MIGRATION

The tale of a two-year dedication to go beyond paved roads and beaten tracks

Summary of the main results of the Migration Projet - UNFPA Tunisia

Miriam, Amal, Marwa, Judicaël, Nejib, Emanuela, and Asma are just a few of the hundreds of individuals brought together by the Migration project, which is led by UNFPA Tunisia and implemented by a network of key national actors and non-governmental organizations. Whether they were rights holders, stakeholders, community leaders, care providers, or partners, they were all a part of the project that served as an umbrella to optimize community engagement in addressing service access barriers, fostering collaborations between local actors or national stakeholders, and tackling major challenges and unmet needs among migrant youth and women in relation to SRH and GBV care.

As the project comes to an end, UNFPA wants to highlight the significant efforts that went into shaping the project's outcomes. For that purpose, a video recap of the project's outcomes was developed to emphasize this engagement. Over the course of 27 months and 14 service centers managed by 8 associations in the Greater Tunis, Sfax, Medenine, Tataouine, Gafsa, and Sousse regions, more than 8,000 migrants received vital services, nearly 600 health actors were trained, and more than 70,000 people were sensitized through social networks.

UNFPA and its partners have acted at many levels, including:

  • service delivery at SRH and GBV facilities.
  • and communication and awareness-raising through field and community initiatives. These initiatives were critical during this moment of uncertainty, when sexism, racism, and violence were on the rise.
  • UNFPA has also provided a number of training and capacity-building activities on topics such as migration, SRH, and the management of sexual and gender-based violence.
  • Finally, UNFPA concentrated on collecting additional data on migrations in Tunisia, developing significant research on GBV patterns and causes of migrant women vulnerabilities (to be formally presented later this year), and diagnosing LGBTIQ migrants' departure drivers from their home countries to Tunisia.

UNFPA is proud of the network that has been formed via this project in many regions, with various partners and communities, and cherishes the testimonies recounted and recalled of every individual encountered; because everyone matters and we are committed to not leaving anyone behind!

You may watch the recap video by clicking on the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/UNFPATunisie/videos/2-ans-apr%C3%A8s-le-lancement-du-projet-migration-le-fonds-des-nations-unies-pour-la-/265636978928486