ACTION PLAN

TWG: Jobs and Migration

Thematic Area: Diaspora and Remittances
Goal:
Indicator:
OBJECTIVES

STRATEGIC
ACTION

Encourage Banks to
introduce Products /
services linked to
remittances

Develop incentives
programmes

Encourage cooperation between

financial institutions
in Lesotho and
international financial
institutions.

ACTIVITY

Develop Diaspora investment

opportunities (BONDS)
(MORTAGES)
Business and/or MSME loans
linked to Remittances
Flexible credit policies (giving
loans to recipients with regular
history of Banking
Remittances).
Encourage international Banks
to open internal linked
accounts for migrants &
Diaspora
Encourage Banks in South
Africa and worldwide to offer
mobile cell based services for
migrants and Diaspora.

OUTCOME

Improved
remittances
Banking system

Integrated national
and international
financial
institutions.

RESPONSOBL
E
DEPARTMENT
TEBA
Diaspora
Ministry of
Finance
Lesotho
Association of
Banks

RESOURCES

Budget

OBJECTIVES

STRATEGIC
ACTION

ACTIVITY

OUTCOME

Mainstream
remittances policy
and in national
policies and plans
Strengthen the
capacity of
microfinance
institutions and rural
savings and credit cooperatives to provide
transfer services.

Formulate
comprehensive
remittances policy

Formulate comprehensive
remittances policy

Improved
contribution of
remittances in GDP

Legal and regulatory

framework provided
to micro finance
institutions and rural
savings institutions
and credit
cooperatives in the
remittances market

Encourage microfinance
institutions and savings and credit
to partner with banks.
Conduct market study to explore
the feasibility of microfinance
institutions and rural credit and
savings co-operatives offering
micro loans to MSMEs linked to
remittances.

Capacitated
CBL
microfinance and
rural savings and
credit co-operatives
MDP
Improved flow of
remittances
Recorded
remittances data

RESPONSOBL
E
DEPARTMENT
MDP

RESOURCES

Budget

TA and Budget

Budget

ACTION PLAN
TWG: Jobs and Migration
Thematic Area: Labour Exportation
Goal:
Indicator:
OBJECTIVES

STRATEGIC ACTION

ACTIVITY

OUTCOME

Explore job
opportunities for
Basotho outside
Lesotho

Develop negotiation
framework for labour
export.
Enhance the labour
market information
system to document and
monitor extends and
impact of skills
emigration.
National manpower
surveys to determine
manpower needs and

Identify skills needs

Conduct skills audit
Identify countries and their
needs
Negotiate bilateral agreements
Harmonise labour laws
internationally and regionally

Decreased irregular
migration
Documented
migrants/ Diaspora
Coordinated and
managed migration
Regional and
international cross
boarder inflows
and outflows.
Data of death in
migration.

RESPONSOBL
E
DEPARTMENT

RESOURCES

availability

ACTION PLAN
TWG: Jobs and Migration
Thematic Area: Return and Reintegration of Migrants
Goal:
Indicator:
OBJECTIVES

Enhance efficient
reintegration of return
and returning
migrants.

STRATEGIC ACTION

ACTIVITY

Generate and enhance microloans, cooperatives rural

savings and income generation
activities.
Establish domestic security
fund.

OUTCOME

RESPONSOBL
E
DEPARTMENT

RESOURCES

ACTION PLAN
TWG: Health, HIV/AIDS and Social Protection
Thematic Area: Disability
Goal:
Indicator:
OBJECTIVES

STRATEGIC
ACTION

ACTIVITY

Empower people with

disability

Produce assistive
Manufacture assistive devices
Sell assistive devices
devices
Assist people with
disability to start small
scale businesses

OUTCOME

RESPONSOBL
E
DEPARTMENT

RESOURCES

Budget