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Public Dialogue


Education for Development

Dialogue Purpose

This dialogue is part of an ongoing public engagement series that examines the unique role of the diaspora resident in Vancouver who are committed financially and personally to development activities in the global south. Diaspora-driven development efforts have a powerful impact in the global south that reverberates here in Metro Vancouver. While often informal or grassroots, these initiatives demonstrate the benefits and unique strengths of the diaspora – cultural awareness of communities of origin and residence, fluency working in dual cultures, awareness of local issues and concerns (translocal), and long-term personal commitment to projects and communities.

This dialogue showcases the many ways Metro Vancouver-based diaspora-led efforts support education as an engine for change and development by creating choices for individuals and their communities in the global south.

The dialogue explores three central questions:

  • What kind of education is needed for development?
  • How do educational projects create opportunities and choices?
  • What is unique and promising about diaspora-led strategies for trans-local education for development?

Blog Series

  • A is for Apple: Maintaining Relevance and Solidarity in Education [Read more]
  • Joselyne’s Story [Read more]
  • Public Dialogue: Educational Strategies for Development Through the Eyes of the Diaspora [Read more]