EUDiF
Global citizens, local heroes: How diasporas shape international peace
Liza explores the significant role that diaspora communities play in safeguarding peace and security worldwide.
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Liza Bezvershenko
Project Assistant
Women, youth & diaspora engagement
Event takeaways from the Khartoum process thematic meeting in Helsinki on a whole of government approach to migration and development with a focus on women, youth & diaspora engagement.
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Charlotte Griffiths
Public Partnerships Lead
Diaspora Youth Recommendations
Recommendations on how to integrate youth perspectives into migration policy and beyond.
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Who we are

EUDiF is a pilot project funded by the European Union’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) under the Development Cooperation Instrument. The pilot phase ran from June 2019 – June 2024, with a second phase running June 2024 – September 2027. The project is implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD).

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How we work

EUDiF seeks to consolidate knowledge and action to address the fragmentation of diaspora engagement for development. We assist diaspora organisations in Europe, countries of origin and the EU to engage and collaborate more effectively with each other on development issues.

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Our knowledge

At EUDiF, we believe that sharing knowledge is essential to maximise the potential of diaspora engagement for sustainable development. We generate and organise our knowledge by location, theme and practice, and make it all available for free.

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Our actions

In the first phase, 2019-2023, EUDiF developed a diverse portfolio of 16 technical support actions in partnership with government authorities and diaspora organisations. Explore the actions and their outputs to inspire your own work.

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Diaspora expertise

Diaspora members have long been acknowledged as agents for sustainable development with great potential in terms of social, human and financial capital. At EUDiF we believe in mainstreaming diaspora expertise for sustainable development when said diaspora expertise can bring added value.

In the first phase, a specific mechanism Diaspora Professionals 4 Development was used to recruit and deploy Europe-based diaspora professionals in actions to support short-term development projects in countries of heritage, including in Ethiopia, Moldova and the Philippines. Diaspora professionals also supported many of the actions under the Capacity Development Lab. In the second phase of the project, capacity development is not separated in the same way, but diaspora expertise is prioritised across all activities.

Diaspora engagement worldwide

Find out about policies, practices and priorities around the world, based on 120 in-depth country profiles, as well as relevant emigration and remittances data.

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News • Africa
Event preview: African Diaspora Agrofood Forum 2024 
October 31, 2024
From November 8-10, 2024, the 8th edition of the African Diaspora Agrofood Forum by The Food Bridge will gather industry...
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Diaspora voices • Middle East
Jin Dawod on fostering global peace through mental health support
October 10, 2024
For World Mental Health Day, EUDiF Project Assistant and Ukrainian diaspora activist Liza spoke with Jin Dawod, a computer engineer,...
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Blog • Global
Global citizens, local heroes: How diasporas shape international peace 
September 21, 2024
On the International Day of Peace, EUDiF Project assistant and Ukrainian diaspora activist Liza explores the significant role that diaspora...
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