African diaspora: ready to make a difference in (Dutch) development

April 2021

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Dear John Do,

African diaspora communities living in the Netherlands have great potential to contribute to the sustainable development of their countries of origin. The Broker set out to understand how to harness the potential of diaspora professionals, entrepreneurs and experts for Dutch development cooperation. To that end, the ‘Diaspora Inclusion’ dossier, initiated in early 2020 by The Broker and Partos, made a comeback with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) the Netherlands. The collected insights and stories highlighting the bountiful potential of the African diaspora are bundled in this colourful magazine.

Join us in this dialogue

Eager to engage in the dialogue on connecting diaspora for development? Here are two things you can do:

1) Re-watch the highly engaging webinar on dialogue on diaspora engagement hosted by IOM the Netherlands, which contains a session on diaspora entrepreneurship moderated by knowledge broker Kiza Magendane.
2) Book your place at the African Diaspora Summit on 16 and 17 April, organized by Omek, a community platform that unlocks the power of the African diaspora and one of our partners in realizing the Diaspora Inclusion dossier. And while you're there, keep an eye out and visit our own Broker-booth!

Cabinet formation Sustainable ‘Global Netherlands’

Last month, The Broker signed a petition calling for a sustainable coalition agreement by the soon to be formed Dutch cabinet, complementing our earlier call for politicians to integrate their vision of a 'Global Netherlands' in formation of the cabinet. Do you share this vision for a cabinet that develops an action plan to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals via a Global Netherlands approach? If so, sign here for a #duurzaamregeerakkoord (in Dutch).

Projects Ready to sprout

SeedNL, a partnership aiming to strengthen the seed sector in developing countries, has gone live! Knowledge broker Marielle Karssenberg is contributing to this newly launched partnership. Learn more about SeedNL’s mission, activities and the seed community, which includes actors from government, businesses, civil society organizations and knowledge institutions, on its sparkling new website.

One coalition, one common aim: enabling urban consumers to make healthy dietary choices. The Urban Food Environments coalition, one of the coalitions in the Netherlands Food Partnership, is in its establishment phase and is taking shape thanks to the enthusiastic efforts of its diverse members, ranging from doctors to urban planners. Download the first meeting report for some spoilers on the action they see being rolled out in the coming two years in Ghana.
And news flash: you can still get involved!

Event Transforming Food Systems after COVID-19

Happening this Thursday: it is not too late to register for the Dutch launch event of the International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI’s) 2021 Global Food Policy report: Transforming Food Systems after COVID-19. Join the event and engage in the discussion on insights from IFPRI’s flagship report, which explores the impacts of the pandemic and government policy responses to date – in particular for the poor and disadvantaged – and considers what it means to transform our food systems to be healthier, more resilient, efficient, sustainable, and inclusive.

April 15, 14:00–15:15 (CET)

Register here

This event is co-organized by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IFPRI and Netherlands Food Partnership.

Knowledge platform updates

INCLUDE

Your monthly ‘top readings’ on inclusive development

An essential part of knowledge brokering is distilling publications and sources from the wealth of online information and effectively connecting people to knowledge relevant to their work. Hannah Itcovitz, knowledge broker at the INCLUDE Secretariat, puts this into practice and shares a monthly list of recommended publications on inclusive development in Africa.

Netherlands Food Partnership
Transforming food systems to end hunger by 2030

In September 2021, the UN Food Systems Summit will launch a new globally-coordinated action plan to transform food systems and end hunger by 2030. The Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP) organized two information meetings for Dutch stakeholders involved with, or interested in, this UN Food Systems Summit process. Read the reports of meeting 1 (2 March) and meeting 2 (29 March), and stay up-to-date on the next meeting via the NFP newsletter.

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