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In a bid to improve migration management in

the IGAD region, IOM held a capacity

building workshop in Nairobi for

immigration officials from IGAD member

states in October 2008.

The training workshop that was jointly

organized by the International Organization

for Migration (IOM), the African Union (AU)

and the Intergovernmental Authority on

Development (IGAD) was designed to address

the technical gaps in migration management.

It aimed at strengthening institutional and

operational capacity of the IGAD secretariat

and its member states.

In his opening remarks Mr. Emmanuel

Kisombe, the Permanent Secretary in the

ministry of state for immigration and

registration of persons gave the government’s

commitment to find pragmatic and

permanent solutions.

Participants in the training workshop who

were drawn from government ministries with

a migration function, including immigration

officials, police, intelligence and foreign

affairs, were trained on best practices in

migration management, international

migration and border security and irregular

migration including human trafficking.

MRF Nairobi’s regional representative, Mr.

Ashraf El Nour, encouraged the participants to

share the knowledge they gain in the training

with their colleagues, to effectively manage

migrations. He called on IGAD member

countries to have a united front in countering

migration challenges in the region.

Emphasising on the importance of migration

management, the IGAD Executive Secretary

Eng. Mahboub Maalim said, “It is a fact that

people will always move and migration has a

socio-economic impact on countries of origin,

transit and destination. For this reason, it is

important to put in place migration

management systems to ensure that negative

impacts of migration are minimised.” He

encouraged participants to generate ideas aimed

at improving migration management in the

region for deliberation and implementation by

legislatures in respective IGAD member states.

The training is part of an EC-funded project:

The East Africa Migration Route: Building

Cooperation, Information Sharing and

Developing Joint Practical Initiatives among

Countries of Origin, Transit and Destination.

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Mark Richmond, one of the trainees during the workshop,

discusses with the participants on various issues of

migration management

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El Nour during the opening ceremony of the workshop

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At the Tanzania Regional Immigration Training Academy

(TRITA), a course was provided in October 2008 for East

African countries to develop a training programme for

2009-2010.

The training course, which was jointly funded by the EAC

and the Government of Tanzania, was attended by 19

training and human resource officers from Kenya, Rwanda,

Tanzania and Uganda. The training focused on sharing

experiences regarding the application of teaching

methodologies in the region; the various tools and resources

available on the internet that can be used to support

training programs; reviewing a newly developed 400 page

training manual for immigration training recruits; and

formulating a proposed training schedule for 2009-2010.

TRITA, which is located in Moshi, Tanzania, was

established with IOM’s support to offer training and

capacity building for migration officials within the East

African region in recognition of the fact that training and

capacity building for migration officials is critical to

strengthening migration management.

TRITA is working to enhance the regional exchange of

knowledge and skills as well as the harmonization of laws,

policies and procedures through multi-country training

programs being offered to immigration officers from the

five East African countries of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda,

Tanzania, and Uganda. The academy has the support of the

East African Community (EAC) Secretariat to serve as the

regional training facility for immigration officers from the

EAC region.

Some of the proposed programmes to be implemented

during 2009-2010 include workshops on policy preparation

in child human trafficking, registration of persons, border

management, and harmonization of laws, among others.

At the invitation of the East African Community, IOM

provided technical support to the Regional Cross-border

Transport Corridors HIV and AIDS Responses

Stakeholders Meeting, convened 7-8 October 2008 in

Arusha, Tanzania. This was the first time that

governments and implementing partners in East Africa

had met together to address the challenges of harmonizing

regional programmes for mobile and mobility-affected

populations along transport routes and ports.

Hosted by the EAC Secretariat and the Lake Victoria Basin

Commission (LVBC) Secretariat, the meeting included

national and regional governments, associations, and

development partners. The meeting was a first step in

promoting improved coordination and quality of

prevention and treatment services along regional transport

corridors and ports. IOM partnered with UNAIDS

Regional Support Team for East and Southern Africa, who

offered logistical, financial, and additional technical

support.

IOM presented a detailed regional epidemiological

synthesis, proposed a comprehensive regional transport

programme model, and distributed a compendium of

existing strategic information on HIV and transport. As a

result of the meeting, Partner States recommended the

establishment of a Regional Multi-sectoral Partnership on

HIV and Most-at-Risk Populations in East Africa, to

further operationalize the EAC strategic plan on HIV/

AIDS. The next meeting is planned for May 2009 in

Kisumu.

In partnership with the Department of Tropical Hygiene

and Public Health of Ruprecht-Karls Universitat

Heidelberg, IOM facilitated a Masters of Science candidate

to complete a descriptive analysis of IOM pre-departure

health assessment data.

Through its global travel health assessment programme,

IOM provides fit-to-travel health services to immigrants

and refugees, per the requirements of receiving countries.

The thesis examined tuberculosis, syphilis, and HIV data of

87,490 health assessment clients in Kenya, Uganda and

Tanzania from 2003-2007. 84% of records were refugees.

