La Fundación Sankt Barbara ofrece cursos de capacitación a personas que consideran la opción de retornar desde Alemania a países de origen devastados por conflictos. Los conflictos armados pueden dejar algunas zonas del país de origen con restos explosivos de...
África Central y Occidental
Le Gouvernement de Côte d’Ivoire et l’OIM, avec l’appui de l’Union européenne, mettent en œuvre depuis 2017 le projet « Initiative conjointe Fonds Fiduciaire d’Urgence de l’Union européenne (FFUE) – OIM pour la Protection et la Réintégration des migrants en...
Le Gouvernement de Côte d’Ivoire et l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM), avec l’appui de l’Union européenne, mettent en œuvre depuis 2017 l’Initiative conjointe UE–OIM pour la protection et la réintégration des migrants en Côte d’Ivoire. À...
El programa ”Retornar a nuevas oportunidades” del Ministerio Federal de Cooperación Económica y Desarrollo de Alemania (BMZ, por sus siglas en alemán) crea perspectivas para migrantes que retornan a sus países, desplazados internos y comunidades locales en los...
Los mentores, que son miembros de la comunidad (incluidos migrantes que retornaron anteriormente), sirven como vínculo entre los migrantes que retornan y la comunidad, y ayudan a los migrantes a llevar a la práctica sus planes de reintegración. Los mentores...
FORAS, palabra árabe que significa “oportunidades”, es un proyecto que se propone fortalecer la reintegración sostenible de los migrantes que vuelven desde Marruecos a ocho países de origen seleccionados (Burkina Faso, Camerún, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Malí...
FORAS, meaning “opportunities” in Arabic, is a project that aims at strengthening the sustainable reintegration of migrants returning from Morocco to eight target countries of origin (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea...
This paper provides a state-of-the-art literature review and is intended to stimulate discussions around some of the most salient issues concerning the relationship between migration, return, and development. It outlines the operational framework and research...
This document presents an analysis of interviews conducted with all individuals assisted in their voluntary return by IOM between 2017 and 2019 (94,608) to one of the 23 countries covered by the West and Central Africa region (WCA). The analysis combines...
Why do some return migrants reintegrate back home better than others? Why do patterns of reintegration vary so much? To what extent does gender impact on reintegration? Which factors shape the ability of some migrants to transfer their skills and social rights...
The study of reintegration after return is often disconnected from research into the intention and realization of return. This article develops a new conceptual framework, linking the intention and realization of return with the reintegration process. This...
The implementation of the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in Cameroon was a unique opportunity to strengthen dialogue and collaboration between IOM and the Government of Cameroon on irregular migration and reintegration...
Through various interventions, IOM in Mali has, so far, developed returning migrants’ capacities and competencies and thus improved employment and self-employment opportunities for more than 1,000 Malian returnees. These interventions include job counselling...
In Burkina Faso, an integrated system has been set up to enable returning migrants wishing to engage in entrepreneurial projects to choose a relevant activity. This system is based on different activities including, in chronological order: job counselling...
In preparation for the national Independence Day, the Government of Burkina Faso invests massively in public works and civil engineering. Every year, in a different region, many construction projects are launched, including housing construction, road upgrading...
As of mid-July 2018, 452 individuals were included in cash for work (CFW) activities in the capital of Guinea, Conakry. Benefitting both returning migrants and prospective migrants including community members in vulnerable situations, this initiative has...
This article addresses under which circumstances migrants returning from European to (post-) conflict countries are willing and able to contribute to development and peace-building in their countries of origin. Based on comparative research in six countries...
The armed conflict that broke out, in 2012 in Mali, had led to a complicated humanitarian situation with the massive influx of tens of thousands of Malian refugees and their livestock to settle in southeastern Mauritania. In this area, the majority of the...
This study examines internal mobility in The Gambia and provides socio-economic profiles of migrants who move from rural to urban settings. Migrants' places of origin and destination, drivers of migration and travel intentions were analysed to further develop...
In the context of assisting in the transition and recovery of conflict affected societies and communities, IOM has supported disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programmes for ex-combatants/fighters and their communities of return, through...