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Diasporas: New Partners in Global Development Policy

Over the past year, MPI has partnered with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to examine how diasporas contribute to – or detract from - development efforts in their countries of origin. MPI and USAID have published an edited volume of the research. Please join us for the release of the book where speakers will discuss new thinking on the role of diaspora engagement in U.S. foreign and development policy.

Voice After Exit: Diaspora Advocacy

Diaspora communities are using advocacy to influence policy in origin and destination countries, but support and accountability gaps remain.

Mobilizing Diaspora Entrepreneurship for Development

Diaspora entrepreneurship can drive job creation and innovation in origin countries but needs tailored support to overcome structural barriers.

Diaspora Philanthropy: Private Giving and Public Policy

Diaspora giving is growing but hindered by weak nonprofit capacity and policy barriers; tax incentives and capacity building would maximize its development impact.

Heritage Tourism and Nostalgia Trade: A Diaspora Niche in the Development Landscape

Diaspora heritage tourism and nostalgia trade connect origin-country economies to global markets, offering less-developed countries an underused comparative advantage.

Connected through Service: Diaspora Volunteers and Global Development

Diaspora volunteers link countries of origin and destination, but stronger partnerships are needed to turn scattered efforts into lasting development gains.

Diaspora Investment in Developing and Emerging Country Capital Markets: Patterns and Prospects

Diaspora wealth is flowing into origin-country capital markets, but better regulation and tailored products are needed to unlock its full potential.

Nigeria: Multiple Forms of Mobility in Africa's Demographic Giant

Nigeria is simultaneously a top remittance recipient and experiencing major brain drain.

Show Me the Money (and Opportunity): Why Skilled People Leave Home — and Why They Sometimes Return

Foreign wages are major brain-drain drivers across professions, but many skilled migrants often return to their origin countries or go back and forth between locations.

Discussion on the Situation of Refugees and IDPs in Sudan and Chad

A briefing by Stefano Severe, the UNHCR Representative in Chad, and Peter de Clercq, the UNHCR Representative in Sudan, on the latest developments and challenges concerning refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the region. Moderated by Kathleen Newland, Director of MPI's Refugee Policy Program.