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MIGNEX Case Study Brief PAK2 - Migration and development dynamics in Youhanabad, Pakistan

Description

Youhanabad – the largest Christian-majority area in Pakistan – is an urban neighbourhood of Lahore undergoing major educational and infrastructural expansion.

Key Takeaways

  • Youhanabad has been, and continues to be, shaped by internal in-migration of Christians of different denominations.
  • International mobility and development interventions are often tied to different church-based networks in the area.
  • Overall, out-migration is low: most young adults (78%) expect to stay in Youhanabad in the next five years. Migration aspirations are also low, with most (88%) preferring to stay.

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MCSB-D10-pak2-2022-09-12.pdf

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Funding

European Commission
MIGNEX - Aligning Migration Management and the Migration-Development Nexus 770453