FACILITATING DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA Presentation by: Jo Rispoli Senior Regional Specialist: Labour Migration/Migration and Development International Organization for Migration 17 TH ILERA WORLD CONGRESS CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 11 SEPTEMBER, 2015
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FACILITATING DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT FOR
DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
Presentation by: Jo Rispoli
Senior Regional Specialist: Labour Migration/Migration and Development International Organization for Migration
17TH
ILERA WORLD CONGRESS
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
11 SEPTEMBER, 2015
OUTLINE
• IOM’s approach to diaspora engagement
• Who are the diaspora?
• Measures to support diaspora engagement
• MIDA Ghana Health Project
• Way forward
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Macro Level: Engaging and cooperating with governments and strategic partners
Meso Level: Engaging and strengthening communities
Micro Level: Empowering and assisting migrants
IOM’S APPROACH
Human Capital
Social Capital
Financial Capital
Political Capital
Cultural Capital
CONCEPTUALISATION OF M&D
Development Migration
Human Capital:
Skills and Knowledge
Social Capital:
Migrant Networks
Financial Capital:
Remittances
Cultural Capital:
Migrants’ Rights
WHO ARE THE DIASPORA?
• The diaspora may be defined as “People or ethnic populations that leave their traditional ethnic homelands, being dispersed throughout other parts of the world” (IOM)
• The diaspora are composed of “individuals originating from one country, living outside the country irrespective of their citizenship or nationality who, individually or collectively, are or could be willing to contribute to the development of their country of origin” (GFMD)
• Diasporas should be considered as development partners for both countries of origin and destination
MEASURES TO SUPPORT THE ENGAGEMENT OF DIASPORAS FOR DEVELOPMENT
• Diaspora mapping
• Diaspora outreach and confidence-building measures
• Skills and knowledge transfer mechanisms
THE MIDA GHANA EXPERIENCE
IN ENGAGING ITS MEDICAL DIASPORA
DIASPORA CONTRIBUTIONS
MIDA Participants
Professionals Skilled Workers
Specialists Entrepreneurs
Qualified Human
Resources in the Diaspora
• African professionals, entrepreneurs, and experts in the diaspora …
• willing and able to contribute their skills as well as financial and …
• other resources to the development efforts of their countries of origin.
MIDA APPROACH
A Brain Gain Project for the Health Sector in
Ghana
MIDA GHANA HEALTH III PROJECT
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
To: • utilise the available skills, expertise, and experience
of Resource Persons (RPs) in the diaspora to the benefit of the Ghanaian health sector
• contribute to the capacity-building process in Ghana’s Human Resources Development Strategy in reversing brain drain in the health sector
• build networks with the Ghanaian diaspora - stimulating cooperation with healthcare institutions in Ghana, the U.K., Germany, and the Netherlands.
THE CONCEPT
.
MoH, GHS,
Health Institutions (Submit skills
needs proposals)
IOM the Netherlands
& IOM Ghana
(Matches request with
skills database)
Health Regulatory Bodies
(Conduct due diligence and offer temporary registration)