After 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 READINGThis year DfAD has been inspired to support the efforts of Montserrat Gili who is going to Zambia at the beginning of November to direct a Christmas theatre show for street kids with an organisation called BAREFEET. Please read her blog below. YES, The Arts Can Help, by Montserrat Gili By the age of 8 most children in […]
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 […]
CONTINUE READINGThis week I am in Ndola my home city. After living in a couple of different countries around the world I can definitely tell you that there is no place like home. Fortunately, for me ,this year I am home during the holy month of Ramadan with my family. Ramadan is not just about fasting […]
CONTINUE READINGThis week I met with Sister Jameela, the Executive Manager of an organisation called Save our Society (SOS). SOS is an organisation that helps alleviate the plight of the vulnerable, abused traumatised victims in the society by helping provide services that will make life easier for them. SOS runs four major projects for the underprivileged. […]
CONTINUE READINGDuring the month of June a number of events took place in London regarding the IF campaign. One interesting and encouraging thing was to see the level of diaspora involvement in the campaign. A number of questions have been raised as to when the diaspora should have been involved or what role they played. Well, […]
CONTINUE READINGBismillah al rahman al rahim So this is my first official blog post being back in Zambia (I am so excited), and I was lucky enough to start my trip off with a bang. Today I visited the maternity ward of a local hospital here in Lusaka with a very passionate young woman, Ms. Raheela Limbada, […]
CONTINUE READINGThis blog has been written by Fadhili Maghiya, a member of the Tanzanian Diaspora in the UK. He works for the Sub Sahara Advisory Panel (SSAP) in Cardiff, Wales. The IF Campaign has stumped its authority on the global world and especially on those involved in the G8 summit. Mind boggling statistics were mentioned; Under-nutrition […]
CONTINUE READINGWritten by Fadhili Maghiya is a member of the Tanzanian Diaspora in the UK. He is currently working for the Sub Sahara Advisory Panel (SSAP) in Cardiff, Wales. The IF Campaign’s Nutrition for Growth G8 Event has come and gone and guess what, the pledges and commitment were made and government, business and NGO’s have […]
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