DfAD, alongside AFFORD and Comic Relief, was one of the UK based non-profit organisations that participated in the UN Informal Interactive Hearings on International Migration and Development at the UN General Assembly held in New York on 15 July 2013. DfAD’s participation focused on the theme: Human Development, Diaspora Action; (1) Ensuring migrants’ and migration’s rightful place […]
CONTINUE READINGDfAD is proud to announce that Alia Malik, DfAD Youth Empowerment Trustee, is currently in Ankara, Turkey attending The Young Diplomats Forum from 2nd to 6th September. This is being hosted by The Global Diplomatic Forum, an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting and contributing to global prosperity by initiating and fostering sustainable partnerships between […]
CONTINUE READINGA major independent new leadership project for people of African origin in the UK funded by Comic Relief and Unbound Philanthropy, the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) is seeking to identify and bring together the UK’s most promising individuals of African origin with a desire to support African communities. The […]
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 READINGPambazuka News has just published my article THE ENIGMA OF DUAL CITIZENSHIP IN AFRICA as one of their posts in the current Special Issue called The Diaspora and Africa’s Development. Follow this link to full post. Pambazuka News is an advocacy tool for social justice, designed specifically for those working in Africa.
CONTINUE READINGThree Diaspora Zambian Women are headed to the United Nations in New York to add their voices to the cause of getting the Diaspora unto the Agenda of the United Nations High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. Chibwe Henry and Justina Mutale will be travelling from London, while Mambwe Kamanga will be flying […]
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 READINGSome of you may know me some of you may not but let me tell you a little bit more about myself. My name is Alia Malik, I am of Indian origin and I grew up most of my life in Zambia, a country located in Southern Africa. Growing up in Zambia gave me a […]
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