Migration Profile for the Republic of Maldives

To successfully integrate an evidence-based policy approach to migration management and mainstreaming, this project aims to develop a Migration Profile as a tool for strategic policy and programme development. The project will conduct the following activities:
1. Develop the National Migration Profile (MP) accessible to all government ministries:
- Recruit a team of research experts and establish governance and decision making structure for preparation of the MP;
- Conduct a rapid research needs assessment among national stakeholders, stakeholder analysis and promote effective coordination mechanisms and a desk review of secondary source data concerning migration in the Maldives;
- Hold one-day stakeholder workshop to launch the study; and
- Adapt MP template to suit national needs, collect primary data and identify initial results of the MP and following initial results, make recommendations for improved migration policies captured in MP.

2. Ensure relevant Government officials have the skills and knowledge to utilise migration information in national development planning
- Organize one-day workshop on migration information and services for stakeholders;
- Compile and make accessible other relevant materials on migration;
- Provide training on use of migration statistics in policy planning and train stakeholders in specific migration related sectors depending on results of MP; and
- Conduct evaluation.