Ghana is quietly rebuilding two systems that decide whether people are recognised by the state: a child's birth record, and the protection owed to a refugee. Under two new Demand-Driven Facility actions implemented by FMM West Africa Phase II, the Ghana Births and Deaths Registry and Health Service are teaming up to close a registration gap that still leaves about one in four children under five without an official record. Meanwhile, the Ghana Refugee Board is turning a hard look at its own gaps into a plan for reform.
Countries
Benin / Burkina Faso / Cabo Verde / Gambia / Ghana / Guinea / Guinea-Bissau / Côte d'Ivoire / Liberia / Mali / Mauritania / Niger / Nigeria / Senegal / Sierra Leone / Togo
Status
Ongoing
Duration
01.05.2024
to
31.05.2029
Donors
European Union
Partners
ECOWAS Commission, ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania, Selected national institutions responsible for migration management, Non–State Actors (Civil Society Organisations, social partners).
Implementing Agency
ICMPD, International Labour Organisation and International Organisation for Migration.
Summary
The second phase, FMM II (2024-2029), also implemented by the same consortium partners, will continue supporting the ECOWAS Commission, ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania to maximise the development potential of the free movement of persons and migration in West Africa by supporting the effective implementation of the ECOWAS Free Movement of Persons Protocol and the ECOWAS Common Approach to Migration through three specific objectives:
- Strengthen the ECOWAS Commission's capacities to implement the Free Movement Protocol through intra-regional dialogue on free movement and migration issues, policy development, and harmonisation, as well as monitoring its application and implementation.
- Enhance the capacities of national institutions of the ECOWAS MS and Mauritania in the areas of migration data collection and management, migration policy development, border management, labour migration, counter-trafficking of human beings and mixed migration, diaspora engagement, and human mobility in the context of climate change.
- Increase the capacities of Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in information and protection for the benefit of migrants, returnees and cross-border populations in West Africa.
Demand Driven Facility (DDF) Technical Assistance for National Institutions - Application Documents
- Infosheet: English - French - Portuguese
- Guidelines: English - French - Portuguese
- Request Form: English - French - Portuguese
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): English - French - Portuguese
DDF Action Factsheets
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