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 READINGPublished on behalf of Katendi Nkanza, DfAD Education Lead When I first started the competitions almost three years ago, it was just to get people interested in reading. I have since joined DfDA as an education lead, and this is my first blog. We just completed the short story competition in Chitokoloki primary school, Zambia, and […]
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 READINGOn Wednesday 18th June 2014 Comic Relief, under the Common Ground Initiative (CGI), held the Africa in Action Conference at Central Hall Westminster in London. The event was an opportunity to highlight the contributions of UK-based African diaspora organisations and activists to international development. It brought together UK’s diaspora practitioners in international development as well as […]
CONTINUE READINGOne Year Placement October 2014 – September 2015 The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee trust, Comic Relief, and the Royal Commonwealth Society are working together on an exciting new programme. This fund will recognise, celebrate and support young people (18-29) across the Commonwealth. It will do this in two ways: • An Awards programme to celebrate […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Wednesday 30th April 2014, Diaspora for African Development (DfAD) held a launch event for the DfAD 2014 Report “Zambia at 50 Years: Engaging the Diaspora in Inclusive Development” at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London. The report was published following the successful DfAD Zambia Roundtable discussion event, with the same title, held in partnership with […]
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 READINGDfAD is proud to announce that the Sports Equipment that we sourced in the United Kingdom has now arrived safely in the hands of the recipients, both in Zambia and the UK. The sports equipment recipients are: Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) Zambia Sport in Action (SIA) Zambia Alliance for Nutrition and Reconstruction (ANR) Zambia […]
CONTINUE READING“If the situation remains as it is today, one billion people worldwide will never see a health worker.” Healthcare workers are essential for healthcare and their absence threatens the health of individuals/populations as well as destabilises health systems, ultimately contributing to existing global health inequalities. We take it for granted that when we are […]
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