The awaited EC-UN Knowledge Fair was finally organised. Over 250 people from around the world gathered in Brussels 1-4 December 2008 for a three-day ‘Knowledge Fair’ to share experiences about how they are making migration work for development. The event was hosted by the European Commission and the United Nations as part of a new initiative to connect diaspora groups with NGOs in their country of origin to work together for the development of their countries of origin.
The Fair features a “Knowledge Marketplace” where forty organisations coming from various countries in the world were invited to showcase their initiatives. I know some of them: Federacion Zacatecanos de Clubes del sur de California, Mexico-USA; INAFI Bangladesh, Bangladesh; Sankofa, Ghana-Netherlands; Filipino Women’s Council, Philippines-Italy; Fadugu, Sierra-Leone/UK; Afro-Euro, Ghana-Netherlands; Damayan, Philippines-Netherlands; BASUG Bangladesh/Netherlands; Atikha, Philippines; Hirda, Somalia/Netherlands; and Center for Migrant Advocacy , Philippines.
On the same occasion the members of the Joint Initiative for Migration and Development launched the Call for Proposals targeting small actors involved in migration and development. The funding facility is clustered into four main themes: Migrant Remittances, Migrant Communities, Migrant, Migrant Capacities, and Migrant Rights. You will read the more about this funding facility and criteria in Migration4Development website.
Sankofa Ghana and Damayan Philippines both based in the Netherlands won as the best "Knowledge Sharers" in their respective category. The opening ceremonies as well attended. As a member of the Migrants Advisory Board, I was asked to deliver the opening remarks. You can see the full programme here.
Some photo impressions of the event: (p
hotos from Migration4Development album)
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