Forward: Economic Participation of the Bissau-Guinean Diaspora for Development of the Country

Innovation methods

Data sources

SDG(s)

Sustainable Development Goal(s)

1No poverty

8Decent work and economic growth

16Peace, justice and strong institutions

Disclaimer:

Please be aware that the content herein has not been peer reviewed. It consists of personal reflections, insights, and learnings of the contributor(s). It may not be exhaustive, nor does it aim to be authoritative knowledge.

Learnings on your challenge

What are the top key insights you generated about your learning challenge during this Action Learning Plan? (Please list a maximum of 5 key insights)

- Government changes and instability delay and prevents work from being conducted in a succinct manner. - The diaspora is highly engaged and available to support in all fronts of the learning cycle. - The government was highly engaged and proactive at the beginning of the cycle which facilitated the work and partnerships formed around the learning cycle. - The digitalization is an ideal solution to bring the diaspora and Guinea-Bissau together. - There was a good amount of information online and available for a desk review.

Considering the outcomes of this learning challenge, which of the following best describe the handover process? (Please select all that apply)

Our work has led to a significant change in public policy at a national or local level

Can you provide more detail on your handover process?

The proposal of digitizing the emigrant card and creating a digital remittances platform was raised and discussed. Towards the end of November 2023, the Secretary of State submitted the proposal to the council of ministers to create a digital emigrant card.

Please paste any link(s) to blog(s) or publication(s) that articulate the learnings on your frontier challenge.

Data and Methods

Relating to your types of data, why did you chose these? What gaps in available data were these addressing?

Focus Group: This was used to get diaspora and government perspectives. Additionally, it was used to map what had already been done with other organizations such as IOM and what recommendations were proposed. Official government data: To be able to gage the number of emigrant cards that were issued, to understand the demand and supply of cards as per the government recording of items.

Why was it necessary to apply the above innovation method on your frontier challenge? How did these help you to unpack the system?

Solutions Mapping: This method was engaged to map what had been done in the past in order to learn from lessons presented previously to the General Direction of Communities and be able to come up with new solutions. Visual Thinking & Mapping: This method was engaged in order to conduct a Futures Thinking Workshop that aimed to understand how the future could look for the diaspora and what solutions needed to be developed in order to achieve the identified objectives.

Partners

Please indicate what partners you have actually worked with for this learning challenge.

Please state the name of the partner:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Direction of Communities

What sector does your partner belong to?

Government (&related)

Please provide a brief description of the partnership.

They were the main partner engaged in the Diasporic Communities as well as working on areas of focus for improved diaspora engagement and relations.

Is this a new and unusual partner for UNDP?

Please indicate what partners you have actually worked with for this learning challenge.

Please state the name of the partner:

European Union

What sector does your partner belong to?

Government (&related)

Please provide a brief description of the partnership.

This was a partner who was already engaging in diasporic communities of Guinea-Bissau and so it was imperative to swap experiences and bring together findings.

Is this a new and unusual partner for UNDP?

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Bonus question: How did the interplay of innovation methods, new forms of data and unusual partners enable you to learn & generate insights, that otherwise you would have not been able to achieve?

The methods used allowed for us to horizon scan and identify the key areas of focus and scope of the work which has been done and continued to be done. This would not be possible without the use of innovation and mapping exercises with the relevant partners.

Please upload any further supporting evidence / documents / data you have produced on your frontier challenge that showcase your learnings.

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