audience. The Boza film was also selected to be showcased at the Student World Impact Film Festival (SWIFF) 2023. 
URL https://vimeo.com/757645256
 
Title Creative unlimited CU+ trailer 
Description Creatives Unlimited -CU" is a holistic initiative that joins the efforts of different actors involved in the themes of migration and displacement, be it from academia, art, culture, education and social sciences. The research-creation-action project brought together artists from host and displaced vulnerable communities to co-create a common multidisciplinary performance (music, visual arts, urban dance) that promotes common positive values such as cohesion, mutual understanding, inclusion & diversity. Creatives Unlimited-CU addressed issues of vulnerability in all its forms on migrant routes and in host countries (Tunisia and Maghreb countries) and forms of exclusion (racism, xenophobia, etc.) through the prism of gender and on the experiences of artists, displaced people, women and gender minorities. 30 artists from 12 different countries worked together ( Gabon, Congo, Cote d'ivoire, Ghana, Angola) during 6 months, on a collective performance, called "Home: The world" inspired by the poem of Warsan Shire ( British- Somali poet) 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2022 
Impact The development of the performance has created an opportunity to author a collective artwork- in- progress with the larger public in Tunisia. Creatives Unlimited has contributed to shaping the preconceived perceptions around arts, culture and the role of migrant artists in economic and social development. This was done by providing a space for artist migrants to share their experiences and capacities and convey them in an artistic manner. The performance/project has also led to the consolidation of a network of young creatives and has ensured decent creative work and income opportunities. 
 
Title Field Flowers 
Description Documentary on the work of a local organisation with migrants and refugees in Tunisia (17 min) produced as part of MADAR funded Large Grant project. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2024 
Impact The documentary was shown to participants at an outreach workshop in February 2024 and raised awareness of the organisation's role in providing livelihoods support to migrants and refugees. Further impact to be collected. 
 
Title Hyab Yohannes testifies to Act - A story of crisis 
Description MADAR partner Racines aisbl has produced a short film as part of a platform that gathers testimonies from migrants and NGOs/Activists working on the issue of migration and forced displacement in North Africa. The film shares the testimonial of Hyab, from Eritrea. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2023 
Impact The output is part of a larger campaign that aims to: Connect people to the human stories of migration; Understand what words like "integration", "protection" and " welcoming" really mean; Raise awareness of pressing issues related to migration and forced displacement while seeking to inform and shape policy at national and international levels. Once the production of all the10 videos has been completed, a dissemination campaign will be set up to raise awareness among the general public, put pressure on political decision-makers about the experiences of migrants and the urgent measures that need to be taken into account, but also to invite other people to share their life stories with us for a much more wide-ranging impact. We will be able to assess the impact of this campaign once the videos have been released 
URL https://madar-network.org/en/projects-new/t%C3%A9moigner-pour-agir/t%C3%A9moigner-pour-agir-1/
 
Title Julien Stephane Témoigne Pour Agir 
Description MADAR partner Racines aisbl has produced a short film as part of a platform that gathers testimonies from migrants and NGOs/Activists working on the issue of migration and forced displacement in North Africa. The film shares the testimonial of Julien Stephane, Cameroonian singer and musician. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2023 
Impact The output is part of a larger campaign that aims to: Connect people to the human stories of migration; Understand what words like "integration", "protection" and " welcoming" really mean; Raise awareness of pressing issues related to migration and forced displacement while seeking to inform and shape policy at national and international levels. Once the production of all the10 videos has been completed, a dissemination campaign will be set up to raise awareness among the general public, put pressure on political decision-makers about the experiences of migrants and the urgent measures that need to be taken into account, but also to invite other people to share their life stories with us for a much more wide-ranging impact. We will be able to assess the impact of this campaign once the videos have been released 
URL https://madar-network.org/en/projects-new/t%C3%A9moigner-pour-agir/t%C3%A9moigner-pour-agir-1/
 
Title Maghreb Action on Displacement and Rights 
Description An animated promotional video was created to introduce the project aims and project partners. The filmmaker is based in Morocco. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2020 
Impact The film has been used by partners in the Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) to promote the aims of the MADAR network and to facilitate an understanding of the project with potential applicants to MADAR's funding calls. 
 
Title Public exhibition 
Description A public gathering was held to share the artistic productions produced as part of a three-week art and research residency in Tiznit, Morocco. This was undertaken as part of the MADAR commissioned project, 'Organic Knowledge', led by The Minority Globe in Morocco. 20 participants attended. 
Type Of Art Artistic/Creative Exhibition 
Year Produced 2023 
Impact The project is still ongoing and further impacts will be collected and updated as the project finishes. 
 
Title Témoigner pour agir: Aida gives her testimony for action 
Description MADAR partner Racines aisbl has produced a short film as part of a platform that gathers testimonies from migrants and NGOs/Activists working on the issue of migration and forced displacement in North Africa. The film shares the testimonial of Aida Kheireddine, activist and a social worker, describes her experience and life story as a person from a foreign family based in Morocco. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2023 
Impact The output is part of a larger campaign to raise awareness of issues of urgent concern related to migration and forced displacement while seeking to inform and shape policy at the national and international levels- as the film was recently released there are no impacts to report as yet. 
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmdmIK_dQRU&feature=youtu.be
 
Title Témoigner pour agir: Nya gives her testimony for action! 
Description MADAR partner Racines aisbl has produced a short film as part of a platform that gathers testimonies from migrants and NGOs/Activists working on the issue of migration and forced displacement in North Africa. The film shares the testimonial of the feminist activist Nyabang Otto, originally from South Sudan, on her journey and her experience of settlement in Morocco. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2023 
Impact The output is part of a larger campaign to raise awareness of issues of urgent concern related to migration and forced displacement while seeking to inform and shape policy at the national and international levels- as the film was recently released there are no impacts to report as yet. 
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElAgxhjcZQM
 
Description MADAR launched in 2020 and for its first two years faced significant challenges (like many other research projects) in conducting research in the field and in strengthening its team on the ground. Despite its trying start, MADAR has managed to deliver on its initial plans and aims and we have a number of preliminary results across the Central Maghreb Region.

