• Globalb seeks to involve the contribution of all stakeholders in countries of Albania, Kosovo Maqedonia and Montenegro (governments, private sector, civil society, Albanians in the diaspora) in order to broaden the programme’s ownership base.

• Globalb seeks to establish a dialogue and to develop partnerships between countries of origin and destination with regard to the mobilization and utilization of diasporas. It takes into account the need for highly qualified personnel in specific sectors in developed countries on the one hand, and the concern to mitigate the effects of the growing brain drain on countries of origin.

• Globalb is based on the principle of mobility and circulation of both people and resources. It does not necessarily require the systematic return of migrants.

• Globalb offers flexible and innovative arrangements that provide various options for skills transfer. These include, temporary, sequenced and virtual transfers, which increasingly depend on new information technologies to facilitate the transfer of competencies.

• Globalb respects the dual identity of Albanians in the diaspora by giving them the opportunity to contribute to the development process of their countries of origin without giving up the positions and rights they have acquired in their host countries.

• Globalb is a demand-driven programme. It seeks to ensure that the transfer of highly skilled individuals/resources is channeled in such a way as to meet the development requirements and priority for needs of the countries of origin. In this regard, GLOBALB adopts development planning and sectoral approaches tailored to the needs of the countries of origin (e.g., public health, education, private sector development, enhancement of national capacity).

• Globalb encourages the voluntary and efficient use of migrant remittances for development in countries of origin. These include initiatives that support cost saving and reliable remittance methods, and help consolidate remittances into pools of development and investment capital.

• Globalb aims at strengthening the private sector in the countries of origin, with the contribution of the nationals in the diaspora, through the establishment of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and job-creation opportunities.

• Globalb aims at promoting the participation of women in a gender balanced economic and social environment, thus empowering their role in the socio economic sectors of their countries of origin.