Mark Marvin Kadigo is a Full Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant and a PhD candidate in Development Studies at the Institute of Development Policy (IOB), University of Antwerp, Belgium. He holds an MSc in Development Evaluation and Management from the University of Antwerp, and a BSc in Forestry from Makerere University, Uganda. His research explores the intersection of migration and sustainable development, focusing on the socio-economic effects of hosting refugees, including local development outcomes as well as attitudes and perceptions within refugee-hosting communities.