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.
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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.
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...
This booklet is based on the evaluation and lessons learnt of the programme “Supporting Young Entrepreneurs in The Gambia” (#Standing4Youth), a comprehensive entrepreneurship support project implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) between 2019 and 2021. The programme incorporated the best incubation and acceleration practices for...
The following activity toolkits were developed by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) as part of the “Migrants as Messengers” (MaM) campaign. MaM is a peer-to-peer awareness-raising campaign aimed at empowering young people in West Africa to make informed decisions about migration. Originally created for IOM's Yenna platform, these toolkits...
As of October 2019, more than 4.5 million refugees and migrants from Venezuela are outside their country of origin, with 3.7 million in the region alone. As per current trends, it is estimated that the number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela included in government official figures in countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, will reach up to 5...
In an effort to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies in Nigeria on gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, the International Organization for Migration in Nigeria previously developed two training guides for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). As one of a three-part training package, this manual is based on a capacity assessment and...
Worldwide, an estimated 152 million children are in child labour, almost half of them, 73 million, work in hazardous child labour. The global health crisis is leading to mass disruption with far-reaching consequences. Many children are out of school and economic pressures on families continue to grow. This could push millions of children into child labour...
Awareness is essential to preventing trafficking. To help inform the public, community engagement materials should facilitate conversations that span a range of ages and potential experiences. These accessible, illustrated stories narrate how people are lured into trafficking through false promises.
Efforts to counter the COVID-19 pandemic have seen unprecedented restrictions on movement being imposed in many countries, both at borders and within countries. Some communities and policymakers have adopted increasingly hostile attitudes towards migrants, whom they perceive as contagion risks. Barriers to movement are therefore not only state-imposed but...
The Coronavirus is spreading globally. How can individuals, communities and humanitarian actors best respond to the COVID-19 outbreak? How can the Sphere Handbook guide our response?
This guidance presents Red Cross and Red Crescent staff, members and volunteers with a set of minimum standards for protection, gender and inclusion (PGI) in emergencies. It aims to ensure that the emergency programming of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and National Societies provides dignity, access...
Post Disaster Needs Assessments (PDNAs) are jointly undertaken by the UNDG, the World Bank and the European Commission at the request of national governments in crisis affected countries. In the aftermath of a disaster, a PDNA is conducted to value the physical damages and change in economic flows and to identify recovery and reconstruction needs. These...
Since its foundation, the ILO has contributed to state building through social reform, by promoting democratic participation, social dialogue and fundamental rights. In more recent years, it has also highlighted the role of socio-economic programmes and policies in peace building and the recovery of countries involved in conflicts, violent social unrest...
This second edition of IOM’s Promoting Safe Migration magazine covers learning on awareness-raising under the EU-IOM Joint Initiative. While the focus is on West and Central Africa and migration, the takeaways apply globally and across topics. The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating effects on people, communities, and economies, but at the same time opened...
IOM engages the public in counter-trafficking efforts through outreach such as awareness campaigns. Infographics, comics, and other visuals can help to educate communities on the risks and realities of trafficking throughout the world to mobilize people to end it. Browse the materials from previous IOM campaigns below for examples and ideas on how to convey...