United Nations Development Programme Jamaica

Thematic Area

Migration and Development

Location

Jamaica

Start Date

Duration

2009-2011

Funding Amount

USD140,646.98

Source of Funding

European Commission

Executing Agency

Implementing Agencies

Status

Operationally closed

Objectives

The overall project objective is to create positive linkages between migration and development in Jamaica through increasing the protection and social inclusion of migrants and their families. The specific objective of the project is to reduce the negative impact of migration on multi-generational households in Jamaica by increasing their access to information, services and entitlements and reducing their socio-economic exclusion.   

Expected Results

The project seeks to improve policies and programmes to assist migrants and their families in Jamaica through increased awareness of policy makers and other stakeholders of migrants rights and the impact of migration on poor multi-generational households; improve protection of multi-generational households affected by migration through access to information and inter-generational activities and improve access of multi-generational households affected by migration to services, income and livelihood opportunities.  

Profile:

The project targets members of MGHs affected by migration in the inner-city communities of Rose Town, Greenwich Town and Whitfield Town in Kingston. These communities are characterized by large families, poor housing conditions, low income residents and a high level of crime and violence. The total population of the three communities is approximately 22,000. Roughly one-third of the poorest are members of MGHs. The project targets 1,500 households with a population of 7,500. An innovative aspect of this project is that it addresses challenges faced by the social unit or family of which children are a part, where previous and current efforts to deal with the impact of migration on families focus exclusively on children.   

Deliveries:

2009 Allocations USD 13,901.56

More infos are not available yet since it has been a Grant Modality Project

Contact:

Project Manager: Richard Troupe

email: richardtroupe@yahoo.com

For more information: www.migration4development.org

UNDP Programme Officer: Sonia Gill, Governance Advisor and Assistant Resident Representative
Address: Jamaica United Nations Development Programme, 1-3 Lady Musgrave Road, Kingston 5, Jamaica
Tel: + (876) 978-2390
Fax: + (876) 946-2163 

Documents:

Grant Agreement (Proj. doc.)

Grant Agreement Amendment

Human Development Reports and Governance Indicators

Project Background Document

Additional available information:

News Items posted on UNDP Jamaica website:

07 September, 2011

New Global Publication Features Local Migration Projects

February 09, 2011 

“Equip, Empower, Engage” – Career Exposition reaches over 1500 students

February 07, 2011 

Over 400 Parents Graduate from Parenting and Small Business Training

Useful Links:

Migration for Development

Project Descriptive page on Migration for Development website

Publications:

Migration Baseline Survey Summary Report

Migration Situational Analysis Report 2011- (A situational analysis of migrant
households in vulnerable communities in Jamaica)

Migration for Development: A bottom-up approach. A Handbookfor practitioners and policymakers (Project featured on Page 137)