CEIDIC (Centre d'Étude et d'Information sur la Diaspora Camerounaise)
My concern is to provide infomation and knowledges in order to better accompany the development commitment of the cameroonian diaspora and the policy-making. My approach is to promote transparency and to contribute to more efficiency through a a system of benchmark and ranking of Diaspora associations. Diaspora associations do directly contribute to the reduction of poverty in their home country.
About You
Section 1: About You
Section 2: About Your Organization
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
Organization Name
CEIDIC (Centre d'Étude et d'Information sur la Diaspora Camerounaise)
Organization Website
Organization Phone
Organization Address
Organization Country
Cameroon
Is your organization a
Non‐profit/NGO/citizen sector organization
How long has this organization been operating?
Less than a year
Your idea
Name Your Project
CEIDIC (Centre d'Étude et d'Information sur la Diaspora Camerounaise)
Describe your Social Enterprise
My concern is to provide infomation and knowledges in order to better accompany the development commitment of the cameroonian diaspora and the policy-making. My approach is to promote transparency and to contribute to more efficiency through a a system of benchmark and ranking of Diaspora associations. Diaspora associations do directly contribute to the reduction of poverty in their home country.
Country your work focuses on
Cameroon, XX
Innovation
What makes your innovation unique?
Up to now Diaspora associations are operating without any kind of control. Their commitment for the development of their homeland is based on voluntary, still it is necessary that they observe the criteria of good governance (for example transparency, responsibility and efficiency). In this domain, the effect of the law is limited. So we need soft methods to improve the standard of their way of working. A code of conduct and a system of benchmark and ranking are able to challenge this.
The code of conduct should be developed in order to make the action of Diaspora associations more coherent and give them a normative character. The Code affects in particular corruption, environment/sustainability, tradition/superstition and the relationships between Diaspora associations.
Do you have a patent for this idea?
Impact
This Entry is about (Issues)
Tell us about the social impact of your innovation. Please include both numbers and stories as evidence of this impact
- more efficiency in the way of working of Diaspora associations
- more transparency
- more visibility of the Cameroonian Diaspora
Problem: Describe the primary problem(s) that your innovation is addressing
- Diaspora associations are opperating without control
- the activities of the Diaspora are not coherent
- lack of information about the Diaspora due to his complexity
Actions: Describe the steps that you are taking to make your innovation a success. Include a description of the business model. What might prevent that success?
In the short term, it is about to build a homepage that will compile all relevant knowledge and information for and about the Cameroonian Diaspora concerning the migration and development nexus. The integration of the Diaspora members in their respective host societies should always be considered since an optimal development policy engagement is then only possible if migrants are well integrated.
In the long term, however, the project should become a think tank that accompanies the development commitment of the Cameroonian Diaspora and its policy-making. To this end, the project should mutate into a research or academic institution. In other words, we will be able to produce knowledge and information.
Results: Describe the expected results of these actions over the next three years. Please address each year separately, if possible
- A web page that is well supplied and regularly updated
- An adopted code of conduct of the cameroonian Diaspora
- First ranking of Diaspora associations (based on governance criteria)
How many people will your project serve annually?
More than 10,000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
Less than $50
Does your innovation seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
If your innovation seeks to impact public policy, how?
Our initiative should help politcal actors to base their decisions on information and knowledges.
Sustainability
What stage is your Social Enterprise in?
Idea phase
Does your organization have a board of directors or an advisory board?
No
Does your organization have a non monetary partnerships with NGOs?
No
Does your organization have a non monetary partnerships with businesses?
No
Does your organization have a non monetary partnerships with government?
Yes
Please tell us more about how partnerships could be critical to the success of your Social Enterprise
We need partnerships with the research, politics, civil society and enterprises as well.
We would like to learn more about how your initiative is financially supported. Please explain your business plan/revenue model
Sell of our review, memberschip fee
The Story
What was the defining moment that led you to this innovation?
I get the idea when I was working on my thesis at the end of my studies. The theme was "Migration and development: new opportunities for Africa".
Tell us about the person—the social innovator—behind this idea.
I am Tangang Meli Loumgam, born in 1980 in Cameroon. I hold a Magister on political sciences, sociology and philosophy from the Würzburg University. Currently, I am a PhD candidate at the same University.
How did you first hear about Changemakers?
Friend or family member
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 | 158 weeks ago Tangang Meli L updated this Competition Entry. |
| 158 weeks ago Tangang Meli L submitted this idea. |