Our work in Morocco entailed study of the public policies on migration as well as the existing Moroccan legislation on the reception and integration of migrants and refugees, the protection of their rights and how these policies are implemented and perceived on the ground. Results suggest that nearly 90% of the migrants interviewed are not aware of Moroccan public policies in migration or components of the "National Strategy for Immigration and Asylum" (NSIA); equally, it signalled that most local officials allegedly implementing NSIA are unaware of its policies. The study also aimed to disseminate knowledge among research users and practitioners about existing policies and legislations to influence a coherent approach to the protection of rights and avoid harm to displaced people.

In Algeria, members of the MADAR's team of researchers carried out a multidisciplinary and cross-sector study which engaged with 500 sub-Saharan migrant women - in Oran and Bechar - about access to health care and prevention. Preliminary results highlight key areas of concern including:
- Destitution: 69% of the women interviewed in Bechar stated they slept on the street; only 3% of the women work; 87% of female migrants have no resources to live;
- Access to health: Barriers to accessing care: financial (49.40%); feeling of discrimination and racism (20.48%); some caregivers associate "migrant women" with AIDS;
- Sexual Violence & Abortion: 3 women out of 10 have been victim of sexual violence (33.60%); of the 200 women who declared having had abortions, 15% had recourse to an induced abortion.
In this ambitious study, the team has also compiled a comprehensive set of recommendations for health authorities and advocacy/aid practitioners.

Another study has provided new insights into the exploration of migration in Morocco, with a particular focus on the range of actors and organisations providing support and help to migrant people. As a scoping study, the project also outlined a number of important issues to shape future research on the topic. Further work has involved an action research project on migration in Morocco, which has resulted in further exploration and research around the use of alternative language among migrants within the migration context in Morocco.
These findings will contribute to the economic development and welfare of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia and address challenges faced by these countries by:
· identifying measures to overcome barriers and enhance access for displaced people to healthcare, education, and employment opportunities

· informing policies, legislation and practices on asylum and migration and promoting effective institutional frameworks to support displaced people

There are other ongoing studies within MADAR which will generate further insights into the experiences of vulnerable displaced populations in the region. Some of the team has been working over the years in zones of conflicts: the border between Morocco and Algeria has been officially closed for almost 30 years; MADAR's work is often carried out in dangerous and difficult access to fieldsites; migration is a controversial subject and this becomes even more challenging when working in unstable and volatile geographical contexts.
Exploitation Route We will use recommendations from the studies to inform policies and practices regionally and across the three countries MADAR has worked in (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco) and have a dissemination and engagement plan with key stakeholders. We envisage the new knowledge generated from the research will also be taken up by researchers and research users."
Sectors Communities and Social Services/Policy

Creative Economy

Education

Healthcare

Government

Democracy and Justice

Security and Diplomacy

URL https://madar-network.org/en/resources/madar-publications/
 
Description GRCF Network Plus Additional Funding Stream 2022
Amount £99,999 (GBP)
Organisation Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 07/2022 
End 03/2025
 
Description Make Them Count! Supporting Civil Society Action To Improve Refugees' And Migrants' Livelihoods In Sousse, Tunisia- MADAR Large Grant (NC) 
Organisation University of Edinburgh
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution "Make Them Count! Supporting Civil Society Action To Improve Refugees' And Migrants' Livelihoods In Sousse, Tunisia," is a research project funded by the N+ Maghreb Action on Displacement and Rights (MADAR) under its 2022 Large Grants Call (projects up to £100,000 GBP).
Collaborator Contribution The 'Make Them Count!' project aims to deepen our understanding of the everyday politics of how to count migrants and refugees, and how to make them count. The project is led by The University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Mixed Migration Centre-North Africa (based in Tunisia) and Awledna (Tunisia). The Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) is a global network engaged in data collection, research, analysis, and policy and programmatic development on mixed migration, with regional hubs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Latin America, and a global team based across Copenhagen, Geneva and Brussels. Awledna is a Tunisian Law Association that aims to improve the quality of life of children, youth and women without any racial, religious or ethnic discrimination.
Impact Outputs from The 'Make Them Count!' project include a policy report, documentary and concept note (listed separately under 'Publications', and 'Creative and Artistic Products') Further details related to outcomes and impact to be reported during next submission period, as project has just ended.
Start Year 2023
 
Description 'Témoigner pour Agir' campaign 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact 'Témoigner pour agir' is a platform which gathers testimonies of migrants in North Africa. Set up under the aegis of the MADAR (Maghreb Action for Displacement and Rights) Network Plus, we filmed two videos (one in Arabic and the other in French) calling for testimonies. A facebook group has been created for this purpose to bring together all the testimonies received. The call for testimonies was publicised across our social media and on our website and cross publicised with our partners.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSwCmWN-p54&t=2s&ab_channel=MADARNetworkPlus
 
Description AMI Workshop with migrants in the Tafilalet region 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Undergraduate students
Results and Impact MADAR partner AMI, organized as part of the MADAR project an event on 26 November 2022 with migrant communities living in Errachadia and the Tafilalet region of Morocco. 26 participants attended the event, including 4 women, coming from Niger, Senegal, Mali Guinea Conakry, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo. The discussion focused on living conditions faced by migrants in the region and their future prospects. At the end of the meeting, the students present requested to benefit from a seminar on the migration issue in Morocco and the rest of Africa. Contacts were also made with school and high school directors in the city of Errachidia. This meeting resulted in 2 important decisions. The first was to encourage the enrolment of migrant children in schools in the region; the second was to organize periodic workshops to raise awareness of migrants' rights in Morocco, both to Moroccan officials and associations as to the migrants themselves.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Algeria MADAR Network+ Pre call worksop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact The Algeria team (CREAD and Caritas) held a workshop with academics, civil society actors and artists in December 2020 in order to identify key research and action priorities, on a local and regional level. The workshop led to many discussions and exchange of views and the outcomes of this meeting will directly feed into MADAR's project calls. The meeting also led to an increased awareness and understanding of the MADAR Network.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://madar-network.org/en/events/
 
Description Blog post - INTERCULTURALITY AND PERFORMANCE: CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE MAGHREB. 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact A blog post summarising MADAR's second webinar on the theme "Interculturality and Performance,". The blog was shared on social media and with partners.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://madar-network.org/en/blog/interculturality-and-performance-creative-expression-and-mutual-un...
 
