Supporting migrant returnees and communities in vulnerable situations to uplift their livelihoods, enhance their skills and promote safe and regular migration

Project Outcomes:

• Outcome 1: Vulnerabilities of returnees and other rural communities are mitigated through enhanced access to Sustainable Enterprises and/or resilient livelihood opportunities (IOM)
• Outcome 2: Irregular migration and human trafficking risks are mitigated through information on safe and regular migration and necessary tools/infrastructure (IOM)
• Outcome 3: Increased employability of women and men including youth (both locally and abroad) through enhanced skills development interventions. (ILO)
• Outcome 4: Government and other relevant stakeholders have access to evidence-based data for effective policy formulation and decision making (ILO)

Expected Results:

• Migrant returnees and vulnerable communities gain access to sustainable and resilient livelihood opportunities
• Government stakeholders and the public have access to information on safe migration pathways, risks of irregular migration, human smuggling and trafficking and tools to mitigate irregular migration
• Increased access to labour market by migrant returnees to gainfully be employed in local labour market or to successfully manage their enterprises effectively
• Aspirant migrants enhance their skills in care, tourism and maritime
• Increased labour force participation of women in local economic activities and employment opportunities through promotion of work-based learning programmes and entrepreneurship
• Government stakeholders enhance their knowledge and capacities on data collection mechanisms pertaining to returnees at district level