Discover the impactful research projects led by members of the Harriet Tubman Institute. These ongoing initiatives, supported by the Institute, explore critical topics involving Africa and African Diaspora. Through these grants, our scholars are advancing knowledge, fostering collaboration, and driving meaningful change.
Explore the projects below to learn more about the important work being done and its impact on communities worldwide.
Youth-led initiatives for gender justice and peacebuilding in Africa – Youth futures
Principal Investigator: Annie Bunting
Partner(s): Dadaab Response Association (DRA) Kenya; Refugee Law Project (RLP) Uganda; La Groupe Gemena, DR Congo, Project 1808, Sierra Leone; and York University, Canada
Funder: SSHRC PDG
Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) – prevention of gender violence against women and children
Principal Investigator: Annie Bunting
Co-Applicant: Teddy Atim
Funder: Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)
Responder-Perpetrated Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Crises - A Partnership for Accountability and Change
Principal Investigator: Annie Bunting
Co-Applicant: Susan Bartels, Queens University
Funder: SSHRC PG
Accessible Digital Research Spaces for Black Female Scholars in Social Science Research
Principal Investigator: Chika Maduakolam
Funder: The Digital Research Infrastructure Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DRI EDIA) Champions Pilot Program
The Systemic Issue of Excessive Volatility in Commodity Prices for Sustainable Development
Principal Investigator: Salewa Olawoye
Funder: SSHRC Connection Grant
Women with Disabilities, Gender, and Violence: Issues and Strategies Across the Caribbean
Principal Investigator: Ruth Rodney
Partner(s): The University of the West Indies – St. Augustine; UN Women MCO Caribbean; and DAWN Canada
Funder: SSHRC Connection Grant
Archived Projects
Boko Haram
Principal Investigator: Paul Lovejoy
Funder: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
This project focuses Islamic extremism
Contemporary Transnational Formations: Exploring Integration and Identity among Second-Generation Ethiopian Youth in Canada
Principal Investigator: Mary Goitom
Funder: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Freedom Narratives
Principal Investigator: Paul Lovejoy
Grant period: 2018–23
Funders: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; Mellon Foundation
This project focuses on peoples born in West Africa
Gendered Analysis of COVID-19: Voices of African immigrants in Edmonton and Toronto
Principal Investigator: Gertrude Mianda
Co-investigator: Elaine Coburn
Funders: Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation; York-TD Community Engagement Centre
Promoting the Mental Health of Students in Black Communities in Canada: A Pan-Canadian Research and Intervention Project on Social Determinants of Health and Equity in Universities
Principal Investigator: Agnès Berthelot-Raffard
Funder: The Public Health Agency of Canada