Migrant remittances are recognized to be a very significant channel through which diasporas currently contribute to local development and poverty alleviation in their countries of origin. Net remittances for all developing countries have grown significantly in recent years, from just over US$ 74 billion in 2000 to US$ 200 billion in 2007.
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Last updated: 11/03/2010
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Last updated: 11/03/2010
This report is the result from the 1035 Facility funded pilot project on remittances between Tanzania and Uganda, specifically looking at the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) electronically money transfer system, IFS.
The dissemination of the results from the assessment infused a general debate in the Tanzanian society on the role of diaspora in development, and IOM Tanzania has been requested to provide technical assistance in the development of a national diaspora framework in Tanzania during 2010.
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Last updated: 10/03/2010
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Last updated: 05/03/2010
The aim of this paper is to arrive at a better understanding of the impact of migration on children and families left behind in selected countries. The emotional impact of migration on children has been given scant attention in analyses and discussions on the topic. This paper reviews existing documentation on erosion of family structures and relationships, psychological distress, adoption of risky behaviour and increased vulnerability to violence, abuse and exploitation.
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Last updated: 05/03/2010
This report reviews the main publications on the social impact of the remittances on women and children in Morocco, comparing them with the international theoretical and empirical literature. The areas for which the impacts are studied are poverty, education, access to safe drinking water and sanitation, nutrition and health, access to information and the media, and gender. It will be a matter of reporting all of their contributions and limitations of the various texts studied, both in terms of methodological and theoretical approaches and in terms of results and policy recommendations.
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Last updated: 05/03/2010
This report is based on the contributions from the speakers at the Workshop on Independent Child Migrants. The objective of the workshop was to stimulate debate and research on independent child migrants, to provide an opportunity for researchers and policy makers to exchange views on the independent migration of children and to identify gaps in evidence required to formulate policies.
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Last updated: 05/03/2010
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Last updated: 04/03/2010
MUSE Project Coordinator Wants Support for Social Enterprise, Microfinance
BENIN CITY - The need for Edo State government, Oredo Local Government and well meaning Edo indigenes and organizations to support social enterprise and micro finance in the state has been stressed.
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Last updated: 04/03/2010
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Last updated: 04/03/2010
