At EUDiF, every collaboration is a partnership. This is why we invite grantees on a structured learning journey to accompany their implementation with courses, workshops and peer exchanges that help enhance impact and sustainability. Not to mention building a community along the way!
When a grant is awarded, it is just the beginning.
Receiving funding triggers the shift from a promising idea to action: activities take shape and teams begin to work across countries and coordinate their efforts in real-time.
The diaspora organisations awarded D4D Grants already bring strong expertise, networks and commitment. They are proven experts in working across countries, connecting local and international partners and making a little go a long way.
How do we help make it go further?
We provide a capacity development accompaniment programme to provide practical and peer support as grantees run their projects with full autonomy. The programme includes general project management topics including financial management, reporting, monitoring and communication, alongside topics particularly relevant to diaspora organisations, such as cross-border coordination, digital tools and data protection. It combines technical training and skills workshops with guided peer exchange, mixing in-person and online sessions.
“The training topics were shaped through ongoing discussions with the diaspora organisations putting their priorities, needs and capacities first”
—Hala Tarabay, Diaspora Relations Lead, EUDiF
Guiding principles
- Learning rooted in practice: Sessions focus on real project challenges and practical solutions rather than theoretical training.
- Peer exchange as a source of knowledge: Diaspora organisations share lessons learned and workable approaches, building a community of practice across projects and sectors.
- Building towards sustainability: As projects progress, the focus of training topics gradually shifts from implementation to long-term sustainability, supporting organisations in strengthening fundraising, advocacy and future project development beyond the life of the grant.
Why it matters
Learning alongside implementation supports grantees in finding solutions, identifying opportunities and maximising the potential of their project. It means tools and methods introduced during the programme can be applied directly to ongoing projects, allowing organisations to improve their practices in real time.
Perhaps most importantly, embedding peer-learning and community building in the accompaniment programme strengthens the group’s network and the wider diaspora-development ecosystem at the same time.
“The grant provides a strong foundation to diaspora organisations, but it is the people, partnerships and shared learning that bring these projects to life across borders.”
—Acacia Polatian, Grants Officer, EUDiF