Description Blog post: "Racismes, Vulnérabilités, Subjectivités Politiques En Tunisie : Le Cas Ethnographique Des Migrant E S De L'afrique De L'ouest" 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This blog post (in French) provides updates on the MADAR Large Grant project led by IRMC. The project aims to identify and understand the most recent transformations in the control of new migrations from West Africa, in a situation of vulnerability and immobility. This project is part of a research approach combining the production of scientific data, training and action to promote the rights of migrants, through artistic media. The blog was shared with partner organisations, the general public, practitioners, the media and academics via the MADAR mailing list and newsletter ( 212 subscribers, the majority from Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria) and on MADAR social media channels, in order to share insights from the research project and increase awareness and understanding of migration issues and amongst the general public in the Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, the UK and beyond.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://madar-network.org/fr/blog/racismes-vuln%C3%A9rabilit%C3%A9s-subjectivit%C3%A9s-politiques-le...
 
Description Blog post: "Regularisation Campaigns in Morocco and their numbers: between ambiguity and ambivalence" 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This blog post (in French and English), written by two Moroccan academics, examines two regularization campaigns for migrants and refugees that were implemented between 2014 and 2017 in Morocco. The blog post is based on research from a scoping project carried out under the aegis of MADAR and was shared with partner organisations as well as the general public, media, practitioners and academics via the MADAR mailing list and newsletter (212 subscribers; the majority from Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria) and on MADAR social media channels, in order to increase awareness and understanding of migration issues amongst the general public in Morocco, the UK and beyond.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://madar-network.org/en/blog/regularisation-campaigns-in-morocco-and-their-numbers-between-ambi...
 
Description Blog post: "Social Work And Migration: From The Perspective Of Female Migration Actors" 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact The blog post, (in French and English), written by two Moroccan academics, presents the results from a focus group with four female migration actors in the city of Tangier, Morocco, working with the migrant population. The blog post is based on research from a scoping project carried out under the aegis of MADAR and was shared with partner organisations, the general public, practitioners, the media and academics via the MADAR mailing list and newsletter ( 212 subscribers, the majority from Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria) and on MADAR social media channels, in order to increase awareness and understanding of migration issues amongst the general public in Morocco, the UK and beyond.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://madar-network.org/en/blog/social-work-and-migration-from-the-perspective-of-female-migration...
 
Description Blog post: Organic Knowledge Project Update 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This blog update from The Minority Globe team (based in Morocco), lead institution of a MADAR Large Grant award, provides updates on their 'Organic Knowledge' project. The project aims to constitute a collaborative archive documenting the material and immaterial culture of migrant communities in the Maghreb, through art and research-based actions and creative workshops. The blog was shared with partner organisations, the general public, practitioners, the media and academics via the MADAR mailing list and newsletter ( 212 subscribers, the majority from Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria) and on MADAR social media channels, in order to share insights from the research project and increase awareness and understanding of migration issues and amongst the general public in Morocco, the UK and beyond.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://madar-network.org/en/blog/organic-knowledge-project-update/
 
Description Consultation workshop -Morocco (Casablanca-Settat) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact MADAR's project partner in Morocco, Racines, held a workshop in the Casablanca-Settat region with civil society, practitioners, researchers, cultural stakeholders and artists working in the fields of migration, protection and conflict to discuss the most urgent issues in terms of humanitarian protection of vulnerable displaced persons in the Maghreb central region (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia). The workshop led to many discussions and exchange of views and the outcomes of this meeting will directly feed into MADAR's project calls. The meeting also led to an increased awareness and understanding of the MADAR Network.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Consultation workshop -Morocco (Draa Tafilalet) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact MADAR's project partner in Morocco, Racines, held a workshop in the DraaTafilalet, region with civil society, practitioners, researchers, cultural stakeholders and artists working in the fields of migration, protection and conflict to discuss the most urgent issues in terms of humanitarian protection of vulnerable displaced persons in the Maghreb central region (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia). The workshop led to many discussions and exchange of views and the outcomes of this meeting will directly feed into MADAR's project calls. The meeting also led to an increased awareness and understanding of the MADAR Network.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Consultation workshop -Morocco (Fes) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact MADAR's project partner in Morocco, Racines, held a workshop in the Fès-Meknès region with civil society, practitioners, researchers, cultural stakeholders and artists working in the fields of migration, protection and conflict to discuss the most urgent issues in terms of humanitarian protection of vulnerable displaced persons in the Maghreb central region (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia). The workshop led to many discussions and exchange of views and the outcomes of this meeting will directly feed into MADAR's project calls. The meeting also led to an increased awareness and understanding of the MADAR Network.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Consultation workshop -Morocco (Rabat-Salé-Kénitra) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact MADAR's project partner in Morocco, Racines, held a workshop in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region with civil society, practitioners, researchers, cultural stakeholders and artists working in the fields of migration, protection and conflict to discuss the most urgent issues in terms of humanitarian protection of vulnerable displaced persons in the Maghreb central region (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia). The workshop led to many discussions and exchange of views and the outcomes of this meeting will directly feed into MADAR's project calls. The meeting also led to an increased awareness and understanding of the MADAR Network.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Consultation workshop -Morocco (Souss-Massa) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact MADAR's project partner in Morocco, Racines, held a workshop in the Souss-Massa region with civil society, practitioners, researchers, cultural stakeholders and artists working in the fields of migration, protection and conflict to discuss the most urgent issues in terms of humanitarian protection of vulnerable displaced persons in the Maghreb central region (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia). The workshop led to many discussions and exchange of views and the outcomes of this meeting will directly feed into MADAR's project calls. The meeting also led to an increased awareness and understanding of the MADAR Network.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Consultation workshop -Morocco (Tanger) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact MADAR's project partner in Morocco, Racines, held a workshop in the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima region with civil society, practitioners, researchers, cultural stakeholders and artists working in the fields of migration, protection and conflict to discuss the most urgent issues in terms of humanitarian protection of vulnerable displaced persons in the Maghreb central region (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia). The workshop led to many discussions and exchange of views and the outcomes of this meeting will directly feed into MADAR's project calls. The meeting also led to an increased awareness and understanding of the MADAR Network.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Creative Unlimited 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact The Creative Unlimited workshop gathered artists from migrants and host communities to discuss their artistic rights and needs.30 artists have been involved in the process of creating a manifesto for a better life together to promote diversity, equality and inclusion.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.facebook.com/LaFabriqueArtStudio/
 
