what we do
African Island States Diaspora Engagement Business Forum
AIS Regional Knowledge
We understand and recognize AIS regions’ challenges when it comes to significant barriers related to accessing finance, cost of capital, market readiness, upskilling and reskilling workforces needed for a just, inclusive and resilient energy transition. We have a deeper knowledge of the vulnerability to adverse impacts of climate change particularly the increasingly frequent and extreme weather phenomena which represent the gravest of threats to the survival and viability of their people, natural ecosystems, and overall sustainable development and growth of AIS. We explore and utilize alternative investments put our resources at the disposal of the governments, institutions, private sector and civil society in the region to leverage and partner with the vibrant diaspora community bringing real-time insights into the economic developments, business and investment opportunities in the region.
Leveraging Diaspora Partnerships
AISDEBF is present across the AIS and African diaspora communities across Africa, Europe, North America and Asian continents and is able to engage with key AIS diaspora community stakeholders from businesses, academia, policy experts and civil society organizations around the unrelenting and compounding challenges and economic vulnerabilities and opportunities of the AIS. We partner and collaborate with diaspora individuals, businesses, policy experts and institutions who are looking to enter, partner and or expand in the AIS regions, providing real-time, inside-track information and networks in an enabling environment to ensure success. Talk to us about leveraging partnerships to drive business and sustainable development in the AIS region.
Knowledge Transfer & Skills Development
Providing a platform and opportunities for knowledge transfer and training by mining the inestimable dept of AIS diaspora expertise from business, policy, economic and social domains and infrastructural development across the AIS regions, supporting the engagement and involvement of the diaspora in local content strategies and ensuring the AIS regions could achieve sustainable development and resilient prosperity through diversification and help the states strengthen their productive capacities. Helping the AIS achieve sustainable development and resilient prosperity with the involvement of their diaspora communities is at the core of our mandate as an organization. With our stakeholders, we routinely organize workshop, webinars and training programs tailored towards identifying and engaging the diaspora on a wide range of issues including business, policy, energy transition, climate change, investment opportunities, sustainable development and achieving resilient prosperity for AIS regions.
Policy Advisory
We leverage our network of AIS diaspora policy experts with deep knowledge on the challenges, vulnerabilities and opportunities in the AIS regions to help in the design, development and implementation of key policies and regulations that provide an enabling environment for sustainable development and resilient prosperity, while ensuring that the diaspora, local businesses and communities benefit from the numerous opportunities in the region. AISDEBF is readily available to assist the governments and private sector in the AIS region in all their policy design, development and implementation endeavors.
WHAT WE DO
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