Submission form: Submission #2255

Section I
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Name of entity submitting the pledge: ADVOCACY NETWORK AGAINST IRREGULAR MIGRATION  www.anaims.org
Pledging entity: Migrant Organisations
Is the country of the pledging entity a GCM Champion country?: {Empty}
Full name: Sheku Bangura
Position: Founder and Executive Director
Country of implementation: Sierra Leone (217)
Other country of implementation: Global (23641)
Region of implementation: {Empty}
Email Address: advocacynetwork2@gmail.com
Secondary contact person: {Empty}
Secondary email: {Empty}

Section II
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Name of the pledge: MIGRANT REINTEGRATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROJECT (MRTEP). A SUSTAINABLE MODEL OF MIGRANT REINTEGRATION
Type of pledge (please select): Individual (by one state/actor)
Is this a mirror pledge (pledge is also relevant to the Global Compact on Refugees) ?: {Empty}

Section III
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Nature of the pledge: Material (e.g. provision of technical assistance or in kind contribution)

Section IV
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Please select the main three GCM objectives the pledge is/are meant to support: 2. Minimize the adverse drivers and  structural factors that compel people to  leave their country of origin; 3. Provide accurate and timely information  at all stages of migration; 4. Ensure that all migrants have proof of  legal identity and adequate documentation; 5. Enhance availability and flexibility of  pathways for regular migration; 6. Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work; 7. Address and reduce vulnerabilities in  migration; 8. Save lives and establish coordinated  international efforts on missing migrants; 9. Strengthen the transnational response to  smuggling of migrants; 10. Prevent, combat and eradicate  trafficking in persons in the context of  international migration; 11. Manage borders in an integrated, secure  and coordinated manner; 15. Provide access to basic services for migrants; 16. Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion; 17. Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration; 18. Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences; 19. Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries; 20. Promote faster, safer and cheaper transfer of remittances and foster financial inclusion of migrants; 21. Cooperate in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration; 23. Strengthen international cooperation and global partnerships for safe, orderly and regular migration

Section V
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Please indicate which GCM Guiding Principle is/are particularly relevant for the pledge:
International cooperation (739); Sustainable development (740); Human rights (259); Child-sensitive (257)


Section VI
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Please provide a description of the pledge:
Sierra Leone’s labour migration policy was launched in 2018. According to the Government of Sierra Leone, the policy articulates the State’s commitment to ensure a labour migration process that adheres to the principles of good governance, rights and responsibilities enshrined in international protocols and national laws to advance opportunities for all men and women engaged in labour migration for decent and productive employment in conditions of freedom, dignity, security and equity.
There have been allegations of mistreatment and sexual abuse of Sierra Leonean women who have gone to the Middle East as domestic workers. This forced government to place a ban on the exportation of labour out of the country to address their issues. News of the horrors faced by migrants continues to filter in through various media but the movement of young people from Sierra Leone also continues on a daily basis. The tougher the economy becomes, the more young people become desperate to embark on the dangerous journey to Europe and other places of the world. 
Currently, returnee’s migrants have a reintegration program offered by IOM, but it is not enough to stop the growing trend of irregular migration in/from Sierra Leone. While there are no reliable statistics of returnees migrants who have gone back from the dangerous journey, over 90% of the current case load that received reintegration support from IOM are now broke and not economically productive. They are therefore angry, dissatisfied and pose a security threat to their communities and the country. 
The IOM Reintegration package from which the returnee’s migrants have so far benefitted includes support for the establishment of micro businesses to the tune of 1000 Euros. In the absence of the appropriate entrepreneurship skills and advice, nearly all the businesses have collapsed and the beneficiaries have found themselves as desperate and as destitute as before. The reintegration strategy has proved unsustainable and governments and NGOs have received serious back lash from desperate migrant returnees from time to time. A strategic reintegration approach is needed. 
The European Reintegration Networking defines reintegration as the “re-inclusion or re-incorporation of a person into a group or a process, example of a migrant into the society of his country of origin with the objective to enable these people to help themselves. The 2008 Global Report  by  the  MIREM  (Migration  de  Retour  au  Maghreb)  Project defines reintegration  as  a  process through  which  a  return migrant  participates  in  the social, cultural, economic and political life of the country of origin.  Based on these definitions of migrant reintegration, the current strategy cannot fully address the reintegration of the ever increasing number of return migrants.
The Lack of an effective Reintegration Coordination program at national level is a major challenge in addressing the root causes of irregular migration in Sierra Leone. 


Section VII
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Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised: 15 Jul 2023

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