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Skip to main content StoriesCountriesBangladeshCôte d’IvoireThe GambiaGuineaLiberiaNigeriaAwareness ProgramsPanamaSenegalSierra LeoneVolunteersResourcesGalleryContact EnglishFrançais Search Authentic storytelling by migrants for migrants in West Africa. Migrants as Messengers is a peer-to-peer messaging campaign that shares invaluable information about safe migration. Returned migrants share with their communities and families an authentic and honest account of their migration experiences.Follow us on Facebook Senegalese Actress Launches TV Series to Raise Awareness About Unsafe MigrationStory | Senegal, 10 Feb 2021read more Returnees and youth leaders add their voices in preventing irregular migrationStory | Sierra Leone, 10 Mar 2021read more ‘Nobody was Hearing their cries’ - Gambia Filmmaker Spotlights Migrants at RiskStory | The Gambia, 09 Feb 2021read more Knowledge is power!enables young people to make informed decisions about their futures, at home and abroad. The WAKA Well website makes it easier for young people, their families and communities to learn about regular migration procedures, available local opportunities to work, train or study and who to speak to in person for guidance. More than a website, WAKA Well networks young people in communities across West Africa creating media content for television, radio, online campaigns and on-the-ground activities that promote safe and regular migration using a Communication for Development (C4D) approach.Visit WakaWell.info Gender equality is not a gender contest, it is a call to access to equal rights and opportunities for women, the elimination of all forms of discrimination, violence, exploitation, harmful policies and practices that affects women. We all have a role to play in actualizing a world where no one is left behind. Watch the video to hear some inspiring women. #genderequality #IWD2022 #Migrantsasmessengers Volunteer Voices 24 Mar 2022The story of Mamina Story 18 Mar 2022The story of Muhammed Sankareh Story 08 Mar 2022Behind the scenes of a 'Promised Land' Volunteer Voices 18 Jan 2022FROM BEING SOLD SIX TIMES TO DIFFERENT BORGERS TO BECOMING AN ARTIST Story 17 Dec 2021Female black filmmakers are claiming their seat at the table News Coverage 02 Dec 2021Student becomes the master: MaM Volunteers are training IOM staff in Sierra Leone See more Returned migrants play a central role as Volunteers in the development, planning and implementation of the Migrants as Messengers campaign.Through their stories, the learnings from their migratory experiences and their creativity, MaM Volunteers are the principal authors and actors of the campaign.Meet the volunteers Migrants as Messengers .st0{fill:none;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:2;stroke-miterlimit:10;}.st1{fill:#D8DFF0;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:2;stroke-miterlimit:10;}.st2{fill:#B3C2E3;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:2;stroke-miterlimit:10;}West AfricaMigrants as Messengers activities are currently taking place in seven countries in West Africa, including Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. As of 31 March 2020, there had been 18,3371 irregular migrants arriving in Europe from the beginning of 2020, with many of them coming from African countries, including many West African countries. Peer-to-Peer Communication is Key to Raise AwarenessNobody knows how many of the 22,000 people who died trying to reach Europe from Africa since 2014 knew about the terrible dangers awaiting them. Were some aware but decided to face the huge risks anyway? Did they block out the brutal realities everyone faces along the way? What we know, is that many thinking about undertaking these journeys underestimate the level of risk. Hugely so. When we asked young people, who said they planned to migrate from Senegal, to estimate the number of migrant deaths on the road or at sea over the past five years, over 40 per cent guessed it was less than 1,000. Only five per cent came close to the actual figure.Continue reading Impact Evaluation ReportMigrants as Messengers: The Impact of Peer-to-Peer Communication on Potential Migrants in Senegal - Impact Evaluation ReportThe report presents key results from a rigorous impact evaluation that assessed the impact of the Migrants as Messengers (MaM) information events in Dakar, Senegal. MaM was a peer-to-peer awareness-raising campaign implemented in Senegal, Guinea and Nigeria from December 2017 to March 2019.View Homepage Migrants as Messengers (MaM) is a peer-to-peer awareness-raising campaign that empowers young people in West Africa to make informed decisions about migration. 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