United Nations Development Programme Jamaica

Thematic Area

Migration and Development

Location

Jamaica

Start Date

August 2009

Duration

2009-2011

Funding Amount

USD137,351.62

Source of Funding

European Commission

Executing Agency

UNDP

Implementing Agencies

Mona School of Business (University of the West Indies) and KAJANS Limited

Status

Operationally Closed

Objectives

The general objective is to create sustainable networks between Jamaica and the diaspora in order to promote the diaspora's structured and sustained engagement in policy making, development planning and implementation of projects in Jamaica.  

Expected Results

Increased knowledge and understanding of the demographic configuration of the Jamaica diaspora, their skills, expertise and networking capabilities; increased knowledge and understanding among the Jamaican diaspora of Jamaica's development needs and enhanced capabilities and commitment among the diaspora to participate in Jamaica's development needs.;increased connectivity between local Jamaican organisations and the Jamaican diaspora; increased knowledge awareness and access to information on diaspora contributions to development and research on Jamaica diaspora issues.

Profile:

This project aims to enhance the opportunities, capacities and capabilities of Jamaicans within the European diaspora, in particular the United Kingdom (UK) and, throughout Jamaica. However, the aim is to develop models and methodologies that can be replicated in Diaspora locations in the United States of America (U.S.A.) and Canada. The main goal of this project which falls under the theme Migrant Communities is, Creating sustainable networks amongst migrants communities for development. The project will integrate the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to address this thematic goal. This will be done through the development of a Web portal which pulls together existing online communities and creating an online environment/presence for offline communities through the development of websites and web pages. The project seeks to connect the Jamaican diaspora, provide a space for the sharing of critical development information, tap into the knowledge base of the Jamaican diaspora, develop transnational multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder people networks in the diaspora, identify diaspora demographic configuration and develop local capabilities through networking. Develop an online database capturing the diaspora demographic configuration and the diaspora network capabilities to tap into these resources for the development of Jamaica.

Delivery in :

Allocations 2009:USD13, 353.24 (by Mona School of Business- University of the West Indies)

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

Contact:

Project Coordinator: Professor Neville Ying

Email:Neville.ying@gmail.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:

Download Project Document []

Grant Agreement Amendment

1st Overall Project Report

2nd Overall Project Report 

Partner Report 1

Partner Report 2

Pertnet Report 3 

Monitoring Report 

Additional available information:

News Items posted on UNDP Jamaica website:

07 September, 2011

New Global Publication Features Local Migration Projects

January 05, 2011 

Jamaican Diaspora Web Portal Launched

Useful Links:

EC-UN Migration for Development Website

Publications:

Migration for Development: A bottom-up approach. A Handbookfor practitioners and policymakers (Project featured on Page 37)

The Jamaican Diaspora Governance and Operational Structure: The Way Forward