Strengthening Policy Making Capacities of African Diaspora Ministries (SEDIMA)African Diaspora Policy Centre (ADPC)

Date Shared:

Monday, March 24, 2014 - 10:45

Countries and areas:

Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, Gambia, Côte D'Ivoire, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries

Contributors:

Civil Society

Chairmanship:

Sweden 2013-2014

Geographical Relevance:

Regional

Tags:

Sustainable Development , Capacity Building, Diaspora Empowerment and Engagement, Diaspora Investment and Entrepreneurship, Local Development

Summary:

The African Diaspora Policy Centre (ADPC) programme Strengthening Policy Making Capacities of African Diaspora Ministries (SEDIMA), which ran from July 2012 to July 2015, aims to contribute to strengthening policy making capacities and practical operations of African government officials serving at the newly-formed Diaspora Ministries and related institutions tasked with overseeing Diaspora and development-related matters.

The countries that are targeted in this programme are: Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, the Republic of South Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. These twelve countries have been selected as they have a (recently established) Diaspora Department that deals with drafting and implementing national migration policies. These countries also represent the different regions in Africa (except the North African region).

Link:

https://www.diaspora-centre.org/sedima/

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2013-2014 - RT 2.2 Background Paper 'Facilitating positive development impacts of diaspora engagement in skills transfers, investments and trade between countries of residence and origin'