Dr. Thomas Yeboah

Research Fellow


Research Areas/Interests

Migration and Development Children and Youth Labour Mobility (Migration Journeys, Decision making , and Lived Experiences ) Youth Employment, Imagine...~more


Research Projects (Current and Past)

July 2020: Principal Investigator: Evidence-based synthesis on youth employment in the rural economy of Africa: This is part of the initiative ‘Boosting decent employment for Africa’s youth’ research initiative – a joint effort of  the Dutch Knowledge Platform on Inclusive Development Policies (INCLUDE)Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), under the aegis of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth.

 

May 2017- February, 2019: Ghana Country Researcher, Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA), Youth Policy Study: Institute of Development Studies, Sussex UK

January 2020-December 2027: Research Consortium Member: Research Project ‘Action on Child Harmful Work in African Agriculture’, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK, Funded by DFID (Value £8.3million). NB: This project came to a halt after six months inception phase. This decision was taken by the funder because of merger of DFID with the Foreign Commonwealth Office

 

March, 2019-January 2020: Researcher:  Involvement of children in the horticultural system of farming in Anloga, Volta Region, Ghana. APRA Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK

March-October 2014: Principal Researcher, Q Methodology Study of young people and work in Ghana. IRISH AID and UKAID

July-December 2013: Research Officer, Youth, Gender and Citizenship Education in Ghana. DFID


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