ABSTRACT
As the number of child migrants increases worldwide, so do their humanitarian needs. In regions such as Northern Africa and Southern Europe, non-state humanitarian actors contribute to addressing these needs. However, these actors often experience difficulties in accessing data and evidence to inform their programming approaches due to various gaps and challenges. This chapter relies on a mixed-methods approach—including a literature review, policy analysis, website analysis, and qualitative interviews—to investigate how non-state humanitarian actors use data and evidence on child migrants for humanitarian programming in Northern Africa and Southern Europe. Empirical results confirm the essential role of data for humanitarian programming. They furthermore show that data gaps undermine the ability of non-state humanitarian actors to develop effective and comprehensive humanitarian assistance to child migrants. Consequences are particularly relevant for those migrant children who are more vulnerable and invisible, as they often experience more difficult access to assistance.
