Creation of Alternatives to Irregular Migration and Trafficking Project(CAIMAT) Project a European Union funded intervention project has listed its horde of achievements as it creates condition where young people in Edo State can increase access to socio-economic alternatives to irregular migration and are empowered to make good choices.
Addressing the press, Saliu Aidorolo, the Project Director, disclosed that the the success of the project depended on the realisation of three Expected Results(E.Rs) viz creating economic alternatives by equipping 450 potential migrants with the necessary capacities and means to start up incoming generating cooperatives, adding that the project will continue to monitor the cooperatives and support them to make them economically sustainable and progressively become an added value to their communities.
Also the project aimed at increasing awareness on the risks linked to irregular migration, with a specific focus on sexual reproductive health and rights aspects, on the available alternatives and of the real condition in the country of arrival, through sensitisation, both media and community based. Specific targets of the project are young people in secondary schools who are often targeted by recruiters and traffickers, and key influencing members in the target communities, including: religious and community leaders, women associations, and parents teachers associations.
The project also strengthened capacities of government agencies through a strategic training pathway and continuos staff support, responding to the chronic institutional weakness on migration management.
A Technical Needs Assessment(TNA) conducted on six government ministries/agencies in Edo State whose mandate has to do with the response to Irregular Migration and Human Trafficking.
