IOM Development Fund supports Lesotho Government's efforts towards improving migration data

The project will be implemented by International Organization for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the Ministry of Development Planning (MoDP). Bureau of Statistics (BOS), which is the national coordinator of data, will be the key counterpart to implement this project. The project will also collaborate with relevant stakeholders including the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) and the National Consultative Committee on Migration (NCC), which plays a pivotal role in migration related matters in Lesotho. The intended outcome of the project is improved data literacy and a coordinated approach to generating migration data relevant for migration related policies and the development of the first Lesotho Migration Profile.

There are four outputs in this project. Output 1.1: Bureau of Statistics (BoS) strengthened to effectively coordinate statistics functions and harmonize data collection and analysis mechanisms for migration within the country; Output 1.2: Migration related tools and indicators developed to assist in migration related data collection and mainstreaming migration into national processes; Output 1.3: Capacity of National Consultative Committee on Migration (NCC) increased to better demand for migration data; and Output 1.4: Simple migration situation report for Lesotho is developed through available migration data, and roadmap for the Migration Profile (phase II) is available

Lesotho has benefitted the projects to improve migration governance supported by IDF over the years. This new project is followed by the previous project ‘’Enhancing coordination and strengthening institutional capacity to effectively engage with diaspora’’ funded by IDF in 2018 which is coming to an end this year.