The overall objective of this project is to promote evidence-based policymaking and support the mainstreaming of migration into the development policy-making process. Anecdotal evidence shows that currently, migration-related data is usually kept within the respective Government institutions that collect it; the Migration Profile exercise would aim to streamline migration data in a way that it can be used effectively by policymakers, for the benefit of the country and migrants alike. In addition to collating data on the current migration situation in Rwanda, the migration profile and the staff tasked with its execution will be well placed to provide a comprehensive analysis of the migration situation in the country, in order to better inform policy-makers.
This project will result in practical recommendations on how to develop a methodology for migration data collection, sharing, and analysis that will include guidance on gender-sensitive and disability-sensitive data collection and analysis, reflected in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the partners. Available migration data and other basic development indicators will be compiled into a Migration Profile that can serve as a baseline for further reporting. Government officials directly engaged in the collection of various types of migration data will be invited to participate in two training workshops within eight months; the workshops will focus on how to improve the quality of existing data and promote the updating of the Migration Profile on a regular basis, allowing the exercise to act as a long-term capacity-development tool.