Migrant Associations in Sicily: Growing Capacity for Co-Development

Sicily is a prime destination of climate migration from Africa and Asia. As in other immigrant destinations, migrants organize community associations that seek to address the conditions that drive migration from their homelands. These transnational co-development activities include funding, organizing, and advocacy around relevant issues, including water and reforestation, schools and employment, agricultural and other enterprises, health, digital infrastructure, combating sex trafficking, and more. This project involves research, teaching, and capacity building in support of migrant-led associations’ co-development work, with a focus on understanding migrant association members’ ideas, aspirations, challenges, and opportunities to address the conditions that drive migration.