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On this International Women's Day, we echo IOM's call for a cohesive commitment to invest in migrant, displaced and diaspora women and girls in all their diversity.
IOM’s Approach to Protection reflects shared thinking and common understanding of the Organization’s approach to protection across operational contexts. This document articulates IOM’s approach to protection and is intended to support a consistent, coherent and accountable role for IOM on protection. It also serves as a reference 1 for the development of...
Irregular migration journeys put migrants at risk for mental health conditions, such as psychosocial distress, low subjective well-being, low social support and stigma. While working with returnee migrants on a social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) initiative, such as Migrants as Messengers (MaM), it is important to ensure that their well being is...
In 2021, the "K-par-Cas-2" toolkit was developed as a collaborative effort between The Ink Link, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and with financial support from the European Union. This toolkit is designed to promote the mental health and psychosocial well-being of migrants. It...
It’s likely that you have an incredible, ready-to-use studio inside your pocket, you might just don’t know how to use its full potential. Your smartphone is a powerful tool to create videos and tell stories. A few simple tips can help you to improve the quality of the videos you create with your...
Outdoor gyms have become widely popular in West African cities. Sports activities in public space are not only inclusive and accessible. Working out with friends is great fun, reduces stress and boosts self-confidence. Practising sports can help young people to clear their minds and activate their...
In different places in the world, IOM runs Migration Information Centres – called MICs – within existing youth centres. To keep these MICs vibrant, it’s important to have the needs of its young visitors in mind. As an outsider, you’ll have to get familiar with the local context and connect with...
Migration is a complex topic. Journalists play an important role in unpacking these complexities. It’s their role to give the public a clear understanding of all sides of the migration paradigm. When a reporter tells a migration story in a balanced and ethical way, he or she is helping migrants to...
Qualitative research methodology is frequently used in social sciences to deeper explore questions such as “What, Why and How?“ When conducting research on migration, a qualitative approach may help you better understand the particular causes or impact of migration on women, for example, or the need...
Creating your own project requires a certain level of preparation, but above all it requires following a step-by-step design and implementation process that will allow you to reach your goal. We want you to succeed, so IOM created a guidebook with guiding questions, recommendations, and checklists...
Organizing a street art workshop is not as difficult as it looks! We made it extra easy thanks to our step-by-step guide. Let’s get started. All our materials are free to use. So all you need to do is go through the information, get your friends together, and find the right materials and a wall.
In an earlier article, Yenna explained how IOM uses mobile cinema as part of its activities. This post gives some more detail on how you can organise your own public screening event.
If you’re looking for a full overview of learning tools developed by the IOM Awareness Raising Unit, look no further. We’ve compiled a useful list of resources, organised in different categories. Most of the online tools are free and can be downloaded. Some are published on the IOM E-Campus and...
Both the vision and mission statements play an important role in an organization strategic planning. The tips will help your organization write clear and useful mission and vision statements that can serve to guide operations.
In online marketing for volunteer associations, we covered why online marketing helps with visibility, credibility and, as a result, sustainability through more funding and partnership opportunties. In this article, we’ll take a deeper look at what you need to get started with effective online...
This toolkit provides practical guidance for researching, designing, implementing and monitoring strategic Communication for Development (C4D) interventions and campaigns. C4D offers a strategic toolbox to using communication to prompt social and behaviour change as well as advocacy results for...
Afghans engage in migration through irregular means due to a multiplicity of factors such as the continued and worsening security and economic situation in Afghanistan, lack of rights, high unemployment and environmental hazards. The Afghan Safe Migration project supported Afghan diaspora organisations in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands to deliver...
The UN’s mission and objectives are often critically linked to changing human behaviour. Behavioural science enables us to diagnose barriers preventing people from engaging in a certain behaviour, identify enablers that help people achieve their aims, and design and measure the impact of interventions on the basis of these understandings. In recognition of...
The third edition of IOM’s Promoting Safe Migration publication showcases lessons and achievements from awareness raising under the Cooperation on Migration and Partnerships to Achieve Sustainable Solutions (COMPASS) initiative and related interventions, such as Migrants as Messengers and IOM X. The work of the Media, Communications and Awareness Raising...