Global Forum on Migration and Development
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Date Shared: 
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 16:30
Title: 

College Assistant Migrant Program

Countries and areas: 
United States
Partner(s): 
National Government of the United States
Thematic Area: 
Rights of migrants, Strategies for minimizing costs/maximizing human development
Tags: 
Capacity Building, Children and Youth
Summary: 

College assistant migrant program helps students who are migratory seasonal farm workers enroll in their first year of undergraduate university studies. Those projects include services like visits to employers and graduate programs, vocation exploration and internships. And then to supplement primary education for refugee kids. The US Department for Health and Human Services provides grants to help refugee children to improve their academic performance and adjust and integrate.

GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2013-2014 - Thematic Meeting 3 "Migration as an Enabler for Inclusive Social Development – Enhancing migrant empowerment and voluntary social and economic assets transfers"

 

Link: 

For more information:

  • http://www2.ed.gov/programs/camp/index.html

Source (retrieved on 04/13/2026 - 11:47): https://www.gfmd.org/pfp/ppd/184