With the Covid-19 outbreak leading to outstanding human, social and financial contributions from diasporas, their impact on emergency response is frequently underestimated by governments and relief organisations.

We have been working closely with our funder and partners to provide a better practical understanding of the challenges and opportunities involved for governments – in origin and destination countries – as well as other actors involved in crisis response in engaging with diasporas to support humanitarian responses across a range of contexts, as well as a catalogue of solutions.

The research looks in-depth into diaspora involvement in responding to six different crisis scenarios, Lebanon, Sudan, Zambia, Nicaragua, Nepal and Ukraine.

The survey and information on the project can be accessed here: https://tinyurl.com/y6jb95hl