Description Equality, Diversity and Inclusion workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact In 2020 MADAR held a number of cross-sector capacity building and training workshops with external facilitators and project partners including a session on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. The training led to increased awareness and understanding among the team and formed the basis for the co-development of a MADAR Equality, Diversity and Inclusion workshop policy and procedure.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Film-making training for MADAR partners and grantees 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact MADAR partner organisation Racines aisbl hosted a two-day training course in Morocco on the 'Theory and Techniques of Documentary Filmmaking with a Mobile Phone', facilitated by two Italian directors Francesco Clerici and Manuele Sangalli. The training was attended by MADAR partners and grantees as well as journalists and civil society organisations from outside the MADAR Network. The workshop aimed through theoretical, linguistic and practical meetings to illustrate the steps necessary to produce a documentary that can offer an insight to a story, a situation, a moment, or a personal diary, with the use of cell phones and apps, with particular attention to the production, conceptual and writing phases but also to the shooting and editing moment. Its primary objective is to enable participants to direct short films capable of being globally disseminated and to become powerful instruments of advocacy.

Outcomes and impacts:

• Participants reported enhanced understanding and skills in using creative film making methods for research and advocacy
• Further collaboration with filmmakers on film related to MADAR research outputs

Activities:


Activities:

• The workshop was held in Casablanca, Morocco
• Total number of participants 18: -6 from Tunisia, 10 from Morocco; 2 from UK
• Stakeholders: Academics, civil society organisations and journalists
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.racines-aisbl.org/en/racines-organizes-a-guerilla-filmmaking-workshop-theory-and-techniq...
 
Description First internal meeting of the MADAR network 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact The MADAR (Maghreb Action on Displacements and Rights) network partners had their first in person (after COVID) meeting in Dar Belgacem, Tunis.
The meeting occurred on the 27th, 28th and 29th of June 2022. Over three days, each partner presented its regional action and research work, the challenges encountered and the opportunities to be seized and reflected on the work of MADAR so far. As part of the meeting, MADAR partner organisation in Tunisia,"Our Culture First" also organised a film screening and engagement event, which was attended by 30 people, including artists, representatives from British Council and Embassies, civil society organisations, migrants' organisations, and academics.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://mailchi.mp/76d4463a8316/madar-network-newsletter-4th-issue-august-2022
 
Description Follow up meeting on AMI Work Package 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact The lead researcher for a MADAR funded Work Package in Morocco, held an event in November in Errachidia, Morocco as a follow-up to a meeting that had been held in 2022. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the results related to the research in the Work Package and engage with a local NGO working on the issues related to the research.

Participants: 23 people attended this event, including people from migrant backgrounds and a local NGO working with migrants in the region
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Gender-based violence in the context of migration 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact To mark the end of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, MADAR hosted a webinar with three other organisations (International Detention Coalition, a speaker from Collectif des Jeunes Femmes Migrantes Solidaires, and the Tunisia Refugee Council). The webinar shed light on gender-based violence in the context of migration and forced displacement, within the Greater Maghreb region. Panelists provided an overview of the situation of migrant women and girls in Tunisia, Libya and Morocco and presented different examples of initiatives and projects that have contributed to preventing violence against migrant women and girls in the region. 31 people joined the webinar, initiating interest in our work and spreading further to other academics, NGOs, and policy makers. The webinar also contributed to MADAR widening our network of partners.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://madar-network.org/en/events/Webinar-on-gender-based-violence-in-the-context-of-migration/
 
Description Grand Challenges Lecture: "Keele Migration in the Maghreb, an interdisciplinary approach: MADAR's motley" 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact MADAR's Principal Investigator Mariangela Palladino gave a lecture to the Keele Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences in May 2023.
The lecture shared preliminary findings from the MADAR project through a range of case studies in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. It provided insights into challenging field sites, the transformational role of creative methods to engage with research participants and their lived experiences in adverse and volatile socio-political contexts.

The recording has had 300 views on YouTube and the event was attended by 70 people.
People in attendance commented that the lecture sparked interest in the subject, they gained insights and knowledge about the area and its challenges; the lecture sparked questions afterwards and offered opportunities for discussion. Interest in the subject increased among the audience in attendance.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOWRW_RwFRU&list=PLqeK6hQme1Y4eFpmqoSCuD0NgMkonZzTw
 
Description International AIDS Society IAS Event Presentation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact Researchers involved in the MADAR funded Work Package in Algeria presented the results of their study on access to reproductive health rights for sub-Saharan migrants in Oran and Béchar, Algeria at the International AIDS Society IAS Event Presentation in March 2023.

Outreach/impact:
-research results were disseminated to a wide range of people, including multidisciplinary researchers, health professionals, and health facility managers.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I14tlzAD30
 
Description Joint workshop on the "Protection and Rights for People on the Move in North Africa'' 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact The workshop, from November 14-15 2023, brought together various local organizations to navigate regional dynamics and discuss specific strategies to ensure access to rights, protection and the provision of services to people on the move in North Africa, with a vision to initiate a community of practice to work on the protection and care of people on the move in North Africa. By engaging in dialogue, sharing best practices, and creating a collective roadmap, this workshop aimed to promote the rights and well-being of the people on the move in North Africa, highlighting the work of local organizations and refugee/migrant led organizations, and explored the need for a community of practice to facilitate exchange and work for sustainable advocacy.

