About Migration Pulse Hub
A rights-based organisation working at the intersection of migration, advocacy, research, and legal protection across East Africa since 2025.
Born from the Frontlines of Migration
Migration Pulse Hub (MPH) is an independent, Africa-rooted organisation dedicated to advancing the rights, dignity, and protection of refugees, migrants, and internally displaced persons.
Through research-based policy engagement, strategic legal support, advocacy, and inclusive programming, MPH works to generate evidence, influence policy, and strengthen rights-respecting responses to mobility and displacement.
Guided by human rights, inclusion, and context-driven analysis, MPH focuses on climate justice, health, education, gender, and technology. The organisation aims to amplify affected voices, support community resilience, and promote durable, people-centred solutions across the continent.
Mission, Vision & Values
The convictions that drive every programme, case, and conversation at Migration Pulse Hub.
Our Mission
To advance the rights, dignity, and protection of refugees, migrants, and internally displaced persons through research-based policy engagement, strategic legal support, advocacy, and inclusive programming — generating evidence that influences policy and strengthens rights-respecting responses to mobility and displacement across Africa.
Our Vision
To achieve a future where mobility is a pathway to opportunity and resilience — not a source of vulnerability — and where the inherent rights and dignity of every migrant and displaced person are universally protected. A world where innovative solutions in health, education, and technology mitigate the impacts of climate change and conflict, ensuring all individuals, regardless of location or legal status, are empowered to thrive and build stable, contributing lives within inclusive and compassionate communities.
What We Stand For
Inclusion
We place migrants, refugees, and displaced people at the centre of our work — as rights-holders, leaders, and active decision-makers. We advance inclusive, humane migration approaches that prioritise dignity and belonging.
Non-Discrimination
We oppose xenophobia and exclusion in all forms. Human rights are universal and non-negotiable, regardless of status, nationality, gender, or circumstance. Every person's dignity is equal and inviolable.
Integrity
We act with honesty, transparency, and accountability in everything we do. Our work is grounded in rigorous research, lived experience, and credible evidence — not assumption or agenda.
The Thematic Foundations of Our Work
Every programme, research study, and legal case we pursue is anchored in one or more of these five cross-cutting pillars — ensuring our work addresses the full complexity of forced mobility and displacement.
Climate Change
We advocate for populations displaced by environmental factors — from floods and drought to sea-level rise — and champion climate justice as an integral dimension of migration rights.
Health
We ensure displaced persons have access to healthcare and address the trauma and mental health impacts of forced mobility — because the right to health does not stop at a border.
Education
We secure access to learning opportunities for displaced children and adults — working with schools, governments, and communities to ensure displacement is never a barrier to education.
Gender
We centre the protection and empowerment of women and girls in displacement — addressing gender-based violence, ensuring women's leadership in decision-making, and advancing gender-responsive migration governance.
Technology
We utilise innovative digital solutions to enhance protection, provide life-saving information, and facilitate integration — leveraging technology as a force multiplier for rights-based migration work.
A Rights-Based, Evidence-Led Approach
Every programme we design begins with listening. We work directly with migrant communities to understand their lived experiences before designing any intervention. This community-first approach ensures our work remains grounded, relevant, and accountable.
We then translate community insights into evidence through rigorous research — field surveys, legal case analysis, policy reviews, and participatory action research. This evidence feeds directly into our advocacy, allowing us to speak with authority in policy spaces.
Finally, we act — through legal cases, capacity building, and direct support — to deliver real protection to real people.
Listen & Learn
Community consultations, participatory research, case documentation
Research & Analyse
Field surveys, data analysis, policy review, evidence synthesis
Advocate & Engage
Policy briefs, government engagement, AU/IGAD/EAC submissions
Protect & Empower
Legal aid, capacity training, community paralegal support
Regional Reach
Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi
Who We Work With
Migrants, refugees, IDPs, civil society, governments, UNHCR, IOM, diaspora communities
Legal Framework
UDHR, 1951 Refugee Convention, Kampala Convention, AU Migration Policy Framework, GCM
How We Are Governed
Migration Pulse Hub operates as an independent non-governmental organisation under Kenyan law, governed by a Board of Directors and led by an Executive Director.
Board of Directors
Our Board provides strategic oversight, fiduciary accountability, and ethical guidance. It comprises independent experts in international law, migration governance, civil society, and finance — drawn from across East Africa.
Contact UsAccountability & Transparency
We publish annual reports, audited financial statements, and programme evaluations. We adhere to the NGO Co-ordination Act (Kenya) and follow the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability.
Annual ReportsThe People Behind Migration Pulse Hub
Migration Pulse Hub is guided by a team committed to advancing the rights, dignity, and protection of refugees, migrants, and internally displaced persons through research, advocacy, legal support, inclusive programming, and community-centred policy engagement.
Co-Founder
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Founder details are being verified and will be published once approved by the Migration Pulse Hub team.
"Our work is rooted in dignity, evidence, and the belief that people on the move must be part of shaping the policies and systems that affect their lives."
Co-Founder
Profile Coming Soon
Founder details are being verified and will be published once approved by the Migration Pulse Hub team.
"Lasting change for displaced communities comes through evidence, inclusion, and the courage to challenge unjust systems at every level."
Founder and leadership profiles are being finalised. Full verified bios, areas of expertise, and professional links will be published once approved by the MPH team.
Work With Us. Support Our Mission.
Whether you are a donor, researcher, lawyer, or advocate — there is a meaningful role for you in protecting migrant rights across East Africa.