African Diaspora Finance Corporation (ADFC)

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ADFC will be set up as an independent, non-AU continental finance institution, operating as a social enterprise and working together with other African and global finance, development, and diaspora institutions. The first phase of the ADFC implementation involves the initiation of an innovative finance scheme through the RemitAidô Remittance Match Funding mechanism.

Welcoming San José Plan 2.0: Moving toward Civic, Economic, Linguistic, and Social Inclusion 2021-2024

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This action was submitted through the GFMD Mayors Mechanism Call to Local Action for Migrants and Refugees.

The Welcoming San José Plan is a community-derived set of 23 strategies across four core pillars which aim to facilitate and accelerate immigrant inclusion in civic, economic, linguistic, and social aspects of life in San José and ensure that immigrants and refugees are engaged, respected, and have opportunities to reach their fullest potential.

The Four Pillars of the Welcoming San José Plan are:

Inclusive Income Protection Program

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This action was submitted through the GFMD Mayors Mechanism Call to Local Action for Migrants and Refugees.

Mexico City is a recipient of the Global Cities Fund, the Mayors Migration Council’s response to the unmet needs of cities as they support migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people.

Supporting pastoralism and livestock mobility to foster social cohesion and improved biodiversity, livestock farming, and access

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Haho commits to strengthening the integration and social cohesion of migrant, displaced, and marginalized communities within the city. Haho attracts many ethnic groups from surrounding rural areas, which sometimes leads to social tension and violence within the city. To address these tensions, Haho’s project activities are grouped into two components.

Renewal of the programme to promote human rights for migrant persons in Esteban Echeverria

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This action was submitted through the GFMD Mayors Mechanism Call to Local Action for Migrants and Refugees.

Through this comprehensive programme of care for migrant persons and refugees, the municipality of Esteban Echeverría seeks to ensure the defence of the rights in an adverse socio-political context.



It works on three lines of action to enable the integration of migrants and refugees:

- Documentation:

o Identity

o Residence

o Citizenship

- Territorial Strengthening

- Social and cultural integration activities

Equity Crowd Funding platform aimed at Diaspora

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The principal objective of the project is to establish an Equity based CrowdFunding Platform overseen by AICA, used as a financing source for Armenian start-ups and acting as a bridge to the Armenian Diaspora. The equity finance feature is of especial importance given its originality for the Armenian market and its successful and impactful presence in several other leading entrepreneurship ecosystems.

By the end of the project the following more detailed goals will have been met:

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