The overall objective of the ‘Diaspora Academy’ is to scale up the capacity of diaspora organisations, so that they can contribute more effectively to the development of their respective countries of origin in a professional manner. The programme ran between 2014 and 2016.
Objectives
- Support diaspora development practitioners and organisations in gaining access to targeted knowledge, useful and relevant information, viable contacts, and networks that help to further boost their contribution to the overall development in their countries of origin.
- Increase the visibility of diaspora development practitioners in the development community circles, so that their voices are taken into account in migration and development policy debates taking place at the local, national, regional and international levels.