Migration Pulse Hub advances refugee and migrant rights through research, legal action, advocacy, storytelling, and community-led policy engagement across Eastern Africa.
Our mission: to ensure that the rights of every migrant and displaced person are recognised, respected, and upheld — regardless of borders.
Migration Pulse Hub is an independent, Africa-rooted organisation advancing the rights, dignity, and protection of refugees, migrants, and internally displaced persons through research, advocacy, legal support, and inclusive programming.
We work across East Africa — where displacement, labour migration, and climate-driven movement intersect at scale. Our programmes operate in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and the DRC.
We ground every intervention in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1951 Refugee Convention, the Kampala Convention, and the AU Migration Policy Framework for Africa.
Our research team generates primary data and collaborates with academic institutions to produce credible, actionable evidence. Evidence that moves policy — not just paper.
Our work is organised around five mutually reinforcing pillars that address the full cycle of migration governance — from community protection and legal aid to continental policy and sustainable livelihoods.
We engage governments, regional bodies, and international institutions to shape migration policy. Our team participates in AU, IGAD, and EAC processes to embed migrant rights into frameworks that matter.
We conduct field research, surveys, and case studies across East Africa to produce data that decision-makers need. Our Knowledge Hub makes every publication freely accessible.
Our legal team provides direct legal assistance — case representation, documentation support, referrals, and strategic litigation where migrant and refugee rights are systematically violated.
We train civil society organisations, community leaders, frontline workers, and local authorities on migration rights, trauma-informed care, and protection protocols.
We support displaced communities with economic integration programmes, livelihood skills, and grassroots networks that rebuild dignity and self-reliance beyond displacement.
Organisation-verified data from our programmes since 2025. As a young organisation, every number below represents a real person, case, or published work — not an estimate.
These are not Migration Pulse Hub statistics. They represent the broader crisis our work responds to — sourced from UNHCR's verified global data.
Migration Pulse Hub gave us a language to speak about our rights. Before their training, we did not know that what was happening to us had a name — and that the law was on our side.
Maria O. — Community Representative, South Sudanese Diaspora Network, NairobiName changed to protect privacy. Shared with participant's consent.
Tracking legislative, judicial, and protection developments across Kenya and East Africa that directly affect migrants, refugees, and IDPs.
The new Regulations, gazetted 29 December 2023 and commenced 1 February 2024, provide a revised legal framework for refugee status determination, encampment policy, and rights to documentation. Our analysis outlines the key implications for protection actors.
UNHCR Kenya's May 2025 Fact Sheet confirmed 853,074 registered refugees and asylum-seekers, with a biometric re-registration drive underway at Kakuma, Dadaab, and urban centres. MPH is supporting community outreach and documentation assistance.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has updated its Regional Migration Policy Framework to include stronger climate-linked displacement provisions. MPH participated in technical consultations and submitted written recommendations on protection gaps.
Stay informed on migration rights, policy developments, and our programme updates across East Africa.
Festival Report
The inaugural three-day festival brought together 300–500 participants daily and connected refugee communities to services, policy dialogue, culture, and new partnerships.
Research
New comparative research from Kenya and South Africa examines how climate pressure, mobility, documentation, and frontline decisions shape migrants' access to healthcare.
Webinar
A commemorative hybrid webinar examined the 1951 Refugee Convention's legacy, Africa's contribution to refugee law, and priorities for future protection.
Highlights from Migration Pulse Hub's verified 2026 programme of festivals, webinars, research launches, and strategic engagement.
Three days of policy dialogue, direct services, exhibitions, storytelling, culture, and refugee-led action under the theme "Courage in Unity: Integration and Courage — Shaping a Shared Future."
Refugee leaders, legal experts, academics, humanitarian practitioners, and advocates reflected on the Convention's legacy and the future of refugee protection in Africa.
OLAM Africa Research Institute and Migration Pulse Hub launched a comparative study of healthcare accessibility for migrants in Kenya and South Africa.
A virtual presentation of the health report and its dissemination strategy, with an invitation to interested partners to collaborate.
An online seminar with legal practitioners, civil society organisations, and UNHCR representatives to unpack the Kenya Refugees (General) Regulations 2024 and their practical implications.
Whether you are a donor, partner, volunteer, researcher, or advocate — there is a place for you in this movement. Every contribution strengthens the protection of human dignity.