vendredi 16 juin 2017

Benefits Of Diaspora Support Services

By Walter Cook


Over the years the rate at which people move from one nation to another has been on the increase. This could be attributed to the fact that in the modern society people are always on the lookout for better opportunities than those at home. Sometimes, it is because of lack of facilities or the right environment in their motherland. In a majority of cases, what drives this trend is the need to seek employment opportunities, academic opportunities, and tourism. These people in foreign nations are the main stakeholders that drive the diaspora support services. Below are the benefits of their contribution.

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.

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.

On individual levels, members of such programs often benefit from interactions with others. They have a better chance of building networks that improve their personal growth or lead to other opportunities. These opportunities and information could be shared with others, especially with those in their motherland.

In most cases, people in foreign countries are always looking for ways of putting good use of their money. So, they always look for opportunities at home. These people can take advantage from the ventures that are shared within the diaspora community. Their governments back at home will benefit from the direct investments and taxes generated from such opportunities.

No one can deny that health plays an important role in the development of a nation. Research has shown that a healthy nation is more productive and it develops faster than the ones with poor healthcare systems. Most developing nations do not have proper healthcare systems. One way persons working abroad can contribute is through monetary and resource support to the healthcare sector.

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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