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Strengthening Policy Making Capacities of Diaspora Ministries in Africa (SEDIMA)

Strengthening Policy Making Capacities of Diaspora Ministries in Africa (SEDIMA). AFRICAN DIASPORA POLICY CENTRE ADPC. Mesfin Aman 2013. ABOUT THE AFRICAN DIASPORA POLICY CENTRE.

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Strengthening Policy Making Capacities of Diaspora Ministries in Africa (SEDIMA)

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  1. Strengthening Policy Making Capacities of Diaspora Ministries in Africa (SEDIMA) AFRICAN DIASPORA POLICY CENTRE ADPC MesfinAman 2013

  2. ABOUT THE AFRICAN DIASPORA POLICY CENTRE The African Diaspora Policy Centre (ADPC) is a Diaspora think tank devoted to the study of migration and development related issues from the perspective of the Diaspora. ADPC works with three main target groups: 1. African diaspora organisations in Europe 2. Policymakers dealing with diaspora related issues in Europe 3. Policy makers and governmental officials dealing with migration in Africa. • It achieves its goals by • conducting evidence-based policy relevant research; • providing capacity building and training workshops; • organising expert meetings and conferences; • facilitating contacts and networking relations; • disseminating information through publications; • offering consultancy and information services.

  3. The ProgramStrengthening Policy making capacities of Diaspora Ministries in Africa (SIDIMA)

  4. Objectives

  5. CONTENTS OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMME (A) OVERVIEW OF THE MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE (B) EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PRACTICES (C) CAPACITY BUILDING FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT

  6. Training methodology

  7. Other services offered by the programme

  8. Challenges • Transfer of trained officials to another post or Ministry ( brain drain) • Change of Government or Policy • Communication on a regular basis ( due to challenges in the local context)

  9. Expected results

  10. Impact assessment • Use a very new monitoring tool called outcome mapping which is participatory. • It is a participatory way of monitoring changes in behavior. Ownership of this tool is with the governmental official.

  11. Target beneficiaries

  12. ADPC capacity building training track record • Since 2009, ADPC has been offering capacity building trainings to government policymakers. • In 2010 and 2011 , we have trained 24 African government officials from 12 African countries; namely, Benin, Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zimbabwe. • And since December 2012, ADPC has provided a series of capacity building trainings to 11 ACP countries; namely, Cameroon, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Rep. Dem. of Congo, Senegal, Tanzania, Timor Leste, and Trinidad and Tobago. • Trained a total number of 165 government policymakers serving in diaspora-oriented institutions in their respective countries.

  13. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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