Outcomes/impact:
• Enhanced dialogue and collaboration between local civil society organizations, refugee-led organizations, and community groups involved in the protection and care of people on the move, with plans for follow up collaboration with all participants to jointly implement the strategies and monitor progress
• Centring the concerns and priorities of migrants ad migrant/refugee led organisations
• Partnership established between MADAR and IDC


Workshop location: Tunisia
Participants: 25 (from Morocco and Tunisia)
Stakeholders: academics, civil society organisations
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://mailchi.mp/c6c8dc50c341/madar-network-newsletter-4th-issue-august-17529041
 
Description MADAR ECR Fellowship trip and writing workshops 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact As part of MADAR's commitment to supporting and training early career researchers, three MADAR early career researchers from Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria were invited to Keele, Liverpool and Manchester universities in March and June 2023 under the MADAR Fellowship scheme. The ECRs worked with the Network's senior academics on writing academic articles and took part in a series of academic activities, from attending postgraduate symposiums to public lectures. The second visit to the UK focused on stepping up the data analysis collected between the two visits, as well as finalizing final academic article chapter. The articles are in development.

Outcomes and impacts:
• Draft of three academic articles
• Networking with other academics in the UK
• Enhanced capacity in writing academic articles

Participants:
• one member each from Algeria (CREAD-Research Institute), Tunisia (NCD-Civil Society Organisation, Morocco-civil society organisation); five academics from Manchester, Edinburgh, Keele and Liverpool universities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://madar-network.org/en/news/madar-early-career-researcher-ecr-fellowship-trips-to-the-uk/
 
Description MADAR ECR Workshop New Perspectives on Migration Studies 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact This workshop brought together three MADAR early career researcher (ECR) colleagues from Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco to present their MADAR related research and engage in discussion with academics from the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester.

Outcomes and impact:
• Shared findings from work in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco with academics in the UK
• Increased engagement with and interest in research findings and MADAR Network, with plans made for future collaboration between several participants

Workshop location: Liverpool
Participants: 9 total (3 participants from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia)- from academia and civil society
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://madar-network.org/en/news/madar-early-career-researcher-ecr-fellowship-trips-to-the-uk/
 
Description MADAR Facebook page 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact A MADAR Facebook page was set up in May 2021 to promote the MADAR network, build awareness of our work, and encourage participation and engagement in our opportunities from the Maghreb and beyond.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.facebook.com/MadarNetworkPlus
 
Description MADAR Newsletter Issue 1 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact The MADAR newsletter was launched in December 2021 to disseminate the research network's activities: news, events, and opportunities around our core focus of migration and forced displacement in the central Maghreb region "Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia" as well as serving as a forum for our partners and others we work with to access our network.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022
URL https://mailchi.mp/726ceb245657/madar-newsletter-1-issue
 
Description MADAR Newsletter Issue 2 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact Our second newsletter was published in March 2022 and highlighted a forthcoming workshop for journalists organised by our partner Racines aisbl. It also included information on our last webinar, the campaign 'Témoigner pour agir' and a new podcast.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://mailchi.mp/0dc19daad6d0/madar-newsletter-2-issue
 
Description MADAR Newsletter Issue 3 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact Our third newsletter was published in May 2022 and highlighted our call for applications for action-research grants as well as provided information about an online information session for interested applicants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://mailchi.mp/5237b1b7996b/call-for-applications-madar
 
Description MADAR Newsletter Issue 4 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact Our fourth newsletter was published in August 2022 and highlighted our call for applications for action-research grants; provided a brief overview of our first internal meeting of the MADAR network held in Tunis in June 2022; and shared information on partner Work Packages.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://us20.campaign-archive.com/?u=16bd22fe5f14b4ab899fd206f&id=8097124898
 
Description MADAR Newsletter Issue 5 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Our fifth newsletter was published in August 2023 and shared recent information about recent MADAR publications and news as well as announced the MADAR Large Grant award holders.

-Reached a wide audience of 212 people in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, the UK and other countries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://mailchi.mp/3c267446c33e/madar-network-newsletter-4th-issue-august-17320541
 
Description MADAR Newsletter Issue 6 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Our sixth newsletter was published in December 2023 and shared recent MADAR publications and news as well as the pilot episode of our podcast series.

-Reached a wide audience of 212 subscribers in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, the UK and other countries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://mailchi.mp/c6c8dc50c341/madar-network-newsletter-4th-issue-august-17529041
 
Description MADAR Pilot Podcast 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact The MADAR podcast series seeks to convert the research outputs from the MADAR Network into accessible and engaging podcasts for a wider audience. The pilot episode introduces MADAR's aims and objectives. The pilot episode was produced by MADAR partners in Tunisia and shared via MADAR newsletter and social media.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhz5rj889rc&t=36s
 
Description MADAR Podcast: 'Andy de l'Autre' 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This series of podcasts aims to explore the role of arts in the lives of migrants. The series shares inspiring stories of men and women who have experienced migration. In this first podcast: 'Andy de l'Autre' a sub-Saharan artist recounts his migration experience in Tunisia.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://soundcloud.com/madarnetworkplus
 
Description MADAR Regional meeting 2023 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact MADAR partners and new grantees came together for a Network meeting in May 2023. The meeting provided an opportunity for the partners to exchange ideas and share research findings and the challenges encountered in their specific contexts. New MADAR grant-holders also had the opportunity to present their future projects. Over the course of the meeting, network members were able to discuss the future of the network, future actions and dissemination options.

Outcomes and impacts:
• Network building between MADAR partners and new grantees
• Agreement on revised strategic plans for next year of project
Activities:
• The meeting was held in Casablanca, Morocco
• Total number of participants 30 - 9 from Tunisia, 13 from Morocco and 3 from Algeria (online), 5 from the UK
• Stakeholders: Academics, practitioners, and civil society organisations
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://madar-network.org/en/news/madars-regional-meeting-in-casablanca-2023/
 
Description MADAR podcast: Jordan 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This series of podcasts aims to explore the role of arts in the lives of migrants. The series shares inspiring stories of men and women who have experienced migration. In this second podcast: 'Jordan' shares his thoughts about his migration experience and his engagement with the creative migrants community in Tunisia.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://soundcloud.com/madarnetworkplus
 
Description MADAR website 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A dedicated multilingual and interactive MADAR Network Plus website was set up in 2020 to increase the visibility of MADAR outputs and promote wider public engagement. The website will showcase activities, resources and outputs as they are created throughout the project; promote Dissemination events; and host blogs by MADAR team and Project Partners, researchers, and practitioners from commissioned projects. The website has hosted 2 blog posts by MADAR project Partners, which have also been shared on our social media platforms (Twitter).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020,2021
URL https://madar-network.org/en/
 
Description Meeting on ''Migration and the Rights of Migrants" (Marrakesh, Morocco) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact MADAR Co-I in Morocco gave a presentation and shared the results from his MADAR funded Work Package at a meeting organized in parallel with the General Assembly of the WB and the IMF.

