The objective of this report is to support the operationalisation of the Joint Initiative for Migration Protection and Reintegration in Africa and to better understand the communities in which returning migrants return or arrive - to make recommendations at the EU and national level. This document seeks to contribute to understanding Guinea Bissau’s complex dynamics to help IOM adapt its reintegration strategy and activities in areas of return. To do so, this synthesis report identifies a number of challenges in the context of sustainable reintegration, and proposes levers of action, particularly at the local level.