Mobility and International Migration

Expertise France's action thereby contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG n° 10 which advocates for safe, regular and responsible migration, including through the planning and effective management of migration policies.

As the French public international technical cooperation agency, Expertise France is also working on the implementation of France’s “International Migration and Development” action plan approved by all national stakeholders – the French State, its operators, regional and local authorities and civil society.

Expertise France works on...

Strengthening migration policies and stakeholders

 • Supporting the preparation and implementation of coherent and sustainable migration policies that respect the rights of individuals

 • Building the capacities of migration stakeholders, institutions and civil society at the national, local and regional levels

 • Facilitating the dialogue and collaboration between countries, in particular in the South, at the regional and subregional levels

Developing territories through migration

 • Implementing migration policies at local level: supporting local stakeholders

 • Mobilising diasporas for local development

 • Integrating migrants into the local economy

Defending rights and protecting migrants

• Combating human trafficking and protecting victims

• Providing migrants with access to basic and common law services

• Supporting international mobility in dignity and protecting the rights of migrants

Our method: a comprehensive and inclusive strategy

To take the most appropriate action, Expertise France has a multi-level and multi-sectoral approach to migration and its challenges to ensure it contributes to development. It is based on:

• a collaborative approach,

• exchanges of experiences between experts and stakeholders in the sector. 

Our projects

MEETAfrica 2  – Promoting innovative entrepreneurship in Africa

2020-2022 – EUR 8.5m (European Union / AFD)

Following on from the MEETAfrica project, MEETAfrica 2 is promoting diaspora entrepreneurship by:

• Creating a Euro-African platform that identifies and classifies the range of services available to diasporas;

• Strengthening actors supporting entrepreneurship;

• Providing technical assistance to entrepreneurs;

• Testing new financing mechanisms.

Migrant reintegration policy in Tunisia 

2017-2021 – EUR 2.5m (European Union)

The common reintegration programme assists Tunisians returning to their country, regardless of their country of departure in the European Union. 

This multi-institutional programme receives and supports migrants returning to Tunisia by facilitating their access to social rights and allowing them to benefit from assistance and financial aid.
 

Regionalisation of the migration policy in Morocco

2020-2024 – EUR 9m (AFD)

The project is working with the Souss-Massa and Oriental region to establish:

•  regional mechanisms to finance migration and development projects;

•  social and administrative assistance to Moroccans residing abroad and immigrants;

•  gender equality in access to services.
 

TEH Project – Fight against human trafficking in Gulf of Guinea countries

2019-2023 – EUR 18m (European Union / French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs)

The project aims to assist the authorities and civil society in six Gulf of Guinea countries (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria and Togo) with the fight against human trafficking. It takes an inclusive approach which combines prevention, repression, support to victims and coordination with stakeholders.

Find out more about the TEH Project