Diaspora (Pakistan)

Diaspora as Drivers of Peace: Supporting Sri Lanka's Reconciliation and Recovery

Healthcare in Sri Lanka

A neutral platform for challenging deep-rooted ethnic tensions

In November 2012, four young second generation British Sri Lankan doctors travelled to Sri Lanka to learn about healthcare issues on the island. The trip was part of International Alert’s diaspora project, which is funded by the British High Commission in Colombo.

Meera Chindooroy, Project Support Officer, South and Southeast Asia Programme
Tue, 19/03/2013

New research calls for greater engagement between the UK government and diaspora communities

Press release

 

Peacebuilding organisation International Alert yesterday published a new report, Voices across borders, which calls for greater engagement between the UK government and diaspora communities, in order to improve peace and development.

Barry Navarro
Fri, 30/11/2012

From Lancashire to Whitehall

How a youth group came to debate peace with policymakers

The youth group outside Number 10‘We should go and see David Cameron about this!’, was the conclusion of the Lancashire youth group taking part in our project, “Promoting Positive Voices in Diaspora Communities”.

Barry Navarro, Senior Programme Officer
Thu, 29/11/2012

Young advocates for peace

Training young people in the UK’s diaspora as peace and development advocates

Young advocates for peace

In the Lancashire mill towns of Brierfield and Nelson, International Alert is training young people in a diaspora community affected by conflict at home and abroad, to be peace advocates.

Lucy Holdaway
Mon, 03/09/2012

An Investment Tab launched to support regional entrepreneurs

Promoting entrepreneurship and investment in Sri Lanka

International Alert Sri Lanka, along with our partners the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and Youth Business Sri Lanka (YBSL) launched the “Investment Tab” of the Regional Enterprise Development Initiative (REDI) on 10th July 2012. It is a web-based portal to encourage and enable regional entrepreneurs who want to start their own business, but do not have sufficient funding or access to markets and investors to do so. It is also meant for potential investors and partners, including from the Sri Lankan diaspora, to access information about local market opportunities.

Mais Yacoub
Mon, 23/07/2012

British-Sri Lankan diaspora reconciliation in UK Parliament draws crowds

Over 120 people packed into a large Committee Room in the House of Commons on Wednesday night to hear the Voices for Reconciliation group of young British Sri Lankan diaspora members describe their vision for peace – at home and in Sri Lanka.

Chris Underwood
Fri, 25/11/2011
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