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MIGNEX Case Study Brief GIN1 - Migration and development dynamics in Boffa, Guinea
- 1. Overseas Development Institute
Description
Boffa is increasingly affected by the international mining industry. Dynamics of internal migration are changing - now a common coping mechanism for the collapse of traditional livelihoods.
Key Takeaways
- The environmental impacts of industrial mining threaten local livelihoods. Some 82% of young adults consider it difficult to earn a living and feed a family in Boffa.
- Migration aspirations are equally high for women and men. Women mostly migrate for marriage, though trading offers an opportunity for financial independence and mobility.
- Boffa hosts African and Chinese in-migrants who work in mining and fishing, mostly living in segregated communities with little interaction with locals.
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