By Samah Ahmed In Sudan, the combination of the governments denial of a cholera outbreak and a collapsing health care sector is forcing local actors and diaspora to lead the response Since August 2016 a cholera outbreak has been sweeping across Sudan. The outbreak …
16 May 2017 By Samah Ahmed To contribute scintillating and important debate around the role of diaspora in development and humanitarian action, it’s important to firstly ensure that the agency and capacity of second generation diaspora/children of migrants is given the (literal and metaphorical) …
Join us for discussion, insights and findings based on Shabaka’s newly released report “Diaspora, Development and Humanitarian Response: Motivations, Opportunities and Challenges for Children of Migrants”. We will be presenting the report findings on the modes and motivations for engagement in development and humanitarian response …
Diaspora, Development and Humanitarian Response: Motivations, Opportunities and Challenges for Children of Migrants March 2017 By Bashair Ahmed and Samah Ahmed Download full report here Diasporas are growing communities globally and are becoming significant players in development and humanitarian response, whether in their new homes …
Newsday programme, BBC World Service| 17 Mar 2017
Radio interview with Bashair Ahmed, Executive Director of Shabaka Social Enterprise, discussing the impact of proposed cuts by the US Administration of its international affairs budget by almost 30 percent, the impact of the travel ban on citizens from 6 majority Muslim countries and President Trump’s relations with the Africa.
