Migration and Sustainable Development in The Gambia (MSDG Project)

The pilot phase of MSDG was implemented from  August 2017 to December 2018, during which a Gambian Diaspora Strategy (GDS) was developed and incorporated in the Gambia National Development Plan (NDP 2018-21).

The overall goal of the MSDG project is: “to enhance the role of the Gambian diaspora in national development, as the Eighth Region of the country”. The specific goals are: “to create a fully operational service delivery Gambia Diaspora Directorate (GDD), and to expand and enhance diaspora participation in Gambian development policy and practice”.

Through a diaspora-led Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP), MSDG seeks to achieve the following main results:

• Capacity Development: Enhanced capacity on diaspora and sustainable development for government officials and Non-State Actors through Continuing Professional Development.
• Policy Processes: Increased policy engagement in Migration, Diaspora and Development processes, through diaspora, bilateral and multilateral cooperation.
• Strategy Implementation: Coordinated implementation of the Gambia Diaspora Strategy (GDS) through a newly structured service delivery Gambia Diaspora Directorate (GDD).
• Engagement and Participation: Enhanced diaspora participation in development through facilitated engagement in networks, forums, national consultations, municipal proceedings and electoral processes.
• Cost of Remittances: Increased net funds received by individuals and households through reduction of the transaction cost of remittances sent to Gambia.
• Investment and Job Creation: Enhanced job creation through optimised diaspora investment in structured incentive schemes and programmes.

https://gambiandiaspora.net/

GFMD 2022-2023 - GRT 3 Diasporas Background Paper 

GK-Partners
In partnership with the Government of The Gambia, and co-financed by GKP and the Swiss Government.