Education, Training and Knowledge-Sharing in Algeria

Migration has long shaped Algeria which has been considered as both a country of origin and transit for migrants but recently being increasingly a country of destination especially for Sub-Saharan migrants. Following the Arab Spring, Algeria has become a haven for mixed migration flows from Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Syria. In these flows, there are also refugees in search of a third country. While many see in these flows only as transit route before reaching the countries of Europe as the final destination , there is an increasing number of migrants who are choosing to stay in Algeria. They come mainly from the neighbouring countries of Guinea, Mali, Niger, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. In 2012, an estimated 260,000 foreigners were living in Algeria (0.7% of its population), more than 75% of whom were refugees, asylum seekers and other displaced migrants without status .

This overall objective of this project is to contribute to a coherent and consistent approach for addressing irregular migration in Algeria. Promotion of evidence-based migration policy development and capacity-building are therefore proposed in Algeria for local government and civil society actors, but also for the new generation of practitioners (policymakers). This 9-month project will therefore seek to enhance contextualized knowledge on migratory flows in Algeria and the broader Maghreb and Mediterranean regions, with a view to strengthening the capacities of Algerian authorities, professionals and students to respond at the operational, policy and research levels to the increasing challenges posed by migration, including through enhanced border management and ensuring that migrants’ rights are upheld. The proposed project, implemented by IOM Algeria together with governmental partners, academic institutions, the relevant Civil Society Organisations (CSO) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) and international actors, will see the setting up of a Summer school on Migration in Algeria, to train a total of 25 participants (students, academics, researchers, government officials, representatives of the CSO and NGO ), on theory contents and how to mainstream migration into development planning.