Gender Migration And Remittances In Southern Africa

Author : Belinda Dodson
Publisher : Institute for Democracy in South Africa
ISBN 13 : 9781920118709
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gender, Migration, and Remittances in Southern Africa written by Belinda Dodson and published by Institute for Democracy in South Africa. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SAMP devised the Migration and Remittances Surveys (MARS) to provide nationally-representative data on remittance flows and usage at the household level for five SADC countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.

Author : Jonathan Crush
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 1920409262
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Migration, Remittances and Development in Lesotho written by Jonathan Crush and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2010 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between migration, development and remittances in Lesotho has been exhaustively studied for the period up to 1990. This was an era when the vast majority of migrants from Lesotho were young men working on the South African gold mines and over 50 percent of households had a migrant mineworker. Since 1990, patterns of migration to South Africa have changed dramatically. The reconfiguration of migration between the two countries has had a marked impact on remittance flows to Lesotho. The central question addressed in this report is how the change in patterns of migration from and within Lesotho since 1990 has impacted on remittance flows and usage.

Author : Ton van Naerssen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134778007
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women, Gender, Remittances and Development in the Global South written by Ton van Naerssen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book endeavours to take the conceptualisation of the relationship between transnational remittance exchanges and gender to a new level. Thus, inevitably, it provides a number of case studies of relationships between gender and remittances from around the world, highlighting different processes and practises. Thereby the authors seek to understand the impact of remittances on gender and gender relations, both at the sending as well as at the receiving end. For each case study authors ask how remittances affect gender identities and relationships but also vice versa. By itself this already adds a wealth of insights to a field that is remarkably understudied despite a volume of studies on gender and the feminization of migration in developing contexts. Chapters take an open, explorative approach to the relationship between gender and remittance behaviour with the aid of case studies focusing on transnational flows between migrants and countries of origin. With the wide variety of cases this book is able to provide conceptual insights to better understand how remittances affect gender identity, roles and relations (at both the receiving and sending end) and give specific attention to the roles of various actors directly and indirectly involved in remittance sending in current collectively organized remittance schemes from around the world.

Author : Wade C. Pendleton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Migration, Remittances and Development in Southern Africa written by Wade C. Pendleton and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Migrant remittances are a focus of attention worldwide, with debates raging on their impact on poverty alleviation. Less well known is that over a third of remittances to underdeveloped countries originate in other developing countries. Remittances as goods and commodities, and remittances from urban to rural areas are important. This is the case in the southern African region where cross-border migration is commonplace. Remittances to Africa easily exceed development aid, yet the comparative research and publication interest is paltry. The southern African context suffers particularly from a paucity of data. This survey provides information on the profile of the migrant population, remittance flows and usage at household level in five SADC countries, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. It considers remittances both within the region and from Africans in the diaspora. Further factors under consideration are gender, age, education level and tradition.

Author : Crush, Jonathan
Publisher : Southern African Migration Programme
ISBN 13 : 1920596321
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harnessing Migration for Inclusive Growth and Development in Southern Africa written by Crush, Jonathan and published by Southern African Migration Programme. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary goal of this study is to present the results of a comprehensive scope of key opportunities and challenges for harnessing migration for inclusive growth and development at the regional level in Southern Africa. The main objectives were as follows: Provide an overview of regional migration stocks and flows identifying regional trends, drivers and impacts from existing research literature and official data; Profile migrant characteristics at the regional level including demographic composition, types of migration and occupational profile; Examine the relevance of multilateral, continental and regional migration instruments, policies, protocols, agreements and forums with a view to identifying actions required to move the regional migration management agenda forward and align with the goal of enhancing migration for inclusive growth and development in Southern Africa; Analyze the key initiatives, opportunities and obstacles to developing a coherent, integrated and rights-regarding approach to migration management including areas of common commitment and ownership, and points of actual and potential conflict and disagreement between states; Conduct a gender analysis of regional migration dynamics including gender dimensions of migration, challenges, dangers and vulnerabilities confronting migrant women and other vulnerable groups, and gender analysis of migration management in Southern Africa; Identify potential programming areas that are weak or underdeveloped.

Author : Belinda Dodson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women on the Move written by Belinda Dodson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines womens experiences of cross-border migration and compares these experiences to those of men.

Author : Crush, Jonathan
Publisher : Southern African Migration Programme
ISBN 13 : 1920596194
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Food Remittances: Migration and Food Security in Africa written by Crush, Jonathan and published by Southern African Migration Programme. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is considerable evidence from across the African continent that a significant proportion of cash remittances to rural areas is spent on food. However, bidirectional food remitting – its drivers, dimensions and impacts – is an underdeveloped research and policy area. This report therefore reviews the current state of knowledge about food remittances in Africa and aims to make a number of contributions to the study of the relationship between migration and food security.

Author : Kefale, Asnake
Publisher : Forum for Social Studies
ISBN 13 : 9994450662
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Migration, Remittances and Household Socio-Economic Wellbeing written by Kefale, Asnake and published by Forum for Social Studies. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, a large number of Ethiopians are travelling to various countries as labour migrants. The Republic of South Africa and the oil-rich Gulf countries have emerged as major destinations for many documented as well as undocumented Ethiopian labour migrants. The majority of the migrants send a substantial amounts of money back to the country for different purposes. Out of this, the largest share comes through ‘informal’ channels, bypassing banks and other money transfer institutions. The use of informal means of money transfer is problematic as it does often violate government financial regulations, both in the sending and receiving countries. In addition, the use of informal channels denies the country valuable foreign exchange income. This monograph examines the various channels that Ethiopian labour migrants in the Republic of South Africa and the Middle East use to send remittance money to their families; and the respective advantages and drawbacks thereof. It also looks at how remittance money is utilised by receiving families and its socio-economic impacts.

Author : Kate Lefko-Everett
Publisher : Institute for Democracy in South Africa
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Voices from the Margins written by Kate Lefko-Everett and published by Institute for Democracy in South Africa. This book was released on 2007 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the critical challenges facing Africa is how to harness the potential of internal and international migration in the interests of development. The Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) is an international network of organizations founded in 1996 to promote awareness of migration-development linkages in SADC. SAMP conducts applied research on migration and development issues, provides policy advice and expertise, offers training in migration policy and management, and conducts public education campaigns on migration-related issues. Voices from the Margins: Migrant Women's Experiences in Southern Africa, the Southern African Migration Project's policy paper 46, draws conclusions from women's descriptions of their experiences as migrants and provides a forum for the voices of women themselves to be heard.

Author : Assefaw Bariagaber
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 999445580X
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Migration and Development in Eastern and Southern Africa written by Assefaw Bariagaber and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2014-08-23 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impact of international migration, both South-South as well as South-North, on the economic, social and political life of the people in Eastern and Southern Africa [was] not well documented and studied, and the evidence-base for policy on migration and development [was] very weak. With this in mind, OSSREAs invitation to conduct a study on international migration in Africa had the following objectives: To analyze the nature and type of South-South migration, focusing on issues, such as brain gain and/or brain drain, remittance flows, technical knowhow transfers, violations of the right of African migrants and gender dimensions of migration; To investigate the dynamics of migration from Eastern and Southern Africa to the Arab Gulf States as well as to developed countries, focusing on the skills of migrants, brain gain and/or drain, remittance flows, technical know-how transfers, violations of the rights of African migrants and gender dimension of migrants; and to assess the successes, impediments and challenges of African international migrants from Eastern and Southern Africa and to formulate policy recommendations to maximize the gains and minimize the costs associated with international migration in Africa.