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From ‘unhappy marriage’ to ‘living-apart-together’?

Efforts to engage the diaspora undertaken within the migration & development policy framework fail to harness ‘the potential of the diaspora’. Highlighting three issues that are at stake in this referred to ‘unhappy marriage’.

Cooperating with the diaspora - the government perspective

Realising effective inclusion of and collaboration with the African diaspora living in the Netherlands in the Dutch development efforts relies, to a large extent, on…

Interpersonal partnerships and bottom-up initiatives

In order to create a sustainable collaboration, Romijn argues, diaspora organisations and the development sector should develop interpersonal relationships and come up with shared bottom-up initiatives.

Understanding the complexity of the African diaspora

Partnering with the African diaspora as a bridge between The Netherlands and Africa could be a major advantage in building an effective African policy strategy for both the public and private sectors.

Best of both worlds – diaspora civil society organisations and the Dutch development agenda

Georgina Kwakye shares lessons about how diaspora organisations can have an added value in the Dutch development agenda and how their support to Dutch NGO’s could lead to a win-win situation.

Including diaspora in the game

Diversification, inclusion and working closely with the wide variety of diaspora groups - it is not a burden, it is a huge opportunity.

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