IMA believes that grassroots migrants can articulate their issues and demands and should be provided spaces to speak for themselves. As IMA says, “Nothing about migration without the grassroots migrants.”
The International Migrants Alliance (IMA) is the first-ever global alliance of, for and led by grassroots migrants, refugees and displaced peoples. IMA was established in June 2008 by 108 organizations from 25 countries.
Currently, IMA has more than 158 member organizations from more than 30 countries worldwide. Its membership is divided into two – regular members, for grassroots, migrant-led, membership-based organizations; and associate members, for organizations and institutions that support the causes of migrants.
The leadership of IMA is defined by a Global Assembly conducted every three year that draws the General Program of Action (GPOA) and elects the International Coordinating Body (ICB) to implement it. The ICB is composed mainly of 15 migrant leaders from across the globe and 2 representatives from the associate members.
As an anti-imperialist alliance, IMA aims to strengthen and put forward the voice of the grassroots migrants, refugees and displaced people on issues affecting them and their families. IMA lays down its analysis from the grassroots migrants’ point of view and challenges the current system and its mechanisms.
