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On Saturday, 21 November, the Bonn International Center for Conversion organised a co-operation seminar entitled "Diaspora Engagement in the Horn of Africa. Co-operation for Fostering Peace and Development".
This group seeks to bring together the participants of this seminar as well as other interested individuals and organisations, follow-up the seminar results and continue to discuss diaspora engagement in the Horn of Africa and its contribution to peace and development. Moreover, we would like to share experiences with regard to co-operation efforts between diaspora organisations and other stakeholders and think of avenues for fostering such co-operation.
Diaspora groups and individuals from the Horn of Africa are actively engaging with their areas of origin and can play an important role in development and peace processes. Constructive diaspora involvement may, however, become challenging in conflict settings. Moreover, the situation and position of diaspora groups in the countries of settlement affect their capacity to get involved in development- and peace-related activities in their areas of origin. Networking and co-operation among diaspora associations as well as between diaspora associations and other development co-operation agencies can enhance the capacities to undertake activities that can possibly contribute to peaceful development of the areas of origin.
Location: Germany
Type of organization: Project
Regions of interest: Horn of Africa
Areas of focus: Development, Peace building, Human rights, Integration, Gender, Youth, Research, Other,
