National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI)

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The National Strategy aims to optimize collective efforts toward financial inclusion in the Philippines. It aims to raise awareness, appreciation and understanding of financial inclusion and enable coordination among various stakeholders.

The objective of the National Strategy is aligned with the Philippine Development Plan (PDP), which envisions a regionally-responsive, development-oriented and inclusive financial system that provides for the evolving needs of adiverse Filipino public.

Subcommittee on International Migration Development

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The Subcommittee on International Migration Development aims to raise the consciousness and appreciation of migration and development and increase coordination and convergence among migration-related agencies and other government agencies. This effort has cascaded to the sub-national level. Committees on migration and development, usually on the regional development councils have been established in four regions as of today. 

Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016 (PDP)

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The Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016 adopts a framework of inclusive growth, which is high growth that is sustained, generates mass employment, and reduces poverty. With good governance and anticorruption as the overarching theme of each and every intervention, the Plan translates into specific goals, objectives, strategies, programs and projects all the things that the Philippines aims to accomplish in the medium term. 60 provisions on Migration and Development were included in 7 out of 9 chapters of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016.

Health Guide to Switzerland

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Where must I go if I feel unwell or have had an accident? Is medical treatment free in Switzerland or must I pay for it? What should I do in an emergency? What types of insurance do I need? How can I protect myself from illness? Where can I find health information in my own language? 

Council of the Moroccan Community living abroad (CCME)

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A national consultative institution placed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the Council of the Moroccan Community living abroad (CCME) was established by Royal Decree in December 2007, and was made constitutional ensuing the July 2011 reform in the constitution approved by referendum.

The CCME's responsibilities include the monitoring and evaluation of the country's public policies in regards to its nationals abroad.

Inter-Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking

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This task force aims to fight or track down the traffickers of persons. It is chaired by one of the senior deputy ministers, and it is involving all stakeholders in the country, government, non-government, private sector and the civil society as well as others who are willing to help in terms of the global partners from the UN system or from bilateral donor countries.

Peasant Permit

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The Peasant Permit is a two year, renewable permit issued by the Tanzanian government to long-standing refugees and asylum seekers.  Historically, these permits were issued exclusively in the Kigoma region, home to Tanzania’s encamped refugee population.  However, due to the advocacy efforts of Asylum Access Tanzania (AATZ), in November 2011 the Tanzanian government expanded the issuance of Peasant Permits to immigrants living outside of traditional “refugee designated” regions.

Promotion of migrants’ savings and alternative investment through selected micro- finance institutions (MFIs)

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The goal of this project is to improve financial services, including remittance delivery capacity, of 10 selected micro- finance institutions (MFIs) targeting the rural poor and migrant worker families. The project promotes migrant’s savings and investment through community-based MFIs in the migrant workers’ home villages.

Cooperation Mandiri Bank with 7-Eleven to provide remittance service

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Mandiri Bank sealed an agreement with Dairy Farm Company, that manages 7-Eleven retails, to provide money transfer service for Indonesian citizens who currently work in Hong Kong. Through this cooperation, Indonesian citizens who want to send their money back home can simply use their payment card, which they can get from Mandiri Bank, in all of the 900 7-Eleven retail shops in Hong Kong.

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