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 A special session during Diaspora Congress held on 11-13 October, 2012, at Palatul Republicii was dedicated to a wrap-up workshop on the pilot Program “Promoting return of Moldovan overseas graduates.” The Program’s objective was to address brain drain by promoting the circulation of innovative ideas and skill transfer in the process of youth migration. The beneficiaries of the Program, young graduates of foreign universities aged 18-35, shared their experience abroad, as well as their contribution to the local labor market.read more...
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 Terms of Reference: Studying the impact of the economic crisis on Moldovan migrants in the CIS-corridor and their families.
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On November 22, 2010 the pilot Program on Attracting Remittances into the Economy PARE 1+1 was launched. PARE 1+1 was adopted by the Governmental Decision on October, 2010. The program aims to stimulate the transfer of remittance through official channels, transfer of knowledge and know-how, facilitate the access of migrants to funds, and creation of new working places in Moldova. read more... |
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 The IV Moldovan Diaspora Congress, organized by the Bureau of Interethnic Relations in partnership with the IOM, was held in Chisinau, Moldova from 12-14 October 2010. Differing from past Congresses, which focused mainly on discussions with the government, the second day was dedicated to a workshop organized with the direct involvement of Congress delegates.
The workshop featured a special session devoted to project proposal development, media and public relations, and fundraising information in order to build Diaspora capacities to ensure the sustainability of their activities. To further the workshop discussions, delegates were provided with three guides – How to write a project proposal, Media and Communications, How to Fundraise. read more... |
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 From August 1 to 7 a delegation from Afghanistan visited Moldova for a Study and Training Visit on Assistance and Protection to Victims of Trafficking. The visit specifically aimed at focusing on Cooperation with the Government on the Empowerment of Women, the National Referral System and Shelter Management.
The 14 person delegation was composed from representatives from the Afghan Ministries of Interior, of Women Affairs, of Labour & of Social Assistance. It also included the NGO HAGAR, the Afghan National Association for Adult Education and IOM Staff. Although accurate data on human trafficking in Afghanistan is limited, IOM research suggests widespread trafficking in persons. The phenomenon is particularly affecting, women and girls, notably in the form of abductions for forced marriage, forced prostitution and domestic servitude. IOM addresses the four Ps needed to combat this modern-day form of slavery: Prosecution, Protection, Prevention and Partnership. This visit focused on all four. Read the full article |
On October 12, 2012 the Academy of Sciences of Moldova in cooperation with the International Organization of Moldova, Mission to Moldova and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL-Switzerland) organized a regional workshop entitled “Highly skilled mobility and the development of the research and innovation sector of the Republic of Moldova: the need for a structural vision.” The event was organized within Congress V of Diaspora and brought together relevant national and international actors who play a major role in addressing the mobility and development phenomena as a means for the socio-economic development of the country of origin. 
