The overall objective of the project is to contribute to poverty reduction and inclusive rural transformations, through the creation of decent employment opportunities in rural areas prone to outmigration, while promoting migration as a climate adaptation strategy.

Specifically, the project aims to support governments and rural stakeholders to adopt and implement policies and strategies that promote sustainable alternatives to migration for rural youth, empower family members that stay behind, harness the contributions of migrants and diaspora to rural livelihoods, and support prospective and return migrants.
In Uganda,it aims at promoting the role of migrants in the agrifood systems, empowering diaspora agripreneurs, and facilitating their investments and skills transfer, including the establishment of the Uganda Diaspora Agribusiness Network (UDAN) and the launch of a diaspora agribusiness award