Main area: Migration
Theme: Engagement with diaspora
Assessment: ODA-eligible
Provider country: Spain
Recipient country: Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Implementing agency: IOM
Budget (EUR million): 0.2
Year(s): 2020 and 2021
Purpose code: 15150
Case number: Migration / 26
Strengthening the capacities of Venezuelan diaspora organisations to improve the humanitarian response to Venezuelan migrants and refugees
This is a component within a larger programme in 2020 and 2021 supporting IOM’s work in the Venezuelan situation, including the migration crisis and the internal context. A large number of Venezuelan diaspora organisations have been created in other countries in the region, in particular in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, but many of these entities lack the capacity to carry out solid support programmes for the most vulnerable migrant groups.
The objective of this component is to provide support to Venezuelan diaspora civil society organisations through training of managers in project management, a contest to present examples of good practices, financing of a region-wide federation of diaspora organisations and assistance through local community centres.
A training programme was carried out for managers in diaspora organisations with academic support by a regional programme, FLACSO: this will enable these organisations to seek grant funding and manage projects in a more professional manner, improving services to migrants.
Region-wide contest received a large number of proposals and seven were selected and provided resources to continue their efforts. This provided visibility about this sector and its relevance within the overall response to the migration crisis.
Financial assistance was provided to the 2021 regional conference of the Association of Venezuelan migrant organisations in Bogota, Colombia.
This activity is deemed ODA-eligible. It supports Venezuelan diaspora CSOs in ODA-eligible countries (Peru, Colombia and Ecuador) to better respond to the migration crisis. It pursues a main development objective and complies with Principle 1. (If support to diaspora was provided in Spain, Criterion 8 would apply.)
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