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