The International Organization for Migration (IOM), together with a delegation of Zimbabwean officials, has paid a working visit to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to learn from Ghana’s integrated and gender-sensitive approach to the return and reintegration of deportees and returnees.
The visit seeks to support Zimbabwe in adopting a whole-of-government and whole-of-society strategy that is both integrated and gender-sensitive. This approach is expected to strengthen the country’s capacity to respond to the economic, social, and protection needs of returning migrants, thereby promoting sustainable reintegration and enhancing migration governance.
Welcoming the delegation, the Director General of NADMO, Major (Rtd) Dr. Joseph Bikanyi Kuyon, expressed appreciation for the partnership with IOM and its continuous support to NADMO.
“Recovery and reintegration are an intrinsic part of disaster management, and NADMO considers it a primary responsibility,” Dr. Kuyon stated.
“That is why we utilise public-private partnerships to help individuals whose lives have been disrupted while abroad, ensuring they are reintegrated into their home countries and communities.”
During the visit, Nana Ama Konadu Agyeman, Migration and Reintegration Coordinator at NADMO, delivered a presentation outlining the organisation’s role in reintegrating returnees and deportees into their communities.
The Zimbabwean delegation, in turn, commended NADMO for its warm reception and shared insights. They noted that the lessons drawn from Ghana’s model would help shape Zimbabwe’s national strategy on return and reintegration, ensuring that returnees are adequately supported and successfully reintegrated into society.
