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Challenges and Opportunities Faced by Returned Female Migrants

Challenges and Opportunities Faced by Returned Female Migrants. Presentation by Fred Oladeinde, President The Foundation for Democracy in Africa 1612 K Street, NW, Suite 1104, Washington, DC 20006 202-331-1333 (phone) comments@democracy-africa.org www.democracy-africa.org. FDA and WHADN.

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Challenges and Opportunities Faced by Returned Female Migrants

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  1. Challenges and Opportunities Faced by Returned Female Migrants Presentation by Fred Oladeinde, President The Foundation for Democracy in Africa 1612 K Street, NW, Suite 1104, Washington, DC 20006 202-331-1333 (phone) comments@democracy-africa.org www.democracy-africa.org

  2. FDA and WHADN The Foundation for Democracy in Africa (FDA) • Washington, DC-based, non-profit, 501(c)(3), non-governmental, non-partisan institution with offices in Miami, Florida • Development organization committed to promoting democracy, sustainable development and economic growth throughout Africa • Serves as the secretariat for the Western Hemisphere African Diaspora Network (WHADN) • Western Hemisphere African Diaspora Network (WHADN) • An African Union Initiative • Founded during the First African Union Diaspora Forum to link the growing Diaspora populations with development efforts in Africa

  3. Make-up of Female Migrants • An estimated 90 million women worldwide are migrants • Female migrants account for almost half of the international migrant population • Poverty, war and other factors motivate females to leave their countries of origin and migrate • Opportunities in countries of destination allow female migrants to support their families and development abroad through means such as remittances

  4. Categories of Returned Female Migrants Refugee Resettlement Voluntary Return Forced Return • End of employment contract • Deportation • Legal troubles lead to expulsion • Return to country of origin with humanitarian aid • Voluntary temporary or permanent return

  5. Challenges and Opportunities Refugee Resettlement Voluntary Return Forced Return Challenges Opportunities

  6. Recommendations • Bilateral frameworks in countries of origin and destination should be developed to streamline migration process, particularly to enhance benefits of return • UN conventions on the rights of migrants and refugees should be ratified • NGOs, Community-based organizations and faith-based organizations in countries of origin and destination should provide guidance services for female migrants to ease reintegration process • Hometown associations and Diaspora organizations should make female migration and easing reintegration of female migrants a greater focus of efforts

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