78% of immigrant clients and 44% of refugees reported

Nairobi as their place of residence. Countries of origin

were largely conflict-affected. Descriptive statistics were

reported for all key variables, comparing proportions of

refugees and immigrants with health assessment outcomes

by sex, age, and urban or rural current residence.

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Last month, IOM Kenya conducted a pre-departure orientation

for 60 Kenyan youth destined to work in Qatar and Kuwait,

through the Youth Employment Scheme Abroad (YESA)

Programme. The pre-departure orientation is one of the

services that IOM is anticipated to provide for the programme.

YESA is a programme segmented under the Youth Enterprise

Development Fund (YEDF), a government initiative that seeks

to address the problem of youth unemployment in Kenya by

facilitating young people between the ages of 18 to 35 to

access employment abroad.

The IOM regional representative for East and Central Africa,

Mr. Ashraf El Nour while opening the training workshop

acknowledged the step taken by the government in creating

opportunities for the youth. He reiterated that IOM was ready to work with the government to promote labour migration

ventures. He highlighted additional services that IOM can offer, including pre-departure medical assessment, travel

related assistance and facilitation of remittances.

Taking into account the fact the Kenyan youth constitute 61% of the population and that 75% of them are unemployed,

Mr El Nour congratulated the government on the YEDF initiative. He noted that IOM together with YEDF are in the

process of developing a memorandum of understanding that will provide a framework for collaboration in the youth

labour initiative.

YEDF Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Umuro Wario, said that the YESA Programme has developed a structured youth

labour export framework that is expected to guide the process of labour export for the youth in Kenya. He added that

YESA aims to support migration of the youth by establishing partnerships with job agencies for international placements

of Kenyan youth and coordinating with educational and technical institutions for labour export. . . .

The Youth Fund, which was started in June 2006 focuses on enterprise development as a key strategy that will increase

economic opportunities for, and participation by Kenyan youth in nation building. In realization of the fact that not all

young people are entrepreneurs, the fund also facilitates employment of semi-skilled/skilled youth in external labour

markets.

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IOM Nairobi conducted a one-day awareness-raising workshop

for agency staff providing services to refugees at the various camps

in Dadaab, the Department of Refugee Affairs (DRA) and the

police.

The overall objective of the workshop was to sensitize participants

on the basic elements of human trafficking, how to identify,

communicate and provide assistance to victims. The participants

were introduced to the basic elements of human trafficking and

took part in activities to test and increase their understanding on

the subject.

During the training session, the participants mapped out available

services for victims of trafficking within the various Dadaab camps

and had an interactive session during which they shared their ideas on best practices in providing assistance to victims of

trafficking.

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The IOM Somalia Support Office in Nairobi conducted a

three day training workshop for Somali immigration officials

as part of the Capacity Building to Enhance Migration

Management, Security and Protection in South/Central

Somalia and Kenya project. The project was funded by the

Government of Japan with the overall objective is to enhance

the migration management and protection capacities of

immigration departments of both Somalia and Kenya,

specifically at the Kenya-South Central Somalia border

points.

IOM’s Regional Representative for East and Central Africa,

Mr. Ashraf El Nour, in his opening remarks, said that the

training of immigration officers is a crucial component of

border security because it keeps them abreast with developing

practices and technologies. He also noted that the training

will aim to raise the officers’ awareness of human rights

issues, and thus offer better protection to victims of trafficking and smuggling.

The workshop covered technical elements related to migration management such as border management, fraud detection

of travel documents , as well as aspects of irregular migration including migrant smuggling and trafficking. It is expected

that the knowledge gained during the workshop will increase the efficiency of migration management by providing the

officers with the necessary skills, tools and confidence that will allow them to effectively manage migration in Somalia.

At the end of the workshop, participants identified they required training needs such as development of training manuals,

traveler’s profilers, document checking, verification and evidencing, managing interagency and international coordination,

training on registering and interviewing illegal arrivals, among others.

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The draft Private Members Bill in the prevention of trafficking of

persons in Uganda received a technical and insightful support from

IOM Uganda, in a series of workshops, supported by British High

Commission and LAW-Uganda. As part of the technical support, IOM

Uganda also conducted a training workshop for selected members

of the Justice and Order Sector (JLOS), primary prosecutors, police,

prison officials, and immigration and labour officers.

The stakeholders at the workshop were introduced to the concepts of

human trafficking, patterns of trafficking in Uganda, the laws

available to address trafficking and gaps in the law, as well as an

outline of the proposed bill.

The workshop, which was a follow-up of a similar one held in May

this year, aimed at introducing stakeholders to the basic concept of

human trafficking as well as to the key legal and law enforcement

challenges.

The organizers also took the opportunity to create awareness and support around the counter trafficking bill that is pending

in the Uganda parliament.

Justice, Law and Order officials during the training