Randa Hamza Ibrahim Gindeel is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Rural Development and the Deputy Vice President for Academic Affairs at Ahfad University for Women, Sudan. She has extensive experience in conflict research, gender studies, and education in displacement contexts. Gindeel has led various initiatives related to war, migration, and gender dynamics in Sudan and the MENA region, documenting the impact of war on women, livelihoods, and political participation. She has collaborated with international and local organizations, including UN agencies, CEDEJ, USAID, and UNITAMS, focusing on post-conflict recovery, forced displacement, and gender-sensitive policies. A frequent conference speaker, consultant, and trainer, she bridges academia,
advocacy, and policy in women, peace, and security efforts.
Ann Cathrin Corrales-Øverlid is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen, Norway. She specialises in the study of international migration, focusing on migrants’ experiences of changing gender relations, labour informalisation and precarisation, and entrepreneurship in migration and displacement contexts. She has conducted fieldwork across Latin America, North America, the Nordics and Africa. Currently, she is involved in the projects Tackling Precarious and Informal Work in the Nordic Countries (PrecaNord) and Sudan Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC).
