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Citizen philanthropy in Canada: a race to the top
In the week following news that drowned Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi had relatives in Canada and with elections only five weeks away, Syrian refugees became a Canadian election issue. In October, the newly elected Liberal …
Corporate foundations tackle internal displacement in Colombia
In December 2014, for the second consecutive year, Colombia had the unenviable distinction of being a country with one of the highest number of displaced people in the world: 6.5 million out of a total …
Mexico: migration crisis worsens, philanthropic help decreases
‘The situation faced by foundations and migrant rights organizations responding to the migration crisis is overwhelming,’ says Lourdes Sanz of the Mexican Center for Philanthropy (Cemefi), ‘yet international non-profits, regional grassroots organizations, migrant movements, networks …
A note of caution: should philanthropy promote migration?
Migration is – as many of the authors featured in this issue contend – an age-old phenomenon that has generated wealth, opportunities and innovation throughout history. However, the suggestion that philanthropy should encourage it as …
Migration – the oldest and still best tool in the anti-poverty arsenal
The case for migration as an effective tool to combat poverty is more than 100,000 years old – and has yet to be contradicted. Migration is what early human hunter-gatherers did to survive. Migration took …
Time for philanthropists to get on board with migration
Which aid project has been most effective at creating economic opportunity for the world’s poorest families? A strong contender is a remarkable migration programme which helps thousands of poor South Pacific islanders get seasonal jobs …
What role for philanthropy in opening up migration?
As Michael Clemens argues in this issue, allowing more migration to wealthy countries is one of the most powerful strategies for reducing global poverty. However, immigration policy is a matter over which receiving countries often …
Diaspora philanthropy: turning migrants into philanthropists
As the International Federation of the Red Cross notes, ‘migration is certainly not a recent phenomenon … on the contrary, it has been part of human history since its very beginning. People have migrated from …
Syrian exodus: from refugees to diaspora
When I left Syria at the age of ten, I did not realize that I was part of a family of Syrian refugees. It was my father who faced ‘political problems’ in Syria as we …
Make watered‑down SDGs work
There is cause for celebrating commitments made for women and girls by UN heads of state in adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as a sense of relief as it became evident …