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Larisa LARA-GUERRERO

Diaspora Organizations and their Humanitarian Response in Pakistan

This case study is part of the Diaspora Emergency Action and Coordination Platform’s (DEMAC) “Research study on diaspora humanitarian response and engagement”.
Veronica Uribe-Kessler

Diaspora Engagement in Health in The Eastern Mediterranean Region: A desk review of experiences

This desk review of the medical (or health) diaspora originating from the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region was conducted jointly by the World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (WHO/EMRO) and the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) MENA Regional Office, both in Cairo.
Larisa LARA-GUERRERO

Diaspora organizations and their humanitarian response in Somalia

This case study is part of the Diaspora Emergency Action and Coordination Plat- form’s (DEMAC) “Research study on diaspora humanitarian response and engagement”.
Larisa LARA-GUERRERO

Diaspora organizations and their humanitarian response in Ukraine

This case study is part of the Diaspora Emergency Action and Coordination Platform‘s (DEMAC) „Research study on diaspora humanitarian response and engagement“. Ukraine has been blighted by unrest and conflict for decades with many Ukrainians leaving to seek a better life elsewhere. Over 1 million people have received humanitarian assistance in 2020, with the focus on the conflict-affected eastern Ukraine, in addition to the COVID-19 response.
Sophie Hart

ADEPT’s Activities report 2020

The year 2020 will forever be engraved in our minds as the beginning of one of the greatest health crises known to mankind: the COVID‐19 pandemic. It has changed the world, our economies, our social lives, our ability to move freely and has affected all sectors of activity. For a non-profit organisation like ADEPT and its members, the pandemic has brought new challenges and major changes, both internally and externally. She forced us to use creative and innovative approaches to perform our missions, while staying safe, due to social distancing rules.
Larisa LARA-GUERRERO

Empowering Global Diasporas in the Digital Era

Diasporas are agents with the capacity to create transnational connections and initiatives to support their communities both in their countries of origin and in their countries of residence. Technology provides an invaluable tool to galvanize these diasporic efforts to tap into the unlimited potential of the digital space and collaboration.
iDiaspora Volunteer

A.MI.CO. Programme Implementation Toolkit: Annexes

This toolkit stems from the desire to systematize IOM Italy ’s ten-year experience in building capacity and providing technical assistance to migrants’ associations as transnational actors in the field of international cooperation. The aim of this Toolkit is to provide useful guidelines to other IOM’s Missions, UN Agencies, associations (CSOs, NGOs) or institutions that wish to replicate and implement the A.MI.CO. programme (Migrants’ Associations for Co-Development).
iDiaspora Volunteer

Pilot mapping and profiling of the Mauritian diaspora in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom: Stories of belonging, impact and opportunity

Executive Summary The Government of Mauritius recognizes the added value, valuable role and potential of its diaspora to contribute to the socio-economic development of the country and aims to mobilize, leverage and harness the diaspora’s intellectual, cultural and social potential, capital and skills. The pilot mapping and profiling of the Mauritian diaspora aims to better understand the profile, size, skills, expertise and aspirations of the Mauritians living in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, and proposes recommendations to engage the Mauritian Diaspora.
iDiaspora Volunteer

Misinformation and migration during the COVID-19 pandemic: From the migrant caravan in Honduras to the Filipino diaspora

Authored by Ruth A. de Frutos García, this Migration Research Series paper explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on misinformation related to migration and migrants through two case studies: that of the migrant caravan in Honduras that took place in 2020 and that of the Filipino diaspora. The paper relies on a social media analysis of different types of misinformation related to these two case studies during the first eight months of the pandemic, from March to December 2020.
Larisa LARA-GUERRERO

Skills Mapping Through Big Data. A case study of Armenian Diaspora in the United States of America and France

Executive Summary Purpose: To profile the Armenian diaspora in two target countries, the United States and France using “Big Data” mining techniques. Databases are analysed to create demographic and skills profiles containing identifiers such as education level, and field of employment and field of study. To better understand skilled diaspora communities and how they might be reached for development through knowledge transfer initiatives, interviews with key stakeholders, experts, and diaspora members supplement quantitative analysis.