MIDEQ
MIDEQ aims to transform understanding of the relationship between migration and inequality in the context of the Global South by decentring the production of knowledge about migration and its consequences…
TRANSFORM
The TRANSFORM project examines how individuals and individual deeds have inspired collective action in times of conflict and civil war in Syria, Somalia and Myanmar. Working with a team of…
Inclusive Urban Infrastructure
International agreements, such as UN Habitat’s New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, seek to ensure that urban growth in as inclusive as possible. Yet cities are notoriously unequal…
Learning to Thrive
What is the role of play, agency, compassion and nature in children’s wellbeing and development? The film was created to help start conversations about the ways in which being connected…
Life on the Move
Our film showcases the important research themes and creative partnerships emerging from the London International Development Centre Migration Leadership Team (MLT). The film explores how researchers can collaborate with artists in…
North Star Fading
North Star Fading is a continuous 'zoom' animation inspired by the testimonies of 4 Eritrean refugees who fled their homes to make the dangerous journey across Ethiopia, Sudan and Libya…
I am the Leader of my House
An interactive webcomic that tells the stories of two Rohingya women in their fight for equity
Connecting During Covid
The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted social, economic and mobility patterns in the UK and around the world. We are interested in the experiences of people of migrant backgrounds, and how they are connecting…
Lives On Hold
'All the voices that everyone says they want to hear, but no-one wants to listen to. This project means being heard.' These words were scripted by a young person who…
Islam on Campus
Outside the Box brings to life how Islam is understood and experienced on UK university campuses. Our animation asks how we can ensure UK universities remain forums for openly debating…
Born Julia and Julius
Born Julia and Julius is the testimony of one man's experience of growing up in Uganda as an intersex person.
Dear Habib
Dear Habib is based on one of the true stories from a three-year ESRC-funded project, Becoming Adult: conceptions of futures and wellbeing among migrant young people in the UK.…
Drugs & (dis)order
Drugs & (dis)order A collaborative international research project exploring drugs and conflict in Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar We collaborated on 4-year interdisciplinary research consortium led by SOAS University of London…
A Perilous Journey
A Perilous Journey is a trilogy of comics based on testimonies taken from Syrian refugees seeking asylum in Scandinavia in July 2015. The three Syrians in the story (names changed…
A Stork's Journey
A Stork's Journey shows the dramatic perils of this dangerous journey, as the birds navigate electricity wires, hunters, pollution and pesticides. Yet it also illustrates the magic…
We See You
'We See You' is an animation bringing to life collaborative research from REACH and PRIO’s REBuild, carried out with Syrian students and teachers in Lebanon. The animation was created with…
Safer Abortion
These animations are the result of a collaboration between IPAS, PositiveNegatives and the London School of Economics sharing research results of the MRC/FCDO-funded research project, “Improving adolescent access to contraception…
Meet the Somalis
In collaboration with the Open Society Foundations (OSF) we produced a series of fourteen comics, based on personal testimonies, that highlight integration issues of the Somali communities across seven cities…
Migrants on the Margins
Migrants on the Margins features the illustrated life histories of four people with whom we worked in 2017 for the ESRC-funded project 'The Unknown City: the (In)visibility of Urban Displacement';…
Hooked
Hooked is a five-part comic of the human impact of the international drugs trade. Produced for the BBC 'Focus on Africa' programme and published in 10 languages, we developed the script…
Abike
Abike's story was researched with the facilitation of the Poppy Project and collaborators were encouraged to feedback on the story and artwork at every stage. The project was presented as…
Ola
Webcomic ‘Ola' is now being developed into a year-long commission. Along with our accompanying animation the stories were co-created with: Let us Learn, youth migrants advocates Kids in Need of Defense…
Teen Wellbeing
Teen wellbeing are a series of short zines, produced as leaflets by PositiveNegatives for Doctors of the World, presenting basic health and well-being information for unaccompanied teenagers arriving in the UK.…
An Agent Of Change
The music heard throughout the video illustrates the collaborative process of the project: Somali singer Aar Maanta kindly allowed the team to use a recording of an informal…
Fleeing into the Unknown
This comic illustrated the journey of Merha, who escapes the extreme hardship of conscription in Eritrea and crosses Africa and Europe to reach safety in the UK. 'Fleeing into the…
RIPE, Myanmar
What is RIPE? Funded by AHRC’s follow on impact fund, RIPE is a global partnership which: highlights research on inclusive democracy through creative mediums fosters understanding with local artists and…
The Challenges of War
Our comics tell the stories of Ayaan, Lembaka and Abdi, whose experiences reflect those of thousands of Somalis. These graphic narratives are a testament to the resilience and bravery of…
Drawing on Rights
Drawing on Rights is a collaborative project with Enriche, Barefoot College International and Hogan Lovells Citizenship addressing access to human rights in rural India. Despite a robust legal framework around…
Belonging
This resource tells the human impact of the obstacles (and opportunities) in getting citizenship and was co-created in collaboration with: Hogan Lovells Citizenship The Project for the Registration Of Children as…
Almaz
The particular plight of domestic workers in Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf region owes in part to the sponsorship or Kafala system, which renders workers disproportionately dependent on their…
Into Our Own Hands
Enrique's Shadow
Celebrating the International Day of the Disappeared, Enrique’s Shadow is an illustrated testimony about missing people in conflict. The fieldwork was based in southern Colombia and looks at the human…
An Empty Promise
Until we are all free
The initial direction of the project was to give a new perspective on Behrouz's well-known story, but issues started presenting themselves on the island with guards no longer performing their…
Sumi's Story
We collaborated with CARE International in their campaign to end gender based violence (GBV) in the garment industry, particularly in Cambodia and Bangladesh where most factory workers are women and…
Aissata's Story
Bucking the trend of a global increase in female genital cutting (FGC), communities around the world are renouncing the practice through community-led conversations. Aissata, a Senegalese survivor of FGC, went on…
Safer From Harm
In collaboration with the LSE International Drug Policy Unit and facilitated by the Ana Liffey Drug Project, these posters depict the stories of three people affected by the use of…
The Croydon Avengers
For Refugee Week 2018 we created a comic on superhero refugees. The Croydon Avengers is specifically aimed at young audiences (age 8-14) and its unique style blends comic book visuals…
Daria. A Roma Woman's Journey
Living on the Margins
The project foregrounded the experience of people living on the margins, using an original approach combining art with academic text, on topics such as transitional justice, state reform, post-war development…
Amnesty International: I Welcome
Many women are forced to cope with fear and violence in Greece’s overcrowded refugee camps. Approximately 60,000 refugees and migrants are stranded there because EU leaders have made it impossible…
The Vanni
We’re delighted to announce that ‘Vanni: A Family’s Struggle through the Sri Lankan Conflict’ is out now with the New Internationalist. Still reeling from the devastating tsunami of 2004, Antoni and his…
Syrian Migration
Commissioned by CARE International UK, these two first person, illustrated testimonies focus on the difficulties that refugee mothers face on her long journey to Serbia, fleeing ISIS controlled Syria.