EUDiF
Gia's highlights from the Future Forum
A week after the conference, Gia shares her highlights from the third edition of our conference, from the Diaspora Youth Pitch Competition to youth recommendations, to the importance of being in the room together.
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Maria Regina Tongson
Junior Expert
A new and practical typology of diaspora institutions
Fanny talks us through the content and uses of EUDiF's new typology of diaspora engagement institutions, created based on analysis of over 430 institiutions.
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Fanny Tittel-Mosser
Knowledge Management & Research Officer
Action insights: Filling Saint Lucia’s diaspora skills data gap
The starting point for successful diaspora engagement is data. Data are indispensable to inform policy formulation and for national authorities to design suitable opportunities for engagement. Read more about how we worked with Saint Lucia to address its data gap on diaspora skills.
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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, running from June 2019 until the end of 2023. 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.

The Diaspora Professionals 4 Development is a pilot mechanism that recruits and deploys Europe-based diaspora professionals in digital, education, entrepreneurship, environment or health to support short-term development projects in countries of heritage.
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Diaspora engagement maps

Find out about diaspora engagement policies, practices and priorities around the world, as well as relevant emigration and remittances data.

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Gia’s highlights from the Future Forum
October 26, 2023
On October 17 and 18, nearly 200 gathered at the Royal Flemish Theatre in Brussels for the third Future Forum, the...
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A new and practical typology of diaspora institutions
October 5, 2023
Following analysis of over 430 institutions, we have developed a new typology of diaspora engagement institutions. This classification can be...
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Action insights: Filling Saint Lucia’s diaspora skills data gap
October 4, 2023
Between 5 and 8 September 2023, we held the final activity of our collaboration with Saint Lucia Diaspora Affairs Office...
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