Zambia Diaspora E-conference 2008

Zambia Diaspora e - Conference

2008 Invitation

Visioning Diaspora involvement in Zambia’s Development Our 2008 launches the Zambian Diaspora’s collective dialogue with home. This years ‘Visioning’ theme explores our collective aspirations for Zambia. Pre-conference registration is at http://DiasporaConnect.blogspot.com To register kindly read the four posts and fill in Conference Survey1. and your preferred thematic group. Once registered we will send you a welcome note and a copy of the National Vision 2030 for your ease of reference as you deliberate in the conference. We look forward to your participation.

14-24 October 2008 will see the first steps of a visioning process by members of the Zambian Diaspora Forum to collect together views on how the Diaspora may participate in Zambia’s national development. This invitation, calls Zambians abroad, with interest in contributing to the development of the Diasporas vision for engaging with government at an institutional level, to participate in this email group deliberation. The areas of coverage will be: . . .

- Land and Housing - Investment and Commerce - Human Capital Development; and - Zambian Culture and Identity

This initiative seeks to consolidate Diaspora views on development priorities as well as provide formal means to communicate and collaborate with government on these priorities. From the governments perspective this conference also acts as a scoping process necessary to inform on the next steps of the Project Diaspora Citizenry being coordinated by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Zambia. It is expected that outputs from this conference will provide initial indications to Government, Zambia Development Agency, International Organization on Migration and other stakeholders on policy requisites for promoting the Diaspora’s involvement in development.

Steering committee: Paul Lupunga - Canberra, Musaba Chailunga - Toronto, Chasaya Sichilima - London Ontario, Chola Mukanga - London UK, Muyeba Musonda - Michigan, Bright Chinganya - Melbourne and Jones Mpakateni - Peshawar. Group email is [email protected]