Location of the event: Morocco
Stakeholders: civil society organisations and policy makers
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Networking event 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact A member of the MADAR team in Tunisia spoke at an event with the COSPE network which is a co-funder of a Migration Studies Masters program at the University of Tunis al Manar. The event served as a networking opportunity and allowed us to introduce MADAR and look for possible ways of collaboration including with the students, including sharing an opportunity to apply for a podcast training.

Outcomes/impact:
-increased visibility for and engagement with the MADAR Network; new connections and follow up questions about how to get involved with the Network
-students expressed keen interest in applying the MADAR research findings to their respective fields, indicating a tangible and immediate impact on practical applications

Location: Tunis
Participants: 19 from Tunisia
Stakeholders: postgraduate students
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description News coverage APCS Work Package results 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Press coverage in national Algerian newspaper, Journal El Moudjahid, about the results of the APCS Madar funded Work Package (August 7 2023)

Outcomes/impact:

-Dissemination of study results to a wider audience outside academia
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.elmoudjahid.dz/fr/actualite/association-de-protection-contre-le-sida-apcs-hak-el-wikaya-...
 
Description Online Information session for MADAR Large and Small Grants-English 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact MADAR hosted a grant writing and information session, in English in July 2022, as a follow up to the French session that was held in June 2022. The session provided details on how to apply and the application process for applying for a Large or Small Grant. The session was held in English and also provided information and tips on how to write the grant.

There were 20 participants, and the session led to further interest and engagement in applying for a MADAR grant.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://madar-network.org/en/news/online-information-session-for-madar-grants/
 
Description Online Information session for MADAR Large and Small Grants-FRENCH 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact This information session was held in French in June 2022, in order to provide information on the application process and how to apply to a MADAR Large and/or Small Grant. 65 participants attended the session, which sparked further questions on the process, and this led to the request for a further information session on applying to the grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Online Information session for MADAR Large and Small Grants-session two 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact This information session was held in August 2022, as a follow up to a first information session on how to apply to a MADAR Large and/or Small Grant. 20 participants attended the session, which sparked further questions on the process, and resulted in some participants applying to the open call for funding.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Outreach workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact An outreach workshop was held in February 2024 in Tunisia with donors and key public policy and programmatic stakeholders to present research results and policy recommendations from a MADAR funded Large Grant project.

Outcomes/impact:
-requests for further information and meetings to discuss policy recommendations

Participants: 22 (Tunisian and international)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
 
Description Presentation of MADAR Work Package results -AMI Morocco 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact MADAR Co-I, Mehdi Lahlou, shared information from an upcoming report commissioned by MADAR during during a regional fora, held by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in Sevilla, Spain, on June 2022. This has resulted in increased awareness on the results of the research as well as further visibility of the MADAR Network.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Presentation of Work Package results (Morocco) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact MADAR Co-I from Morocco shared results from a research report commissioned by MADAR (focused on Morocco) at a meeting between researchers and political and associative leaders in charge of the issue of migration in the MENA region. The meeting took place in December 2023 and was organized at the initiative of the ICMPD.

Outcomes and impacts:
-This has resulted in increased awareness of the results of the research with a range of stakeholders working in the MENA region, as well as further visibility of the MADAR Network.

Stakeholders: policy makers, practitioners and civil society organisations
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Press coverage MADAR Large Grant-Organic Knowledge 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Interview on Variations Radio2M with lead researcher of MADAR funded Large Grant, Organic Knowledge, discussing the project and findings so far.

Outcomes/impacts:
-research and project aims shared with wider audience

Location: Morocco
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Press coverage of APCS Work Package in national Algerian media 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Coverage of APCS research in a national Algerian media outlet, Journal Le Soir d'Algérie, (Date: May 15, 2023)

Outcomes/impacts:
-Wider dissemination of study results
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.lesoirdalgerie.com/regions/etude-sur-l-evaluation-de-l-acces-aux-droits-a-la-sante-des-m...
 
Description Press coverage of APCS Work Package in national Algerian media 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Coverage of APCS Work Package in a national Algeria media outlet, Le Quotidien d'Oran. (Date: May 15, 2023)

Outcomes/impact:

-Dissemination of study results to a wider audience outside academia
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.lequotidien-oran.com/index.php?news=5321020&archive_date=2023-05-15
 
Description Press coverage of Racines aisbl Work Package report in Tanmia media 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Tanmia (a networking platform in Morocco, which promotes projects, studies, initiatives led by civil society organizations and researchers, within Morocco) wrote an article about MADAR partner Racines aisbl's study on migration policy in Morocco. This press coverage will extend the reach of the report to a wide audience, including the general public
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://tanmia.ma/09-03-2023/53784/
 
Description Press coverage of report 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact ENASS media in Morocco wrote an article about MADAR partner in Morocco, Racines aisbl's, new policy report on 'Migration policy in Morocco: Between European pressures and Moroccan blackmail" . The coverage of the report in the media has amplified the reach of the report.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://enass.ma/2023/01/09/migration-une-nouvelle-etude-fait-le-bilan-de-la-snia/
 
Description Press release - "NEW RESEARCH PROJECT TO IMPROVE PROTECTION OF DISPLACED PEOPLE IN NORTH AFRICA." 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Keele university (in collaboration with the MADAR team) published a press release to officially announce the MADAR Network+ project. The press release was shared with media contacts and circulated widely on Twitter.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://madar-network.org/en/news/
 
