Planning for Productive Migration (PPM) in Niger

In collaboration with Mercy Corps and Stanford’s Immigration Policy Lab (IPL), the Planning for Productive Migration (PPM) innovation is a holistic program designed to support households in exploring utilizing domestic and regional temporary migration opportunities to diversify livelihoods. It includes access to advice on employment opportunities, information on legal rights and requirements and network ties in destination markets, facilitation of household planning to ensure collective decision-making, support to secure requisite paperwork, advice on low-cost remittance transfers, soft skills training, cash to cover the cost of travel, and support for migrants while away from home. Overall, the research activities aim to generate evidence around how to increase the uptake of internal and regional migration opportunities, maximize the returns to migration for individuals and families, and promote safer migration by mitigating key risks.