African Diaspora Development Day 2008 (AD3 2008)
How Can Remittances Create Jobs in Africa?
A free Question Time Style public debate.
When : A free Question Time Style public debate
Where : West Building Lecture Theatre,
University of East London(UEL),
Docklands Campus, University Way,
London E16 2RD
TIME: 6pm - 9pm
DATE: 4th July 2008
Transport : Cyprus Station on DLR (
Home | Transport for London)
The Pannel
Ade Daramy (Sierra Leone Diaspora Network - SLDN) (Chair)
Leah Mansaray (CEO Fadugu Money Transfer)
Yomo Oloko (Development Impact for Nigeria - DIFN)
Professor S. Nwankwo (Black Business Observatory, UEL)
Divine Ndumu (CEO, MoneylineUK)
Andrew Tarazid-Tarawalle (EcoBank, Sierra Leone) TBC
The Questions
Developing the Banking Sector - How do we link remittances to the provision of financial services in order to improve their long term impact?
Facilitating Remittance Flows - can we reduce the costs of remittances by bringing more players into the market - Savings & loans, credit unions, and micro-finance companies, etc
Enhancing Partnerships - How can the African Diaspora, Money Transfer Organisations, and Micro-Finance Instutitui
ons generate win/win solutions for African SMEs?
Linking businesses - how can diaspora businesses support their counterparts in Africa?
Afford Landing