Description Project partner blog post: CARITAS ALGÉRIE - UNE AIDE HUMANITAIRE AUX MIGRANTS 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact A blog post written by MADAR partner organisation Caritas Algeria, outlining the humanitarian work they carry out with migrants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://madar-network.org/en/blog/caritas-alg%C3%A9rie-une-aide-humanitaire-aux-migrants/
 
Description Project partner blog: GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WOMEN AND MIGRATION: INCLUDING CASES FROM TUNISIA 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Ferdaous Naili (Research and Programs Assistant, La Fabrique Art Studio) wrote a blog post for the MADAR website on the role of women in migration and trans-regional movements, with examples from Tunisia.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://madar-network.org/en/blog/general-overview-women-and-migration-including-cases-tunisia/
 
Description Project partner blog: Public space and theater to promote diversity in Morocco 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact MADAR project partner, Dounia Benslimane from Moroccoan organisation Racines aisbl, wrote a blog post for the MADAR website reflecting on advocacy in public spaces and the obstacles that were encountered as part of the Mix City project and the use of forum theater.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://madar-network.org/en/blog/mix-city-et-bhal-bhal/
 
Description Roundtable discussion "Gaps and good practices in national protection frameworks" 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Four members of the MADAR team -Co-I Hassen Boubakri from the University of Sousse in Tunisia, and Khaled Menna, Soumia Bouchouk and Hanane Mansour from the Research Center in Applied Economics for Development (CREAD) in Algeria - were invited to speak at a roundtable discussion on "Gaps and good practices in national protection frameworks". The roundtable formed part of a virtual policy workshop organised by the Mixed Migration Centre and the UNHCR on protection challenges in the Central & Western Mediterranean Routes.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL http://www.mixedmigration.org/articles/live-unhcr-mmc-policy-workshop/
 
Description Safeguarding training 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact In 2020 MADAR held a number of cross-sector capacity building and training workshops with external facilitators and project partners including a session on safeguarding. The training led to increased awareness of safeguarding issues and formed the basis for the co-development of a MADAR Safeguarding policy and procedure.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Screening of BOZA! film during the "Semaine du Film" in Casablanca, Morocco 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact MADAR partner Racines aisbl organised a screening of their film 'Boza!', with Carrefour des Livres in Casablanca, Morocco, as part of its Film Week, on August 21st. The screening was followed by a Q&A session dedicated to the methodology used in the film, the general context of migration in Morocco, and a discussion on the essential measures to address practices leading to the marginalization of migrant communities. A printed version of the research study (part of the project related to the 'Boza!' film), was also shared with particiapnts during the screening.

• Short term impact: an increase of Racines' social media followers (people who attended the workshop) and increased engagement with research content
• Total number of participants 50 (from Morocco)
• Audience members were from the general public, civil society organisations, the media, artists and students
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.racines-aisbl.org/en/screening-of-boza-during-the-semaine-du-film-in-casablanca/
 
Description Seminar 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact MADAR co-investigator from AMI, Morocco, organised a joint seminar in February 2024 with the University Kaadi Ayad of Marrakech, to present the results of the MADAR funded Work Package, led by AMI.

Outcomes/impacts:

-Networking and collaboration with new partner; wider dissemination of research findings
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Study day: "Migrants in host countries - Socio-economic aspects - case of Algeria" 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact As part of the activities of the MADAR network, CREAD, an Algerian partner of the network, organized a study day entitled "Migrants in Host Countries'. Socio-economic aspects -Case of Algeria-", on November 21, 2023 in Algiers, Algeria. The objective of this study day was to bring together actors working on the issue of migration, academics, and researchers from different Algerian universities: SETIF 2, ORAN1, OUARGLA, ALGIERS 3, CREAD, representatives of associations: NADA NETWORK, SARP, APCS, and representatives of the international organization for migration in Algeria, IOM. The study day was marked by debates, discussions, and exchanges of ideas on various aspects related to migrants in Algeria and their access to health care, work, education, university, and psychological care.
Outcomes/impacts:

The speakers' valuable contributions made the day successful and promising for future networks and collaborations between academics and civil society regarding migration.

Participant numbers: 36,
Stakeholders: Academics, UN Agency " IOM", civil society actors , and practitioners
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Study day: Event of the Social Sciences and Health Research Unit (Oran 2 University) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A study was organised by the Unit of Social Sciences and Health Research at the University of Oran 2 on March 1, 2023, where the results from a MADAR funded Work Package were presented.

Outcomes/impact:
-Network building amongst participants
-knowledge exchange and dissemination of findings to a wider audience outside academia (e.g. a press article was written about the research, as a result of the event)

Location: Oran, Algeria
Participants: 20 from Algeria
Stakeholders: multidisciplinary researchers, health professionals, health facility managers and journalists and representatives of civil society
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM STRATEGY (NIAS): THE UNCERTAINTY REVOLVING AROUND REFUGEE POLICIES AND REFLECTED IN THE DESIRE FOR INTEGRATION AND BORDER CONTROL. 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact A blog written by two Moroccan academics was posted on MADAR's website in June 2022, as part of a scoping project under the aegis of MADAR, focusing on migration in Morocco. The blog post examines the uncertainty around refugee policies in Morocco and has been shared with partner organisations as well as the general public via the MADAR mailing list and on MADAR social media channels, in order to increase awareness and understanding of migration issues amongst the general public in Morocco, the UK and beyond.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://madar-network.org/en/blog/the-national-immigration-and-asylum-strategy-nias-the-uncertainty-...
 
Description Training on Monitoring and Evaluation 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact The training was intended to support partners of MADAR (largely third sector) to improve their skills in monitoring and evaluating projects that they would carry out. The training was carried out by professional experts, based in Palestine, in this field who MADAR had built a strong relationship with through our previous activity. This is a strong example of South-South exchange.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://ctdc.org/
 
Description Training workshop- ethics and risk 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact In 2020 MADAR held a number of cross-sector capacity building and training workshops with external facilitators and project partners including a session on ethics and risks. The training led to increased awareness and understanding among the team and formed the basis for the co-development of a MADAR Ethics and Risk policy and procedure.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description WEBINAR: GOING HOME 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact On 20th June 2022, MADAR Network Plus hosted a webinar on the history of refugee repatriation, with a focus on the return of Algerian refugees to Algeria from Morocco and Tunisia at the end of their country's war of independence. The talk set out ways to think about the complex history of refugee repatriation in general.

