​The publication builds on the findings from the Kenya Diaspora Investment Forum (KDIF), although it has an exclusively British focus. The diaspora in the UK was selected as a target group because of IOM UK's strong linkage with the Kenyan community there and also because it is a key destination country for Kenyans. The research aims at widening the parameters of Kenyan diaspora involvement in development efforts.k

The main goal of this study is to provide an overview on Egyptian Diasporas, examine avenues for engaging diaspora in the development of Egypt and to recommend policies and programmes to enhance their contribution towards the socio-economic development of the country. It has a look at the Egyptian diaspora migration dynamics and their migratory process; the needs, concerns and priorities of diaspora communities; and the different potential resources within the diaspora communities that could contribute to the national development process in Egypt.

This study reviews the migration and the remittance corridor between the Philippines and Italy through a development lens. The study enhances understanding about remittance behaviour among Filipinos based in Italy and its relationship to development issues; and develops insights and recommendations for policymakers and other stakeholders who could harness remittances to create an impact on the development of migrants, their families and origin countries.

Recognition of the linkages between migration and development is increasing. The positive contribution migrants make to society is visible worldwide but certainly in the Netherlands. Their participation contributes to technological development, economic activities and cultural enrichment. Many migrants remain strongly connected to their country of origin. They send money back, but also transfer knowledge and experience.

The overall aim of this research is to provide relevant stakeholders in government and private sectors in BiH with primary and reliable data, information, analysis and recommendations related to: a) key migration and development issues, b) supporting the design of possible intervention models, and thereby c) supporting overall sustainable development of the country.

Migrant Women for Development in Africa is a project promoted by the International Organization for Migration and funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - General Directorate for Development Cooperation, in the framework of MIDA - Migration for Development in Africa: a strategy conceived by IOM in 2001 to involve migrants in the socioeconomic development of their country of origin.

​The aim of this initiative was to collect, analyse and present information about migrant remittances from Portugal and South Africa to Angola, and their use by the beneficiaries in Angola. The analysis includes a study of the impacts of remittances on migrant-sending households, and documents some policies and practices affecting remittance flows between Portugal, South Africa and Angola. The study also talks about the socio-economic profile of the Angolan diaspora in Portugal and South Africa, and strategies to enhance the development impact of remittances in Angola.

This book aims to capture the context in Finland and Somalia which has led to the development and the implementation of the very first MIDA project for Somalia. MIDA Health Somaliland-Puntland has shown that it is possible and meaningful to engage the diaspora for development activities back home. The project has also demonstrated that authorities in Finland and in Somalia are very interested in and supportive of this type of engagement.

A very indepth study of the Moroccan diaspora in multiple countries from all around the world with some information on the evolution of these populations over time. Various issues are discussed.

Over the past ten years IOM’s experience in ac­companying governments through programmes, initiatives, studies and nu­merous conferences con­cerning Migration for De­velopment in Africa (MIDA) and similar initiatives in Latin America and the Car­ibbean, Asia and the Pacific have demonstrated that migration can bring signifi­cant benefits for social and economic development.