Andhira Yousif Kara

Andhira Kara is a refugee advocate and researcher, working with national and international organisations to improve the rights of migrants and displaced people.

A refugee from Sudan, she now lives in Kenya and uses her experiences to advise and engage organisations and communities. Having co-founded a youth led organisation, she deeply understands the unique challenges faced by young leaders. Andhira is specially attuned to challenges faced by women leaders and girls in Africa and more importantly the displaced woman.

Andhira currently works as a research consultant with different organisations namely ASHDEN and ODI. Previously she worked as a scholars’ program coordinator at the Displaced and Refugee Youth Enabling Environment Mechanism project), supporting partners in their inclusion of refugee youth in the scholars’ program. She collaborated on a research project by the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), University of Oxford, examining the nature and impact of refugee-led organisations in East Africa and the Middle East.

She holds a degree in international studies from University of Nairobi, an MSc in International Development from the University of Edinburgh. Follow her on X @AndhiraKara and LinkedIn at Andhira Kara.