THE RATIONALE FOR A PAN-AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY MOVEMENT Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Sustainable Development AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY REORGANISING Hundreds of years of oppression under colonial rule and decades of suffering neoliberal doctrine, cold war rivalries and a deficiency of altruistic and visionary leaders has precipitated an economic and social crisis in Africa […]
CONTINUE READINGZambian Diaspora Policy Submission to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Rayford Mbulu, MP and officials from Cabinet Office, Zambia Development Agency as well as from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance and Labour, Zambia Zambian Government’s consultations with the Zambian Diaspora in the United Kingdom on the following thematic areas: Remittances Dual Citizenship […]
CONTINUE READINGCheck out my latest IDS blog: New blog by @chibwe_san @dfad_uk Diaspora – the missing link in development? http://t.co/QTl2S3Wbm3 — IDS UK (@IDS_UK) June 18, 2015
CONTINUE READINGAs Founder and CEO of Diaspora for African Development (DfAD), an African diaspora and volunteer led non-profit organisation aiming to harness the potential of the African Diaspora to contribute to Africa’s sustainable and socioeconomic development, I am constantly re-inspired and re-motivated when I engage with my team. During the past few years, these team DfAD […]
CONTINUE READINGMore than 250 civil society organizations from over 75 countries have been selected to take part in the Civil Society Days of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), which will be held on 12 – 13 May at the Münchenbryggeriet Conference Centre in Stockholm, Sweden, and the Common Space with Governments, which will […]
CONTINUE READINGWhilst in Zambia, I have had the privilege of visiting and spending time with our local partner Alliance for Nutrition and Reconstruction (ANR) at their Lusaka office. ANR currently works in Choma, Zambia, where they are implementing programmes aimed at improving the livelihoods and food security in the local communities. ANR has been in operation […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Saturday 29th November, I attended a conference at the City of Westminster College in London titled “The Big Early Child Marriage Conference/Debate”. This was organised by the Nigerian Women In Diaspora Leadership Forum (NWIDLF) whose mission is to encourage the Nigerian Woman in Diaspora and the Nigerian girl child to explore, cultivate and embrace her […]
CONTINUE READINGAfter spending an “insightful, thought-provoking and innovative” and “hugely interesting” day at the Bond Conference and AGM, I am pleased to announce that the Diaspora Motion which was proposed by AFFORD , Seconded by Oxfam and supported by Comic Relief was passed by members at the Bond AGM. Bond is the UK membership body for […]
CONTINUE READINGI am pleased to inform you that I am one of the speakers at the BOND Conference this year. Bond’s ‘The Shock of the New: bringing innovation back to development’ conference is taking place on Tuesday November 5th at the Business Design Centre (BDC) in London. The conference is the largest event of its kind […]
CONTINUE READINGAs the IF campaign comes to an end a lot of learning is being gathered to enable members to reflect on the experiences of the campaign. This report on the Diaspora Working Group, DWG Review Report Final PDF, has been developed to enable the international development sector to reflect on how Diaspora Organisations and International NGOs […]
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