The talk was part of Refugee Week Scotland programme, and allowed MADAR to establish new partnerships and engage with a wider audience. https://www.refugeefestivalscotland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/RFS-2022-Highlights-Review.pdf
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://madar-network.org/en/events/going-home/
 
Description WEBINAR: INTERCULTURALITY AND PERFORMANCE - CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE MAGHREB 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact MADAR's second webinar was an exploration of the theme "Interculturality and Performance," following on from World Refugee Day on June 20th, and to celebrate World Music Day on June 21st. These events are open to the public and we seek to address a wide variety of audiences. There were 25 people in attendance and the webinar enabled MADAR to build our network and initiate conversations on the main topics and themes related to MADAR.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://madar-network.org/en/events/webinar-interculturality-and-performance/
 
Description Webinar on gendered vulnerabilities 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact MADAR's third webinar took place on 18 November 2021 and explored "how gender (including genders beyond the binary) affects migration trajectory? and how is vulnerability gendered?". This webinar was organised in collaboration with MECAM in Tunis. 71 people joined the webinar initiating interest in our work and spreading further to NGOs, INGOs and governments.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://madar-network.org/en/events/gendered-vulnerabilities/
 
Description Webinar with academics- Algeria 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact The webinar, organised by MADAR project partners in Algeria, CREAD and Caritas, brought together 20 academics to introduce the MADAR project as well as the incentives and opportunities offered by this network. The participants were introduced to the aims of MADAR, to promote multidisciplinary projects and to work alongside civil society organisations and artists to create a new spirit of academic research and a global and more in-depth reading of the issue of forced displacement in the central Maghreb region.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Webinar with civil society organsations and artists- Algeria 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The webinar, hosted by MADAR partner in Algeria, Caritas, brought together Algerian civil society organisations and artists to introduced the MADAR Network & projects, including the desired objectives of the project, how to participate, and a discussion on how to influence decision-makers regarding pressure to improve, change and apply the protection laws for vulnerable groups of forcibly displaced persons. There was a great interest in the project among participants, and it was seen as an opportunity to link their human rights work with academic research, in order to translate protection challenges into concrete solutions.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Webinar: Destination Tunisia : Changing border regimes and Syrian Displacement Trajectories in the Global South' 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact On February 8th 2022, MADAR Network Plus led organisation and carried out this webinar with Mixed Migration Center (MMC) and Merian Center for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM).
The webinar gave insights into Syrians' flight trajectories to Tunisia, the most common routes taken, journey experiences and intentions for the future, based on recent ethnographic research as well as quantitative survey data. The discussion also demonstrated how pre-war and trade migration ties between Syria and Tunisia on the one hand and Tunisia's complex migration landscape on the other hand have shaped Syrians' conditions of arrival.
This was a interdisciplinary and international forum creating links across and between the international research and activist communities.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://madar-network.org/en/events/webinar-destination-tunisia/
 
Description Webinar: Migration, Displacement and the Arts 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact 55 people attend MADAR's first webinar in our webinar series, bringing together members of the MADAR network and external speakers, to explore questions and topics - such as antiracist advocacy, action research, and gender in the context of migration- interlinked with the challenges of displacement and protection in the Maghreb region.

The first webinar in the series explored arts-based methodologies and displacement and included MADAR partners as well as an external speaker from a university in Algeria. There was a lot of interest in the webinar from external audiences and this enabled MADAR to build our network and initiate conversations on the main topics and themes related to MADAR.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://madar-network.org/en/events/webinar-migration-displacement-and-the-arts/
 
Description Workshop for journalists on migration and forced displacement 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Under the umbrella of the MADAR Work Package led by MADAR partner Racines aisbl, SENICAR, in partnership with Réseau Marocain des Journalistes des Migrations, organised a workshop for media and journalists on 15th and 16th March 2022 in Casablanca.

About twenty participants from several Moroccan cities (Casablanca, Rabat, Fez, Beni Mellal, Kenitra, Tiflet, Tangier, Agadir and Tata) working in national and regional media, covering news and stories related to migration and forced displacement, attended the workshop.

Many participants had not previously worked on migration and forced displacement issues, and the workshop has prompted them to address the issue in their papers and reports, as well as create an informal network to keep in touch on these issues.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://madar-network.org/en/events/15-16-march-2022-workshop-for-journalists-on-migration-and-force...
 
Description Workshop on 'Migration, displacement, protection and Arts for the MADAR project' (Tunisia) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact MADAR's project partners in Tunisia, Notre Culture D'abord, along with the University of Sousse, held a workshop with participants from the creative sector, academia and civil society on the themes of migration, displacement, protection and arts. The workshop participants identified key research and action priorities, on a local and regional level and the outcomes of this meeting will directly feed into MADAR's project calls. The meeting also led to an increased awareness and understanding of the MADAR Network.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.facebook.com/notreculturedabord/
 
Description Workshop training on Principles 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact In 2020 MADAR held a number of cross-sector capacity building and training workshops with external facilitators and project partners including a session on Principles. The training led to increased awareness and understanding among the team on the main principles and terms of engagement that inform the MADAR project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Writing workshop organised by Racines in Morocco 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact MADAR partner organisation Racines organised a writing workshop in the city of Tiznit in Morocco in July 2022. The aim of the workshop was to provide writing tips and assistance to organisations interested in applying for MADAR's call for applications for Large and Small grants. The meeting was attended by 15 organisations, who expressed interest in applying for the MADAR funding call.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description news coverage 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact MADAR partner in Morocco, Racines aisbl, collaborated with Enass media in Morocco to cover the release of Racines's report on the politics of migration in Morocco and to answer questions about the number of people migrating to Morocco.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://enass.ma/2023/01/09/profil-migratoire-du-maroc-5-chiffres-pour-comprendre/