Evaluation/Learning Brief #7: Homeland calling - Lessons learned from DRC’s migration programme in Georgia

More people are on the move than ever before. In 2013, the UN estimated that 232 million people live outside the country they were born in. In 2014, the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide reached over 50 million for the first time. Most of DRC’s work is with displaced populations who have been forced to leave home in the relatively recent past. However, many of the countries in which DRC works also grapple with the consequences of earlier waves of migration. Moreover, they often produce large numbers of economic migrants who may return home in the future – whether out of choice or necessity. By examining key lessons from DRC’s migration programme in Georgia, which began in 2007 and ended in 2014, this brief highlights ways in DRC can help countries to manage such migration flows to their advantage.