ACP MIGRATION FACILITY

CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OUTLINE AND METHODOLOGY

Chanzo Greenidge

Intra-ACP Migration Facility

The Intra-ACP Migration Facility’s target is the development of a global arrangement for

Migration and Development, based on ACP intra-regional and South-South co-operation.

Introduction/Rationale OutlookMethodologyBackground

Introduction/Rationale• The project of technical assistance in establishing the

intra-ACP Migration Facility in the Caribbean has three (3) stages:

– Component 1: Regional/Country Situational Analysis and Capacity Assessment;

– Component 2: Strengthening National and Local Capacity for Participation in Integrated Migration and Mobility Management in Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago;

– Component 3: Design of a Programme for Sustainable Region-wide Involvement and Investment in Migration and Development (M&D) and the intra-ACP Migration Facility.

Background

• Defining Capacity

• Political Ecology of Migration

Defining Capacity

• Capacity = Political Arrangements + Legal-Institutional Arrangements + Technology +Social Arrangements + Physical Infrastructure

• Given the targets and objectives of the ACP Migration Facility/ACP Observatory, capacity is required to achieve specific goals

Ecology of MigrationThe Migration-Development nexus comprises a number of interconnected

relationships among seven (7) sectors:

1) Community Members: Migrants’ households in origin and destination countries

2) Civil Society Organisations in Countries of Origin

3) Civil Society Organisations in Countries of Destination

4) Relevant Government Institutions in Countries of Origin

5) Relevant Governments Institutions in Countries of Destination

6) Private Sector/Commercial Sector in Countries of Origin

7) Private Sector/Commercial Sector in Countries of Destination

Methodology

• Capacity Survey

• Social Marketing

• Message Design/Assessment of Capacity

Capacity Survey

• Political Arrangements

• Legal-Institutional Arrangements

• Technology

• Social Arrangements

• Physical Infrastructure

Social Marketing

Social marketing is the application of commercial marketing techniques to the analysis, planning, execution, and evaluation of programmes designed to influence the voluntary behaviour of target audiences.

Social MarketingInterest Research/Finding-out

Involvement

Competition/Commitment Training

Profit/Benefit Organisation

Development

SM-Research Methods

30% desk research;

30% interviews with key informants;

40% fieldwork/workshop.

Message Design - Tasks

1. To capture the attention of the right audience

2. To deliver an understandable and credible message

3. To deliver a message that influences the beliefs or understanding of the audience

4. To create social contexts that lead toward desired outcomes

Message Design- Spread

• Civil Society• Communities• Social Media• Universities• Private Sector• Regional and International Organisations and

Events

Assessment of Capacity

• Capacity assessment will be based on raising interest among stakeholders and potential prime movers using the analysis of the relationship with migration issues and existing arrangements.

• Interview questions and the resulting sector/institutional dossier will tie M&D to current local issues of significant importance in Haiti & Trinidad and Tobago

Assessment of Capacity

• Use of vivid and central imagery in message design, including humour and drama

• Use of credible sources of information, including known local events, community representatives and celebrities

• Attention to the timing of communication to accommodate or take advantage of social, cultural or political rhythms.

Capacity Building Outlook

• Field Testing/Workshop

• Capacity Building Threats

• Monitoring and Evaluation

Field Testing/Workshop • Preparation of Sector and Institution-

Specific Dossiers, situational analysis and sketch of relevant networks: – Identification of ministerial portfolios – Identification of relationship between M&D

and goals of prime movers.

FT/Workshop Report

• Report on Capacity• Report on Social Marketing • Outlook for sustainable capacity

development • Report on Workshop post-testing

Capacity Building Threats

• Dynamics of Global Change • Political Interests & Opportunism

• M&D as a Multi-levelled Issue

Monitoring & Evaluation• Review and revision of templates

• Qualitative-quantitative baseline report

• Ensure that the technical support provided remains relevant

• Participative M&E techniques

Chanzo Osei Greenidge

National Technical Assistant (Haiti/Trinidad and Tobago)

06 May 2011