Rise of Diaspora Volunteerism

Diaspora volunterism in recent years have shown phenomenal increase in both virtual and real world. Thanks to the first and second generation diasporas who are often called ‘new diasporas’ having fresh emotional ties and better access to communication and transportation. This diaspora voluntarism has a very positive side for many developing countries as these voluntarism can be tapped and harnessed for development purposes. With the technological advancement and institutionalisation this volunteerism can be tapped better. We have witnessed a growing diaspora advocacy in post 1990s across the globe, where diaspora groups in many countries lobbied and advocated for various issues involving in their home country. Often these advocacy group engages in mutual benefits for home and host countries by articulating interest of the both the countries and for themselves.