open:fora – Migrant Media Network Café

the open cultural street meet

http://www.open-fora.org/
open culture office – Berlin, Germany

Diasporas are viewed as important agents of economic and social development in countries of origin, but governments often lack knowledge or capacity for engaging them effectively at scale.  By exploring what roles the governments of the host countries vs the countries of origin play, or should play, we look to establish methodologies that help counter both the pressures of flight and conflict.