Australian Government commissioned UDA Consulting in order to develop mechanisms for ongoing monitoring of source communities and their emigration pressures in Afghanistan and Pakistan for Australian Government Customs and Border Protection Service. The purpose of the mechanisms was to generate streams of information from immigrants that would be used as input for Australian policy-making processes and contribute to migration statistics database of the Australian government. The objectives are:

Generate a large volume of primary reporting

Deliver regular insights into source communities and potential irregular immigrants within tem

Provide a variety of analytical products related to migrant smuggling industry from consumer perspective

Develop indicators of individual and community emigration risk

Enable Australia to shape public opinion through UDA Consulting publications