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Meet the Participants of CD4D 2

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CD4D participants rarely go on a single assignment, which results in their passports being filled with multiple stamps. That is why we would like you to meet a few of our participants from the first phase of CD4D. CD4D1 facilitated many assignments aimed at strengthening institutions in Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Afghanistan. Diaspora communities have contributed highly to the success of the project by transferring their knowledge and expertise to selected organizations and colleagues in their home countries.

Diaspora in Action: Twenty Stories from Diaspora Experts

IOM the Netherlands has nearly twenty years of experience implementing various diaspora engagement programmes. These programmes promote development through diaspora engagement. Connecting Diaspora for Development is the most recent programme in which diaspora members acted as actors for development in their countries of origin. In addition to demonstrating the value of diaspora contributions, the programme …

Virtual Knowledge Transfer and Tomato Breeding of the Future

Insights of a Diaspora Expert 

Private Sector Development in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Insights of a Diaspora Expert

Challenging the Status Quo in Somaliland

Insights of a Diaspora Expert

Driving Sustainable Change in Nigeria

Insights of a diaspora expert

“CD4D2 Makes it Easier to Become Involved in Sustainable Development”

Folake Idowu-Adebayo, Lecturer Wageningen University

“I Strongly Believe Technology can Help Lift People Out of Poverty”

Interview with Theo N. Okafor, Senior Data Analyst, Nigeria

“Our Cultural Connection Has a Big Impact”

Interview Babatunde Micheal Ajayi, CD4D2 Participant

“Nigeria needs Diaspora for Sustainable Development”

Interview with Olaniyi Ogunleye, Diaspora Expert in ICT – Digital Innovation and Transformation

Sodruldeen Temitayo Mustapha, Software Engineer and IT Developer

“It is Our Duty to Contribute to Our Countries of Origin”

Interview with Sodruldeen Temitayo Mustapha, Software Engineer and IT Developer

“Making a Tangible Contribution to the Development of Somaliland”

Interview with Ismael Farah, IT advisor from Amsterdam

“My Trainees Are Now Taking Investment Promotion Very Seriously”

Interview with Saida Hassan, Programme Manager and Communications Specialist from Delft

 

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