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Final Activity Report |
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| Reintegration Assistance to the Redundant Personnel of the Ministries of Defense, Internal Affairs and Justice |
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Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals (TRQN II)
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Click here to read the M&D
newsletter April 2009,IOM
The Netherlands.
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The Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals (TRQN) concept has been designed to respond to needs that are frequently expressed by countries in development process. Some qualified nationals of these countries have left the country and make up a substantial community in western countries. Such communities are being referred to as diaspora or transnational communities. These migrants are often well-educated and well integrated in their new country of residence. At the same time the majority maintains close links with their country of origin and is committed
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to contribute to the development of their home country.
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As a follow up of the successful TRQN I project, TRQN II started in July 2008 for three years until June 2011. The project targets 6 countries including Georgia. IOM implements the project in close cooperation with the key stakeholders in the country of origin and diaspora groups in the Netherlands. The project assists 300 temporary return assignments and 50 virtual returns. It will have a strong focus on a limited number of identified sectors per country and on capacity building through the "training of trainer" approach. During the first months of the project an assessment has been conducted in each country to identify specific needs for expertise in priority sectors. TRQN II is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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The TRQN II project is demand-driven and focuses on the private sector needs in Georgia. IOM has been closely cooperating with the Georgian state agencies, particularly the Ministry of Economic Development, the State Minister’s Office on Diaspora and other state and non-state stakeholders during the project implementation.
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Georgian Diaspora Meeting in the Netherlands |
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On 23 May 2009 representatives of the Georgian Diaspora in the Netherlands gathered to discuss their possible contribution to the development of their home country.
The meeting was organized by IOM the Netherlands in partnership with the Georgian Diaspora Foundation in the Netherlands as part of the Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals II (TRQN II) project.
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The first two assignments to Georgia under the TRQN II project took place in September-October 2009 followed by the third assignment in December 2009.
Gocha Laghidze, an experienced restorer and armourer, Mamuka Kobuladze, a professional art designer and Marekhi Togonidze, a senior credit risk manager – these are the three Georgians residing in the Netherlands who visited Georgia so far as part of the project to exchange their knowledge and expertise and to assist Georgian organizations in capacity building and development.
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| EC-UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative |
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“The new joint initiative between the European Commission and the United Nations on Migration and Development aims to complement the international dialogue on the benefits of migrations for development by supporting civil society and local government actors to innovate and scale-up existing small-scale initiatives that make migration work for development” – migration for development website
www.migration4development.org
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IOM Georgia has been identified as the focal point and coordinates activities within the Joint Initiative in Georgia.
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This Joint Initiative of the European Commission and United Nations underscores the growing interest in forging strong links between migration and development. The programme is implemented by UNDP Brussels office in partnership with the EC, and combines concerted efforts of four other agencies – UNHCR, UNFPA, ILO and IOM thus representing an innovative approach of inter-agency collaboration. The Initiative focuses the emphasis on four thematic areas: migrant capacities, migrant communities, migrant remittances and migrant rights, and incorporates several components. The target countries are: Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt; Cape Verde, Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Ethiopia; Ecuador; Jamaica; Georgia; Moldova; Sri Lanka and the Philippines.
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Within the framework of the Joint Initiative, a Call for Proposals opened for civil society groups and local government embracing community organizations, NGOs, foundations, diaspora organizations, professional and scientific networks, migrant associations in support of their home countries, academic networks, chambers of commerce etc. Projects were requested under four thematic funding windows: Remittances, Migrants’ capacities and skills, Migrants’ communities and networks, and Migrants’ rights.
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| Where our Routes Connect to our Roots |
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"Think Twice!" |
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The main slogan applied in this project reads: “Do you think streets abroad are paved with gold? Think twice before you go!”
Television and radio clips have been produced for broadcasting at national and local mass-media outlets.
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View IOM TV clip 1 (2008)
View IOM TV clip 2 (2006)
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Photo Gallery |
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The image library is a collecti- on of photos related to all our past and ongoing projects. |
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