RePatriot distributes job and investment opportunities, and fosters networking through an app.
RePatriot is a community set up as a platform for inspiration, advice and information that aims to facilitate access to opportunities for Romanians abroad.
The Diaspora Unit of Guyana has recently mainstreamed diaspora engagement into national digitalization efforts, thus improving service delivery to and communication with the diaspora.
The Diaspora Unit of Guyana applied to the Capacity Development Lab to help it improve its service delivery in the short term through digital communication, whilst simultaneously preparing it to advocate for diaspora inclusion in a long-term government digital transformation.
In 2013, Belgium launched a structural resettlement programme. Since then, the country has committed to annually receiving vulnerable refugees.
The Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) manages, in cooperation with national and international partners, the preparation, the journey and the reception of the refugees selected for resettlement in Belgium. The Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS) is responsible for the selection abroad.
In response to the current crisis in Sudan, the consulting and research organization Shabaka runs the Sudan Crisis Coordination Unit to facilitate the coordination of resources and efforts among various groups and networks, including diaspora organizations, humanitarian aid agencies, local civil society organizations and government agencies to ensure an efficient response to the crisis and maximize the impact of available resources.
Shabaka's Switchboard initiative seeks to foster connections, exchange and the generation of new ideas among diverse diaspora generations and networks.
Switchboard is a pilot and innovative project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Shabaka, a values-driven, diaspora-led consulting and research organisation focused on diaspora humanitarian preparedness, and response. Switchboard is a project designed by and for the diaspora.
Migrants and diaspora communities play a vital role in agri-food systems. Diaspora organizations support food security and rural development in their countries of origin, through investments, transfer of knowledge and skills, and contribution to employment generation in rural areas.
The Diaspora Agro Business Award by the Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), thus serves to recognize diaspora ”agripreneurs” contributing to agrifood employment opportunities in countries of origin.
Between 2021 and 2023, France has funded a project called “Migration dialogues” which aims to promote a responsive discourse on migration. This project targets mainstream medias (journalists, bloggers and influencers) as well as journalism schools through training activities to support content development and information-sharing on migration issues.
The “Legal Empowerment of Migrants” project funded by the European Union and implemented by Enabel in partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry delegated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans residing there foreigner, responsible for Moroccans living abroad (MCMRE) whose prerogatives were transferred in 2021 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MAEC)/department of migration affairs began at the end of 2018 and will be implemented until October 2022.
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) has been campaigning for comprehensive immigration and labour law reform to ensure decent work and rights for all workers, regardless of immigration status, and has developed a series of tools and resources to facilitate migrants’ awareness of their rights.
The group "Migrants CSC" informs and raises awareness among migrant workers (documented or undocumented) about their rights, the labour legislation in force in Belgium and the fight against all forms of exploitation and discrimination.
The service also responds to individual requests on issues such as work permits, extending residence permits, diploma equivalence, and validation of skills.
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