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ENG0757
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10 Oct 2019

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Diaspora Mapping: Profile of the Gambia, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau Diasporas in Italy

This mapping of the Gambian, Guinean and Guinea-Bissau diasporas in Italy provides a demographic and socioeconomic profile of these diasporas in Italy. Through the collection and processing of primary and secondary data, the report outlines the current presence and the historical evolution of the migratory flows related to these three nationalities in Italy. It provides information on the educational background and employment status of these diaspora members as well as on remittances flows. Moreover, the report provides information on the associative networks of each diaspora in Italy. The report concludes with recommendations to foster the inclusion of diaspora members and organizations from Gambia, Guinea and Guinea Bissau in Italy.

  • ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
  • LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • METHODOLOGY
    • Diaspora and sampling procedure
    • Mapping methodology
  • PROFILES OF DIASPORAS
    • 1. THE GAMBIA
      • 1.1 MIGRATION TRENDS: ARRIVALS AND CURRENT PRESENCE IN ITALY
        • 1.1.1 Arrivals by sea
        • 1.1.2 Current presence in Italy
      • 1.2 OFFICIAL STATISTICS: ASYLUM APPLICATIONS AND TYPE OF PERMITS
        • 1.2.1 Asylum applications
        • 1.2.2 First-instance asylum decisions
        • 1.2.3 Type of residence permits
      • 1.3 A PROFILE OF THE GAMBIAN DIASPORA IN ITALY FROM IOM SURVEY DATA
        • 1.3.1 Socioeconomic background before departure
        • 1.3.2 Reasons for leaving The Gambia
        • 1.3.3 Intended destinations
          • Box 1: Type of residence permits
          • Box 2: Unaccompanied children in reception centres
      • 1.4 GAMBIAN NATIONALS IN ITALY: AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC STATUS
        • 1.4.1 Education
        • 1.4.2 Employment and entrepreneurial activities
        • 1.4.3 Remittances
  • 2. GUINEA
    • 2.1 MIGRATION TRENDS: ARRIVALS AND CURRENT PRESENCE IN ITALY
      • 2.1.1 Arrivals by sea
      • 2.1.2 Current presence in Italy
    • 2.2 OFFICIAL STATISTICS: ASYLUM APPLICATIONS AND TYPE OF PERMITS
      • 2.2.1 Asylum applications
      • 2.2.2 First-instance asylum decisions
      • 2.2.3 Type of residence permits
    • 2.3 A PROFILE OF THE GUINEAN DIASPORA FROM IOM SURVEY DATA
      • 2.3.1 Socioeconomic background before departure
    • 2.4 GUINEAN NATIONALS IN ITALY: AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC STATUS
      • 2.4.1 Education
      • 2.4.2 Employment and entrepreneurial activities
      • 2.4.3 Remittances
  • 3. GUINEA-BISSAU
    • 3.1 MIGRATION TRENDS: ARRIVALS AND CURRENT PRESENCE IN ITALY
      • 3.1.1 Arrivals by sea
      • 3.1.2 Current presence in Italy
    • 3.2 OFFICIAL STATISTICS: ASYLUM APPLICATIONS AND TYPE OF PERMITS
      • 3.2.1 Asylum applications
      • 3.2.2 First-instance asylum decisions
      • 3.2.3 Type of residence permits
    • 3.3 A PROFILE OF THE GUINEA-BISSAU DIASPORA FROM IOM SURVEY DATA
      • 3.3.1 Socioeconomic background before departure
    • 3.4 GUINEA-BISSAU NATIONALS IN ITALY: AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC STATUS
      • 3.4.1. Education
      • 3.4.2 Employment and entrepreneurial activities
      • 3.4.3 Remittances
  • ORGANIZATION OF DIASPORAS AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS
  • 4. THE GAMBIA
    • 4.1 INTRODUCTION
    • 4.2 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GAMBIAN DIASPORA
    • 4.3 PARTICIPANTS PROFILE
    • 4.4 ASSOCIATIONS’ PROFILE
      • 4.4.1 Senegambia Association, Verona
      • 4.4.2 Gambia Youth Association A.P.S
      • 4.4.3 Network and activities in Italy
      • 4.4.4 Network and development activities in the country of origin
    • 4.5 FINAL REMARKS
  • 5. GUINEA
    • 5.1 INTRODUCTION
    • 5.2 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GUINEAN DIASPORA
    • 5.3 PARTICIPANTS’ PROFILE
    • 5.4 ASSOCIATIONS’ PROFILE
      • 5.4.1 Association Fedde Bhantal Fouta Djallo Italie (Treviso, Veneto)
      • 5.4.2 Union des Immigrés de Guinée (U.I.G) Roma
      • 5.4.3 Union des Immigrés de Guinée, Rezzato, Brescia (Lombardy Region)
      • 5.4.4 Fondazione Guineana Italia (F.G.I.), Ravenna (Emilia Romagna)
      • 5.4.5 Association des Jeunes Ressortissants de KOUROU (A.R.K.M.), Modena, Emilia Romagna
      • 5.4.6 Nakiri association, Turin (Piedmont)
      • 5.4.7 AFEGUI, Milano
      • 5.4.8 Association Guinéenne en Lombardie NIMBA (A.G.L.N.)
      • 5.4.9 Association Ressortissants et Amis de la Guinée, Macerata (Marche)
      • 5.4.10 Informal groups, individual initiatives and entrepreneurial projects
    • 5.5 FINAL REMARKS
  • 6. GUINEA-BISSAU
    • 6.1 INTRODUCTION
    • 6.2 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIASPORA FROM GUINEA-BISSAU
    • 6.3 PARTICIPANTS’ PROFILE
    • 6.4 ASSOCIATIONS’ PROFILE
      • 6.4.1 ASCOAGUI (Associação da Comunidade e Amigos da Guiné-Bissau em Italia/Association of the Guinea-Bissau Community in Italy and friends), (Verona)
      • 6.4.2 A.E.O.G.B. (Associazione emigranti di origine della Guinea-Bissau residenti in Italia – Association of the emigrants of Guinea-Bissau origin residing in Italy) (Lecco)
      • 6.4.3 Local and transnational networks of associations
      • 6.4.4 Activities of the associations in Italy
      • 6.4.5 Activities in the country of origin
      • 6.4.6 Entrepreneurial projects and ideas
    • 6.5 FINAL REMARKS
  • 7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 8. REFERENCES
  • 9. ANNEXES