Friday, June 16, 2017

The Positive Impact Of Diaspora Support Services

By Walter Cook


For a long time, people have been moving from their motherland to foreign nations for various reasons. In most cases, people are looking for better opportunities that are not found at home. When facilities are not sufficient or below standard in the home country can also trigger people to look outside where they can access better facilities. The main reasons why people have been moving away from their homeland are education, tourism, and employment. These people in foreign nations are not only an important part of diaspora support services but also the main driver of development at their motherland.

Most persons staying abroad have a better standard of living. As such, they tend to help those in their motherland to improve their living status as well. The diaspora community often forms social networks aimed at promoting their welfare and those at mother country. In most instances, these individuals send money to their loved ones and other social aid initiatives. This kind of support will go a long way in uplifting the living standards of family members.

One way that self-help groups of people living in foreign countries contribute indirectly to positive development is in the creation of job opportunities. The firms that offer services such as money transfer often benefit from the community members who often send money home. These companies offer the most trusted and legally accepted channels of transferring money home since using other means could be construed as funding terrorism. These companies employ a lot of young professionals.

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.

Basically, there are uncountable ways in which diaspora community is beneficial to home countries. The members of this community make the highest percentage of people who are giving back to society. In overall, their help has led to improved standard living.




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