Rapport d'Expertise "Les Diasporas, Actrices du Changement. La place des nouvelles générations et des femmes"

France has adopted a Migration and Development Action Plan for the period 2018-2022, which recognises the role of diasporas in France and undertakes to support initiatives aimed at developing cooperation and solidarity between territories of origin and destination.
While the numerous studies on the financial transfers of migrants to Southern countries and the dynamism of diasporas in Northern countries confirm the importance of these issues, they still need to be better documented with regard to young people and women.
This is why the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) launched a study to collect testimonies and make recommendations on the role of new generations of immigrant descendants and women, as crucial actors in development and citizenship.

How do young people from diasporas in developing countries get involved? Is the involvement of women different from that of men? Are intercultural dynamics taking shape?

To help answer these questions, the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs published this study based on a series of interviews to formulate recommendations on the achievements and place of young people and women in international solidarity, development and citizenship. The testimonies gathered show that young people's and women's roots in several socio-cultural realities and their transnational commitments represent a range of opportunities and multiple contributions, all the more so if public policies support these dynamics and if civil society organisations (CSOs) focus on decompartmentalisation and partnerships.

https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/diasporas_online_cle498f46.pdf

14th GFMD Summit - GRT3: Diasporas Background Paper

French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs - DGM