Ghana: Young Ghanaians in Europe Travel 'Home' a Lot - Why Their Mobility Matters

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Young migrants make up over 20% of the youth population across the European Union. In cities like Hamburg in Germany, half of all children and youth under the age of 18 have a migration background (50.4%), meaning they or their parents were born abroad.

This means millions of young people across Europe have connections to places other than the countries where they live. They stay in touch with friends and family abroad through the internet. They are fluent in the languages of their country of origin and the country where they reside. And they get involved in the politics of the 'home' country through diaspora organisations. In other words, migrant youth live transnationally - their lives are a constellation of people, places, and practices around the globe.

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