About Our Organization
About US
AISDEBF is a transformative and inclusive consortium of AIS Diaspora business operators, climate change, energy, development and policy experts, working together with States, businesses, institutions and civil society stakeholders across African Islands States, to leverage partnerships, develop resilient businesses, climate and energy infrastructures in the African Islands States through engagement with the African diaspora, in order to improve the resiliency of the population, encourage and promote economic development.
Owing to their small size, geographical remoteness, highly dispersed populations, the limited scale and undiversified nature of their economies, high dependence on external markets, and the effects of climate change, we recognize and understand that the AIS region can no longer rely only on the international financial architecture to fully address their unique development circumstances and make accessing concessional finance easier for them, which could mitigate their fiscal constraints and reduce the risk of indebtedness. Therefore, the AISDEBF was created to leverage its vibrant and prosperous diaspora as an additional and alternative source of investment, policy expertise and knowledge in this region. AISDEBF actively sorts and obtains support from some governments, institutions and private sector in the AIS regions to proactively identify and engage with its diaspora communities.
Our Vision
The AIS region is a special case for sustainable development and resilient prosperity. The vision of AISDEBF is to meaningfully involve the diaspora in decision-making processes as appropriate, including through diaspora councils, and advisory committees, supporting diaspora-led initiatives, and creating opportunities for engaging the diaspora in sustainable development of the region.
We see the diaspora more than just from the vantage point of its remittance, but as an integral, additional and alternative source of investment, policy expertise and knowledge base that is pivotal in the resiliency and survival of this region.
Our Mission
The mission of AISDEBF is to assist the AIS region leverage its vibrant diaspora to mobilize human, financial, technical, and technological resources to help the region achieve a resilient form of prosperity, that is reflected in sustainable development for all their communities, where economic growth and well-being are sustained and their economies are robust, diversified, adaptable and able to withstand shocks, ensuring social equity, and promoting environmental sustainability.
It is thus imperative to summon all the living forces and friends of the region including the vibrant and prosperous diaspora to collectively work towards creating and supporting an enabling business and policy environment to maximize diaspora remittances, investment, skills and experience for research, innovation, economic development and diversification to shift towards environmentally sustainable practices and technologies.
Our Ambitions
Our ambition is to develop bold, new, and innovative ways to partnership with the AIS and African diaspora communities based on mutual collaboration and ownership, trust, alignment, harmonization, respect, results orientation, accountability, transparency, including with relevant stakeholders, and cooperation that leverages a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach through a collective and common platform for business development, policy engagement, climate change, energy transition, infrastructure construction and access to investment opportunities as part of a regional effort to provide the AIS regions with a resilient and sustainable development, energy transition and climate change strategies and readiness.
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At AISDEBF, we are committed to diligently engage with the emerging vibrant AIS and African diaspora communities to push forward in ensuring that the diaspora is integral in helping the region achieve a secure, sustainable development and resilient prosperity.
To facilitate and support AISDEBF work is promote the engagement of the diaspora to assist in the AIS region achieve resilient prosperity and sustainable development.
Where do we work
We work mostly in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) with a specials interest and focus on African Island States (AIS), SIDS including AIS is a distinct group of developing countries, recognized by the United Nations since 1992 as a special case for both their development and environment.
The AISDEBF works to summon all the living forces and friends of the region including the vibrant and prosperous diaspora to collectively work towards creating and supporting an enabling business and policy environment to maximize diaspora remittances, investment, skills and experience for research, innovation, economic development and diversification to shift towards environmentally sustainable practices and technologies.
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