Return Migrants Contributing to Entrepreneurship and Growth
Agency/Organisers
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Countries
Canada;
Philippines
Year
2019
Cross-Cutting Theme(s)
Sustainable Development
Topic
Private Sector Development and Trade
Related Sustainable Development Goals and Global Compact for Migration Objectives
Developed by the Mainstreaming Migration into International Cooperation and Development project, this video demonstrates the importance of integrating migration into private sector development and trade programming.
Joji is a return migrant from the Philippines who was a financial advisor in Canada. Upon return, harnessing the skills she developed abroad, she started a social enterprise to contribute to peacebuilding. She is now expanding her business by training local farmers to grow, sell, and trade their own coffee and improve sustainable livelihoods.
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