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GIZ Pilot program for non-profit projects of migrant associations (2007 – 2010)

Date Shared:

Monday, December 23, 2013 - 10:45

Countries and areas:

Germany

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries

Contributors:

Member States

Chairmanship:

Philippines 2008

Tags:

Empowerment and Rights of Migrants

Summary:

GIZ ran a pilot program from 2007 to 2010 to support non-profit projects by registered migrant associations in their countries of origin. The program – besides its local poverty-reducing effects on the target group in the partner countries – had the objective to foster the development of synergetic cooperative structures between the governmental development cooperation agency GIZ and migrant associations in Germany that engage in their respective countries of origin.

Link:

For more information on GIZ’s Migration and Development program, see:
http://www.giz.de/expertise/html/9697.html
For more information on the results of the pilot program see:
http://www.giz.de/expertise/html/9701.html
For more information on GIZ studies on diaspora cooperation, see:
http://www.giz.de/expertise/downloads/giz2011-en-leitfaden-diasporagemeinschaften.pdf
http://www.migration4development.org/en/projects/pilot-programme-promote...

GFMD Source:

The GIZ Pilot Program for non-profit projects of migrant associations in Germany was specifically referred upon in the context of Roundtable 1.2 on "Empowering Migrants and Diaspora to Contribute to Development" (in 2008). Moreover the Program has links to various discussions that have taken place during subsequent GFMD meetings, in particular during the following roundtable-sessions:

GFMD 2009 - Roundtable 1.2 on "Engaging diasporas and migrants in development policies and programs – Their role? Their constraints?"
GFMD 2008 - Roundtable 1.2 on "Empowering Migrants and Diaspora to Contribute to Development"
GFMD 2007 - Roundtable 2.4 on "Working with the Diaspora for Development"

Two relevant outcomes of these roundtable sessions are worth mentioning here:

'Support the capacity of diaspora organizations and institutions working with diaspora for development' (GFMD 2009 1.2/4)
'Identify partners within the diaspora (numbers, location, skills) and support diaspora organizations' organizational and representation capacities’ (GFMD 2007 2.4/1)

More generally the program also corresponds to the flagship theme “Taking action on Migration and Development – Coherence, Capacity and Cooperation”, as it targets particularly cooperation but in parts also capacity.

M&D Practices Shared within the GFMD context by Steering Group Members (2007 - 2011)