Lending a hand: developing a support structure for young migrants in South Africa and Uganda

We use mixed methods to adapt, implement and evaluate the feasibility of an intervention. We will use participatory methods working with youth advisory groups in both countries already engaged in the design of this project, to develop and implement the intervention. Then we will conduct a mixed methods process evaluation to assess which facets of the package are valued and test our assumptions about the challenges young migrants face and the appropriateness of the intervention offered. The work is divided into four phases across 30 months: Phase 1 (months 1-3): recruitment of staff and other preparations; Phase 2 (months 4-9): Baseline assessment and co-designing the intervention with young people and other stakeholders; Phase 3 (months 10-21): Implementation of the intervention; Phase 4 (months 22-30): Analysis, dissemination and discussions on refinement of the intervention and, if the intervention is feasible, the design of a full-scale trial.

Keywords

Adolescents; Mobility; Migration; South Africa; Health; wellbeing