Gender and forced migration as an approach, both in research and humanitarian assistance, is still evolving. There is increased awareness of the differences in the gender impact of forced migrants. Organisations working in this area are slowly taking in these considerations however, implementation of gender guidelines and policies is still weak. In realisation of above, Akina Mama wa Africa (AMwA), commissioned this baseline study on gender and forced migration in Africa which was undertaken between April and May 2010 in two regions namely the West African region and East/Horn of Africa region. The study is part of AMwA’s project, “Building African Women’s Leadership to Address Long-term Forced Migration”,