Baobab Talks
By Baobab Centre
As part of our outreach work, we organise regular talks on topics of interest to the wider refugee-protection community with well-established experts in the field, which we distribute to the wider public whenever we can.
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Baobab TalksJun 23, 2023
Baobab Talk Series: "Age Assessments: in the best interests of children?" - 14 June 2023
The Baobab Centre is happy to share a recording of the panel it organised on 14 June 2023 in London with three panelists invited to discuss UK Asylum Age Assessment processes, their planned evolution -- within the framework of best interests of children. After a brief introduction from Sheila Melzak (Director of the Baobab Centre), the recording features Prof. Tim Cole (UCL), Nick Lessof (NHS), and Syd Bolton (Methoria), to discuss the issues through three lenses: a scientific approach (how reliable can age assessments be? Slides for Prof. Cole's presentation are available here), a paediatrician's approach (how can doctors help safeguard children during age assessments. Slides from Dr. Lessof's presentation are available here), and a solicitor's approach (can age assessments ever be in the best interests of a child?). Their interventions are then followed by a comment from Karen Goodman (ISW) on the implication of social workers in the age assessment process, and a short Q&A.
Baobab Talk Series: "The Gendered Nature of Migration Drivers and the Migration Decision-Making Process" - 11 March 2020
This talk took place on 11 March 2020. Prof. Liza Schuster of City, University of London, came to discuss her data and analysis of migration drivers for families in Afghanistan, with an emphasis on gender polarisation, based on her years of experience researching in Afghanistan.
Baobab Talk Series: Treating trauma in former child soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo - 2 Oct. 2019
This is a recording of a Baobab Talk that was held on 2 October 2019. The talk focused on the work that Dr. Katy Robjant has been recently conducting in Democratic Republic of Congo providing psychological intervention for victims of sexual and gender based violence with the international not for profit organisation In Vivo.
This is part of our regular Boabab Talks held at regular interval in London -- please email us if you want to know about our next talk!
Baobab Talk Series: "The plans, hopes and fears of Afghan families for the future" Prof. Lisa Schuster - 13 March 2019
Based on Prof. Schuster's extensive ethnographic work in Afghanistan, the talk discussed how migration figured in Afghan families' plans, hopes and fears for the future.
Biography:
Liza researches different stages of the migration process, in particular the European regimes governing asylum, entry and deportation, as well as the impact of deportation on those deported and their families. An important element of her work is the role of racism as a cause and response to migration. She worked in Afghanistan, exploring how fears and perceptions about the presidential elections and the withdrawal of international forces in 2014 is affecting emigration, while finishing two manuscripts. She has also recently helped launch the Afghanistan Migration Advice Organization
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