Sunday, June 18, 2017

The Positive Impact Of Diaspora Support Services

By Walter Cook


As human beings, we always look for better ways to improve our living standards. This has resulted in an increase in the number of people moving from their home countries to foreign nations in search of better lives. In some cases, however, people travel to other nations for tourism purpose. The main justification for those traveling outside for opportunities is because they cannot access opportunities such as employment and education in the motherland. These people are the main stakeholders who drive diaspora support services. Their contribution has immensely led to a positive development in their homelands.

Most of the diaspora community enjoys a high standard of living, so do those they assist. They often form associations or social networks where they channel their assistance and ideas to home countries. Family members do receive a lot of help from individuals working in foreign nations. Through such assistance, they are able to improve their standard of living.

Services offered to persons living abroad by local companies lead to the creation of jobs at home. The main services such as transferring money back home are conducted through registered firms. These firms provide safe and most trusted means of remitting money to relatives. Using other means one risk being labeled as terrorism financier.

When the education opportunities at home are deficient in some areas, people often travel to foreign nations to acquire the much-needed skills. The knowledge gained in foreign countries can be transferred for positive use in home countries. The transfer of skills is one way of improving the quality of education. With time, they would not need to rely on foreign nations for education needs. Such skills could also be channeled into the positive development of a country, in areas such as policy development and benchmarking to international standards.

Members of a nation living abroad are exposed to different systems and other people who can have a positive influence on the personal growth of members. Through such interactions, people can also land better opportunities. This could trickle down to family members home.

Financial support from citizens abroad forms a huge part of foreign direct investments. These individuals are either investing for themselves or investing for their loved ones. Sometimes, members of diaspora community can get access to investment instruments offered by their motherland. The government is the main beneficiary from such investments. More investments mean more revenue for the country and more employment opportunities to it citizens.

Another area where it benefits the most from individuals living abroad is healthcare. Given that a proper health care system leads to a better productivity of the population, so any form of aid to the sector can trickle down to positive development for the country. The community could help in terms of monetary support, skills, medicine, and equipment.

Actually, there are many other ways that diaspora contributes directly or indirectly to the development of a nation. This group is one of the biggest drivers of social investments in their motherland. They assist in reducing the financial burden of their loved ones and the society, and in the process, help in uplifting their living conditions.




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