The ACC, SAMP, GCRO, IMRC, Eduardo Mondlane University, Queens University (Canada) and Wilfred Laurier University will be hosting a dissemination workshop at UCT to present the findings from a recent multi-country research project that examined the role of migrant entrepreneurs in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
This dissemination workshop will present the results of the IDRC-funded Growing Informal Cities project, which examined and profiled the role of migrant entrepreneurship in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The project was conducted jointly by the African Centre for Cities (University of Cape Town), the Southern African Migration Programme (SAMP), the Gauteng City Regional Observatory (GCRO), Eduardo Mondlane University and the International Migration Research Centre (IMRC). Interviews and surveys were conducted in Cape Town, Harare, Johannesburg and Maputo with migrant entrepreneurs and cross border traders to better understand the linkages between migration, informality, inclusive growth and violence against migrant-owned businesses.