International diaspora Engagement Alliance (IdEA)

10/25/2016

highlighted the contributions of diaspora to U.S. foreign policy and development, with a particular focus on the Latino and Caribbean diaspora and their connections to countries in the Hemisphere. Watch here - https://share.america.gov/diaspora-voices-americas/

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a webchat October 13 to highlight contributions of the Latin American and Caribbean diaspora to the U.S.

10/13/2016

Great day yesterday at Diasporas in Development at the Newseum in DC!

Exciting new partnership with USAID announced, making diaspora groups partners in sustainable development!

For more information and to apply (by November 30), visit: http://www.grants.gov and search for "Sustainable diaspora Goals"

As grantors begin to use Grants.gov Forecast, applicants can search for federal grants that are coming before official funding opportunities are posted. HHS Forecasts are now available.

09/08/2016

We are 20 minutes away! Have questions for our panelists of former and current ambassadors? Tweet your questions at ! https://share.america.gov/diaspora-voices/

If your family is from Ukraine or Armenia, share your stories by joining a webchat with top U.S. diplomats on September 8 at 9 a.m. EDT/1300 UTC.

08/24/2016

Interested in engaging diaspora millennials in home country development? Rediate Tekeste, Founder and Executive Director of Ethiopian Diaspora Fellowship, writes about the unique power of this generation to transform the global environment and the best ways to get them on board: www.diasporaalliance.org/five-keys-to-engaging-diaspora-millennials/

5 Keys to Engaging Diaspora Millennials This entry was posted in Uncategorized on 23 August, 2016 by Ashwood Heffern. By Rediate Tekeste, Founder and Executive Director of Ethiopian Diaspora Fellowship EDF 2016 Fellows pictured with Rediate (EDF’s Executive Director) and Meseret (Program Director) M...

08/23/2016

Manyang Kher, one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan who now lives in Virginia, founded Humanity Helping Sudan Project to assist South Sudanese refugees. His latest undertaking, 734 Coffee, provides funds for the refugees to raise chickens, make fishing nets and grow crops. Manyang describes the coffee's flavor as rich and jammy, with notes of blueberry and lemon and no bitterness. 734 Coffee will soon be sold at Whole Foods and is available now for purchase online: http://humanityhelpingsudanproject.org/

Manyang Reath Kher, one of the “Lost Boys” of Sudan who is now a Henrico County resident, has launched a campaign to help Sudanese refugees by selling African coffee in the Richmond area.

08/17/2016

Are you a seasoned professional or entrepreneur? Would you like to use your expertise to empower women in developing countries? Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is now accepting applications for their pioneering Mentoring Women in Business Programme. Learn more and apply by Sept. 19: http://www.cherieblairfoundation.org/mentor-application-and-selection-process/

The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women's Mentoring Women in Business Programme, fostering women led businesses in Africa, Asia and the Middle East through an ...

08/16/2016

Indian-Americans make generous contributions to India: nearly half donate to Indian charities, many more share skills and connections, and remittances sent to India are the highest in the world. Interested in more ways to give back? Calvert Foundation's India Investment Initiative enables U.S. investors to support India's social and economic growth, starting at $20: http://www.calvertfoundation.org/initiatives/india

The Indian Diaspora Investment Initiative will support social enterprises in India through investment.

08/14/2016

Join Young African Professionals - YAP DC Network on August 23rd at Busboys and Poets for the release of Imbolo Mbue's novel, Behold the Dreamers.

Mbue’s eloquent debut novel takes the timeless story of immigrants coming to the U.S. in search of a better life and plants it in a particularly difficult historical moment, the 2008 economic crisis.

Event details & free registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yap-august-2016-event-featuring-imbolo-mbue-author-of-behold-the-dreamers-tickets-26746008030

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Meet Imbolo Mbue, Author of the Debut Novel Behold the Dreamers Imbolo Mbue’s eloquent debut novel takes the timeless story of immigrants coming to the U.S. in search of a better life and plants it in a particularly difficult historical moment. The 2008 economic crisis was a hard time for the Americ...

08/13/2016

Happy 70th Independence Day, India! Today India's economy ranks #4 for growth and #7 for size worldwide. Thousands of innovative but underfunded small businesses are poised to take India to the top. Learn how Calvert Foundation's India Investment Initiative is unlocking their potential and how you can participate: http://www.calvertfoundation.org/initiatives/india

08/10/2016

Shivamma and Geetha accessed much needed capital to grow their silk farming businesses through SaGgraha, a firm providing financial services to India's unbanked rural populations. Thousands of enterprises like SaGgraha are fueling India's explosive growth. Learn how you can help small business thrive in India through Calvert Foundation's India Investment Initiative, starting at $20: http://www.calvertfoundation.org/initiatives/india

08/10/2016

Interested in helping refugees achieve economic and professional success in the U.S.? Join the Forced Migration Upward Mobility Project for a special workshop on "Refugee Livelihoods: Innovations in Career Laddering," August 29 in Portland, Maine. Learn more & register: http://donatenow.fmump.org/One-Day-Seminar-Portland-Maine-000464.htm YMCA of Southern Maine

FMUMP - Forced Migration Upward Mobility Project in Dallas, TX - The goal of the Forced Migration Upward Mobility Project is to rethink refugees in resettlement as active agents in their own livelihoods.