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
The Centre aims to involve African diaspora academics and researchers in the Netherlands in a ”brain circulation scheme” designed to mitigate the adverse effects of the brain drain in Africa.
Within this theme, ADPC carries out research and reports on the activities of the diaspora, reports on expert meetings and initiatives and has compiled an African Diaspora Skills Database.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
Transnational Diaspora Options: How Developing Countries Could Benefit from their Emigrant Populations. By Sami Mahroum, Cynthia Eldridge and Abdallah S. Daar.
Distance learning in Africa: From brain drain to brain gain. By Linda Schachter, Alan Pence, Arlene Zuckernick and Judy Roberts.
The Brain Drain in Africa: An Emerging Challenge to Health Professionals’ Education. By Delanyo Dovlo.
Brain Drain and Capacity Building in Africa. By Ainalem Tebeje.
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.
HOW IT WORKS
To acces the database
you need to log in first.
On the left menu, you can search the database for a professional or organisation, and/or region or field of expertise.
Professionals list view
Professionals are listed alphabetically. Upon selecting a field of expertise, the relevant professionals will be highlighted.
Organisation list view
Organisations are listed alphabetically. Upon selecting a field of expertise, the relevant organisations will be highlighted.