Global Diaspora Day - Resources

Global Diaspora Day - The Resources

Here we provide you as additional material to the selections 25 interesting resources, focusing on diaspora and migrants contributions to job creation, enterprise, investment and public policy; as well as addressing xenophobia.  These also include some diaspora-focused training materials. These resources have a global focus, and should be useful to anyone looking to learn about, and learn from, diaspora and migrants contributions to development.

1. Article: ​Opportunities amidst the migration crisis

Gibril Faal, Interim Executive Director of the Africa-Europe Diaspora Development Platform (ADEPT)
Published in The Huffington Post, 17 September 2015

2. International diaspora Engagement Alliance (IdEA)

Introduction to IdEA

DIASPORA IMPACT INVESTMENT INITIATIVES (offered through Calvert Foundation, IdEA's managing partner):

• Introduction (Blog and Webinar recording):
  ttp://www.diasporaalliance.org/calvert-foundations-diaspora-investment-initiatives/
• India Investment Initiative
• Raíces Investment Initiative (focused on Latin America)

WEBINARS HOSTED BY IDEA (recordings):

• Mobilizing Diaspora Capital for African Entrepreneurs

CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING WEBINARS HOSTED BY IDEA (recordings)

• Introduction to Strategic Planning for Diaspora Organizations
• Diaspora Leadership 101
• Introduction to Proposal Writing for Diaspora Organizations

BLOGS FROM GLOBAL DIASPORA WEEK 2015

GDW Overview (priority)

• http://www.diasporaalliance.org/celebrating-the-global-diaspora-with-over-90-events-worldwide/

Event Specific:

• http://www.diasporaalliance.org/investment-opportunities-for-us-chinese-diaspora-beyond-borders/
• http://www.diasporaalliance.org/whitepaper-presentation-on-the-haitian-diaspora-investment-and-engagement-research-program/
• http://www.diasporaalliance.org/aspens-diaspora-investment-forum-for-east-africa/
• http://www.diasporaalliance.org/entrepreneurship-and-employment-engaging-the-diaspora-to-tackle-unemployment-in-africa/
• http://www.diasporaalliance.org/6th-annual-silicon-valley-african-film-festival/
• http://www.diasporaalliance.org/african-diaspora-sme-pitch-workshop/

PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLISHED BY OTHER SOURCES (from the Resources section of iDEA’s website):

*Research/Tools

• Migration and Remittances Factbook 2016 (World Bank)
• Developing a Road Map for Engaging Diasporas in Development: A Handbook for Policymakers and Practitioners in Home and Host Countries (MPI)
• Engaging Diasporas as Development Partners for Home and Destination Countries: Challenges for Policymakers (IOM)

*Business/Investment

• The Magic of Diasporas (The Economist)
• Diaspora Bonds: Tapping the Diaspora During Difficult Times (World Bank & Vanderbilt University)

*Philanthropy/Volunteering

• Diaspora Philanthropy: Private Giving and Public Policy (MPI & USAID)
• Connected through Service: Diaspora Volunteers and Global Development (MPI & USAID)

*Diplomacy

• Voice After Exit: Diaspora Advocacy (MPI & USAID)
• Exploring the Role of Diasporas in Rebuilding Governance in Post-Conflict Societies (Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff)
   

3. Case study: Diaspora Matters

Dr. Martin Russell, Associate Director, Diaspora Matters

• Presentation Diaspora Matters
• Diaspora Toolkit

4. Article: Somali entrepreneurs in South Africa: Brisk activity under constant threat

Benny Carlson and Abdu Hikam