FORIM- Forum des organisations internationales de solidarité issues des migrations
Following requests from migrant associations in France to be considered as development actors, the French government has provided support for empowerment and capacity building of diaspora organizations.
This has led to the creation in 2002 of a national platform of more than 700 migrant association that undertake development activities in Sub-Saharan Africa, Maghreb, South east Asia, the Caribbean and the Indian ocean.
The FORIM is now widely recognized as an important actor in the migration and development field, including at EU and international level.