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DRC Diaspora Programme
Annual Grand Meeting 2015
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Agenda
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Current status & results
Lessons learned
Important considerations when working with diasporas
The DP future
Linking the DP to DRC programming (CDRC)
Q & A – potential for feedback etc.
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Pilot 2010-2012; current phase 2012-2015, Somalia +Afghanistan
Longterm objective:
To improve the impact of relief, rehabilitation and development activities by
strengthening the role of diaspora as development agents.
Project component:
Diaspora fund; support to project development & implementation; field
monitoring; capacity building (PCM, admin.); linked to remittances (own
funding requirement – 15%)
Learning component:
Research & documentation; knowledge sharing (within program &
internationally)
Close consultancy with diasporas (Advisory Boards)
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Program structure
Support
Unit
Diaspora
Advisory Boards
Diaspora staff
HQ + field
Networks,
cooperating
partners
Executive Committee
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Somalia & Afghanistan
2012-2015
Sector
Community Infrastructure
& Services
Education
Food Security
Income Generation
Protection
WASH
Hovedtotal
# of
projects
%
12
4
1
4
1
4
26
46%
15%
4%
15%
4%
15%
100%
Granted total: 5,850,000 DKK (current status)
Project costs total: 6,725,000 DKK (incl. own contributions)
17 currently on-going (4 Afg, 13 Som), 9 finalized (hereof 3
terminated).
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Somalia
2012-2015
Sector
Community Infrastructure
& Services
Education
Food Security
Income Generation
Protection
WASH
Hovedtotal
# of
projects
%
7
2
1
4
1
3
18
39%
11%
6%
22%
6%
17%
100%
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Afghanistan
2012-2015
Sector
Community
Infrastructure &
Services
Education
WASH
Hovedtotal
# of
projects
%
5 63%
2 25%
1 13%
8 100%
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Why support diasporas?
- Natural continuation of global trends:
Contextual programming – Civil Society – Diaspora
- Building resilience
- Geographical reach
- Long-term, sustainable commitment
- Potential brokers of change
And we can’t afford not to! Diasporas globally send more
than 3x as much funding to countries of origin than ODA.
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Lessons learned
- Commitment more important than technical development
and project management skills;
- Link between project impact and type of transnational
partnership adopted
- Holistic view on diaspora necessary
- Focus on young and 2nd generation diaspora members
holds additional potential
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Important considerations
- Recognition vs. Utilization, Cooperation vs. Co-option
- Facilitation & Enhancement vs. Mainstreaming
- Impact - several levels
- Transnationalism & the co-development concept
- Multi-leveled support
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Improving the Diaspora Programme
Key inputs from diaspora workshops at AGM 2015:
Diaspora input
Focus on integration of diaspora projects with DRC projects.
Facilitate interaction with policy makers.
Stricter eligibility requirements with regard to diaspora applicants’ capabilities
Enhanced focus capacity building of local partners should be enhanced.
Improve communication strategy towards whole organizations, not only individuals
who have participated in trainings.
Capacity building activities tailored towards the type of projects.
Focus on mobilizing the diaspora youth and make separate youth projects.
Provide tools for increased cooperation and exchange between diaspora
organizations.
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Diaspora input
DP ‘answer’
Focus on integration of diaspora projects
with DRC projects.
CDRD (more info later)
Facilitate interaction with policy makers.
Future focus on facilitation of a broader
engagement of and with diasporas.
Stricter eligibility requirements with regard
to diaspora applicants’ capabilities.
Diversification of diaspora fund:
Strategic partners – high
requirements, larger grants, additional
development support and capacity
building from DRC
Scouting fund – low requirements,
small grants, basic development
support and capacity building from
DRC.
Enhanced focus capacity building of local
partners should be enhanced.
Focus on building that aspect into
diaspora applications – CB of local
partners to be part of future projects.
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Diaspora input
DP ‘answer’
Improve communication strategy towards
whole organizations, not only individuals
who have participated in trainings.
In next phase, the DP will generally seek
to strengthen projects’ anchorage within
the diaspora organisations, and – for
strategic partners – seek to invest in CB
aimed at developing the organizational
capacity as such.
Capacity building activities tailored
towards the type of projects.
Future focus on more diverse CB.
Focus on mobilizing the diaspora youth
and make separate youth projects.
Evaluation points toward the same – DP
will seek to build in focus on youth projects
and projects with partnerships between
“young & old” in next phase.
Provide tools for increased cooperation
and exchange between diaspora
organizations.
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Diaspora Programme – future vision:
Diaspora fund:
Capacity building:
-Strategic diaspora partners;
-Scouting of new Diaspora Orgs.
-Support of skilled individuals
-Diaspora emergency assistance
-Project management;
-Organisational development;
-Fundraising & advocacy
Overall diaspora engagement:
Diaspora entrepreneurs
-Matching grants – business
development
-Advocacy support
-Network facilitation
-Diaspora changemakers – community
leaders in country of residence.
Research & learning
Cross-cutting; within DP and international networks.
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Currently ongoing processes:
> Re-negotiating with Danida (ongoing)
> Continuation of DP, hopefully with additional content
> New grant on Diaspora as humanitarian actors
> ECHO – start June 2016 (no funding mechanism)’
> Mapping and utilizing other funding sources
> National funding for capacity building?
> Funding for business support?
> Collaboration with other diaspora programs
> DiaGram
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Linking DRC & the diaspora
Collaboration between CDRD and Diaspora Program?
What is CDRC?
Through a community-driven process, communities
analyze their resources and needs, prioritize their
requirements, develop a Community Action Plan (CAP),
receive and manage resources, carry out their projects,
and ensure quality and accountability.
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How-to:
1. Linking diaspora organisations with unfunded CAP
projects, with CDCs as partners (diaspora as project
partner)
2. Providing a channel for diasporas to provide direct
(own) funding to CDCs with unfunded CAP projects
(diaspora as donor)
DRC provides the data, DOs can chose to support.
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Overall, the DP will seek opportunities to broaden
its scope in order to support a more diverse range
of diaspora activities, on the base of a more
holistic view on diaspora actors and their
potential.
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http://drc.dk/relief-work/diaspora-programme/