The African Diaspora Policy Centre (ADPC) enables African Diaspora in Europe to
connect more closely with the continent as a collective force. The thematic areas are Peacebuilding, Better Governance, Migration & Development and Brain Gain
- To provide a platform for the diaspora researchers in which they can exchange knowledge and experience in the field, establish transnational contacts and enter into joint research collaborations;
- To strengthen the participation of the diaspora researchers in the production of knowledge in the field of migration & development and better governance;
- To stimulate the inclusion of the diaspora voices and visions in policy deliberations in the form of publications, public debates and expert meetings;
Participants to this meeting have been drawn from a cross-section of diaspora researchers and experts from the continent, Europe and United States of America with extensive expertise on migration and development. They include:
Professor Aderanti Adepoju, Coordinator, Network of Migration Research on Africa (NOMRA), Chief Executive, Human Resources Development Centre (HRDC), Lagos, Nigeria.
Professor John Oucho, Marie Curie Chair Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations School of Health and Social Studies, The University of Warwick Coventry, UK.
Dr. Mariama Awumbila, Centre for Migration Studies (CMS) at the University of Ghana.
Dr. Osman Alhassan, Centre for Migration Studies (CMS) at the University of Ghana.
Asubonteng-Manu Edward Kwadwo, Centre for Migration Studies (CMS) at the University of Ghana.
Professor Jennifer Brinkerhoff, Associate Professor Public Administration & International Affairs, George Washington University.
Dimitria Clayton, Ministry for Integration of North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany.
Olukunle Ojeleye, Department of War Studies King’s College, University of London.
Professor Christian Anyanwu, Department of Social Sciences Medgar Evers College of City University of New York.
Joshua Kwesi Aikins, Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology at University of Bielefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Professor Chudi Uwarzurike, College of City University of New York.
The expert meeting will take place at the Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam, on the 2nd and 3rd of October, 2008. The expert meeting is organised in collaboration with MacArthur Foundation and Oxfam Novib.
The short summary below is of the meetings attended by Dr. Mohamoud and Antony Ong'ayo in Ghana and Nigeria, in preparation for the research project.
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Welcome!
to the African Diaspora Skills Database. This database was compiled to provide an overview of qualified African Diaspora professionals with varied areas of expertise and experience. The African diaspora contribute substantially to the social, economic and political development of Africa, and this database is set up to further mobilize this considerable potential. You also have access to numerous African diaspora organisations in the Netherlands and beyond whose transnational long-distance development related activities are having a positive impact on the development of the continent. This database is aimed to contribute to the efforts geared in mitigating the adverse effects of the brain drain
The problem of the ‘brain drain’ has affected Africa more severely than any other region. The flight of intellectual capital from Africa is alarming. The problem is now a matter of great concern, as the institutions of higher education and research in Africa face serious shortages of qualified academics and researchers. Thus, the brain drain is impeding potential economic growth, and remains a handicap for sustainable development in many countries in Africa. To lessen somewhat the problem of the shortfall of skilled personnel in Africa in the immediate future and the slightly longer term, there is now an urgent need to galvanise the intellectual capital ‘brain reserve’ of the African diaspora living in the West for ‘brain circulation’ purposes. This means purposefully and strategically harnessing the vast untapped human capital of the African diaspora in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe for the benefit of Africa. in Africa.
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