iDiaspora is a community-driven digital knowledge and collaboration hub designed to empower and support both diaspora communities and those looking to engage with them.
Facilitated by IOM, iDiaspora has enabled diaspora members and organizations around the globe to connect and create a community of over 1,000 members working together towards maximising the potential of transnational communities.
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“As a child, I lost a close family member due to lack of healthcare delivery resources in a hard-to-reach community in Sierra Leone. I decided to pursue medical studies, and with the Afro-European Medical and Research Network, we work to prevent the same suffering by other families. We come back to serve our communities, especially those in remote areas.” - Dr. Charles Senessie, President, Afro-European Medical and Research Network
“The participation and emancipation of women from the South American diaspora are essential to the development of the region. Active, connected, organized in multiple collectives, they mobilize through innovative networks. They transmit values to new generations and provide sustainable support to vulnerable families.”- Dr. Fernanda Mora, Researcher and Specialist in Diaspora Studies
“When the pandemic tried to separate us, we came together to create the Global Diaspora Confederation virtually. As soon as it became possible, we met physically for the first time. In this virtual-physical world, diaspora organizations are no longer limited to helping their own communities locally, but they can now benefit more diasporas globally with effective communication, coordination, and cooperation.” - Peter Kwok, Chair, Global Diaspora Confederation
Together, we can empower diasporas to contribute to development.
Help us provide other diaspora youths, professionals and organizations with the opportunity to partner with local communities in their countries of origin and work together to drive development forward.
Your contribution to the IOM Development Fund will help to empower and equip diasporas around the world to give back to their country of origin and replicate these programmes across the globe.
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