Whole-of-government approach in Serbia

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In Serbia,  the national and local governments are working together and across several policy areas including youth, migration, employment and education sectors. The National Employment Strategy, Economic Migration Strategy, National Youth Strategy and National Youth Law all include mobility considerations and aim to provide opportunities for youth at home and abroad.

Semana de Educacion Financiera Integral para Mexicanos en el Exterior (SEFIME) (Week of Financial Inclusion of Mexicans Abroad)

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SEFIME is a government initiative that seeks to bring financial programs and services to the Mexican diaspora through the Mexican Consular Network in the USA, Canada, Latin America and Europe.
SEFIME offers workshops, training, talks, counseling, among others, on topics related to financial education and inclusion aimed at the Mexican community living abroad, in order to strengthen the tools they have related to the planning and management of their resources.

Programa Consular de Emprendimiento para Mexicanas en el Exterior (PCEME) (Consular Entrepreneurship Programme for Mexican Women Abroad (PCEME))

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As part of the initiatives promoted by the Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME) in the area of economic development and entrepreneurship, the Consular Entrepreneurship Program for Mexican Women Abroad (PCEME) has been promoted in collaboration with the Mexican Consulate in Phoenix and the Thunderbird School of Business at the University of Arizona, which aims to train and provide tools to women entrepreneurs to create and strengthen a business abroad.

L'Union des Ambassadeurs

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The Union des Ambassadeurs is a network of Euro-Malian entrepreneurs and professionals who have decided to settle and live in Mali, and who have joined forces to make this new adventure as easy as possible.

Contributions and Counting Guidance on Measuring Diaspora Contributions beyond Remittances

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Contributions and Counting: Guidance on Measuring the Economic Impact of your Diaspora beyond Remittances provides guidance for governments and national authorities looking to understand and measure the economic contributions made by their diaspora to their country of origin ñ that is, contributions beyond financial remittances.

WIDU.africa

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In collaboration with the African diaspora in Europe, WIDU applies an innovative approach that combines funding and coaching to strengthen new and existing small businesses in Africa, which then leads to the creation of new jobs.

WIDU.africa works in close collaboration with different African diaspora organisations and associations based in Europe. This partnership is vital for the implementation of WIDU.africa and the success of the project as they create a bridge between the WIDU.africa project and its most important actors ñ the diaspora members.

Project for Entrepreneurial Mobility (PEM)

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This project aims to facilitate and support the mobility of entrepreneurs and their employees, including aspiring innovative Senegalese entrepreneurs, in order to increase their economic opportunities.
It aims at offering young entrepreneurs and employees with promising ideas an effective access to mentoring / apprenticeship / skills development services both in Belgium and in Senegal.

AFFORD Business Centre

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AFFORD Business Centre is a space to connect with entrepreneurs in the UK and on the continent with shared focuses, value-systems, ambitions and experiences as yourself.

The ABC sits within one of the most innovative diaspora social enterprises in Europe, the African Foundation for Development (AFFORD). AFFORD has been working with African diaspora communities, global governments and institutions and the private sector for over 20 years.

Diaspora-led crowdfunding programme

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The European Union Global Diaspora Facility (EUDiF), through the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), is providing technical support to AFFORD to address SMEs' financing and skills gaps by developing the online fundraising capacity of African diaspora investors. The action is building capacity in crowdfunding for raising philanthropic and investment funds for AFFORD Business Centre (ABC) SMEs in West Africa.

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