On October 7, 2009 Hon. Rosemary Museminali, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and Hon. Anastase MUREKEZI, Minister of Public Service and Labour signed a hand over report transferring the TOKTEN and MIDA projects, which were under MIFOTRA to the Diaspora General Directorate in MINAFFET.

TOKTEN is Transfer Of Knowledge Through Expatriate Nationals, and MIDA is Migration for Development in Africa Great Lakes Programme.  MIDA Rwanda has the objective of strengthening the capacities of public and private institutions by mobilizing the skills and resources of the Rwandan Diaspora settled in Europe. TOKTEN programme supported by UNDP aims to support socio-economic development through transfer of knowledge and technical know-how to Rwanda on the basis of voluntary short term service from highly qualified expatriate Rwandan Nationals from North-America.

The purpose of the transfer to MINAFFET of these two programs is to better coordinate efforts to promote efficient contribution of Rwandan Diaspora to the national socio-economic development of their Motherland.

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