Migration and Development
Call for Contributions

375,00 USD and more waiting for you

 
Dear CEFistas,

this document will give you the details for participating in the call for contributions:
I.    Background of the Project
II.    Preliminary List of Ideas
III.    Format for Contributions
IV.    Money and Contract Procedure

I.    Background of the Project

GTZ has contracted CEFE International in order to develop a Tool Box for the Promotion of Private Sector Development Commitment of Migrants. Migration and Development is a fascinating, upcoming topic in development cooperation, offering opportunities for innovative approaches. Just become aware that in many countries the remittances of migrants by far exceed the investments made by all development programs and constitute an immensely important part of the national balance of payments. But assets and competences of migrants are barely used for the economic development of their home countries, so far.

Brief information on the Sector Project “Migration and Development”

The aim of the Sector Project on Migration and Development, commissioned by BMZ is to devise strategies and instruments to strengthen the positive development impacts of migration while reducing its risks. It focuses on the three areas of: migration policy, cooperation with migrants living in the diaspora (concerning their collective and private sector activities in the countries of origin), and remittances.

Background of the assignment

A study commissioned by GTZ showed multiple impacts of migration on sustainable economic development. It made a number of recommendations how donors and countries of origin can promote the positive effects and minimise the negative ones. Amongst others, the study provided a number of approaches how one can foster the private sector activities of migrants in their countries of origin, namely start-ups, investment and trade.

In a next step, these approaches need to be further elaborated and a number of concrete instruments need to be developed. They will allow technical cooperation programme managers and staff to determine interventions for their specific requirements.

Assignment

The project “Migration and Development” was set up to explore how to use the potentials of migration for development in their home countries and how to minimise the risks. It serves as a think tank for the preparation and dissemination of concepts and instruments.

In the framework of these tasks, CEFE International will elaborate a toolbox, focussing on the aspects of business creation, investment and trade, which shall address programme managers and project staff involved in economic promotion to deal with the challenge how to use the potential of migrants for private sector development of their countries of origin.

The interventions described in the toolbox shall be presented in a standardized format on two to max. four pages and stimulate the interest of program or project managers. The used language will be English but the interventions are not dedicated to specific regions. The information sheets shall enable decision makers to determine suitable interventions for their specific requirements and discuss referring activities with the GTZ project Migration and Development. The elaboration does not include a preparation of the tools to a technical level that would be required for their field utilization (manual; detailed instructions for exercises, consulting tools, or workshop and moderations techniques, etc.).

CEFE International will provide sheets and intervention schemes, for 15 different interventions, of which at least 5 are new instruments.
 
II.    Preliminary List of Ideas

This call for contributions encourages the CEFE world to present proven or innovative interventions/instruments. The list shown below shall not limit but rather activate your creativity. Additional suggestions a very much appreciated.

1    Global networks
1.1    Website
1.2    Discussion fora
1.3    Talents exchange fair
1.3.1    Migrant looks for business partner
1.3.2    Entrepreneur looks for migrant
1.4    Adaptation of www.kiwa.com

2    Intervention in country of origin
2.1    Information material (printed or virtual)
2.2    Candidate scanner (talent scanner)
2.3    Talent banks
2.4    Trust Fund – specific finance products
2.5    Innovation race (Business Proposal Seminar – Home)
2.6    Value chain for migration entrepreneurship projects

3    Intervention in the Diaspora
3.1    Information and appreciation workshops
3.2    Partnerpreneurship motivation workshop
3.3    Mentor Training Workshop

4    Partnerpreneurship
4.1    Talent lounges
4.2    Partnerpreneurship compass
4.3    Business Angels
4.4    Partnerpreneurship vouchers

Please don’t ask us for a explanation of the topics given above. See them as brain teasers. We wait for your suggestions.
 
III.    Format for Contributions

A tool or intervention shall be presented using the format given below. Observe the following hints:
•    use visualisation
•    avoid long, descriptive texts
•    avoid formulations using should, could, might, etc.

Migration and Development Toolbox Format

1.  Name of the tool
2. Objective: what is this tool designed to achieve?
3. Target Group: Who are the beneficiaries of the tool's implementation?
4. Description: what are the tool's main components and implementation procedures? Is it a new tool or which aspects have been adapted with regard to migration?
5. Prerequisites: what are the minimum criteria required for successful tool implementation?
6. Specialities and/or difficulties (incl. links to other tools)
7. Costs (incl. time, material, consultant)
8. Dissemination: in what regions has this tool been implemented and to what other region can it be transferred?

 
IV.    Money and Contract Procedure

As good CEFE trainers you will read this first ().

For an approved tool/intervention included in the toolbox you will get the following lump sum fee:

•    375,00 USD as member of CEFE International
•    325,00 USD as non-member

Since the implementation of the tools most probably requires additional expertise you might, later on, be assigned by programmes that want to apply the tool. Depending on attractiveness and effectiveness of your proposal, you can prepare a future market for yourself.

You can provide more than one tool/intervention.

Who provides an idea first and gets approval will win the assignment for this tool.

You cannot claim copyright or user fees for the tools/interventions. You must not submit tools or interventions which are copyright protected.
The procedure will be as follows:

1. You submit an outline of your idea (<1/2 page)
2. CEFE International checks, whether it’s suitable and a similar proposal has not yet been approved
3. CEFE sends you an approval, together with a standard online assignment – time limit: 5 work days after idea submission
4. You prepare the draft according to the format (see above, chapter III) – time limit: 2 weeks
5. CEFE International sends comments on the draft – time limit: 5 work days after receipt of draft
6. You send final version – time limit: 5 work days after receipt of comments
7. You get paid – time limit: 1 week after receipt of final version

Please stick to the procedure. If, after careful lecture of this document, you have further questions that are not explained above, please contact migration@cefe.net and give a meaningful reference (this helps us to manage the incoming correspondence).
 

If you want further information about the GTZ project, please go to: http://www.gtz.de/en/themen/wirtschaft-beschaeftigung/15634.htm

CEFE International hopes you like this network opportunity and make use of it.

CEFE International
Eberhard Peter Baerenz
Managing Director