On October 18th, Western Union’s foundation arm announced a plan to mobilize support for the ebola response in West Africa: The Western Union Foundation is making a grant of US$25,000 to the International Medical Corps to support the organization’s…
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Small steps to building a better remittances engine to Uganda
April 19, 2014 Diaspora at work Economy Projects UgandaPost by remit.ug. Building something to solve a long-faced problem is one of the hardest and most satisfying things to undertake. Steve Jobs is famous for saying “we build things we want to use.” Remit.ug has…
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Edward Paice is director at Africa Research Institute, interviews Abdirashid Duale, chief executive of Dahabshiil, the largest money transfer business in the Horn of Africa: We also provide a service for the people who might not use…
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Chris Blattman on giving cash to the poor as the equivalent to being given shoes and laces: So is it time to stop giving people skills? Not entirely. Part of the reason these Ugandan youth did…
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Want to know how to be an effective “voluntourist”? OK, here are a five steps to achieving that. I promise, there are no immunization needles needed: Step 1: Make a plan. Nothing is ever successful without…
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Notes from Secretary Clinton’s Global Diaspora Forum
May 21, 2011 Diaspora at work Events & ConferencesI spent this past week in Washington, DC attending Secretary Clinton’s Global Diaspora Forum. The UN foundation invited me to participate on a panel discussion the Global Diaspora’s role in tackling global problems. The power of…
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Africa’s middle class definition should include the Diaspora
May 9, 2011 Economy International DevelopmentThe Guardian’s Poverty Matters blog has been publishing some analysis on Africa’s middle class. According to research reports they cited, 1 in 3 Africans on the continent can be classified as middle class. The Guardian’s tight…
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Thoughts on The World Bank’s efforts to engage the Diaspora for development
August 5, 2010 International DevelopmentI am loving this video interview of Richard Cambridge, Head of the African Diaspora Program (ADP) at The World Bank. I am especially intrigued by the new efforts by the World Bank to tap into the…
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Three reasons Africa’s diaspora isn’t more involved in Africa’s development
October 2, 2009 Diaspora at work International DevelopmentThere are three major reasons why we are not engaged in development projects beyond mere remittances. By "mere" I don't mean to belittle the estimated $40 billion in annual remittances we send to Africa. Only to…
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IFAD Call for proposals 2009: Financing Facility for Remittances
April 21, 2009 Economy International Development technologyOne of the cornerstones of our mission here at PD is to encourage the African Diaspora to do more with their remittances. Annually, it is estimated that Diaspora remittances to Africa are inching north of $40…
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