ABOUT US • DevGRAD is a Belgium based non-profit and non-political Diaspora organization. • DevGRAD promotes dialogue and continuous knowledge exchange between the Diaspora community, international organizations and other stakeholders engaged in African development issues. • Our organization is positioned to integrate Diaspora professionals into the renewed joint Africa - Europe alliance for sustainable investment and job creation within the Joint Africa - EU Strategy OUR MISSION • To strengthen the capacity of African Diaspora professionals in promoting the sustainable social and economic development of Africa continent within the international development agenda OUR VISION • Provide a platform that strengthens multi-stakeholder partnerships across North and South in knowledge sharing, expertise, and collaboration towards the achievement of SDGs OUR FIELD OF EXPERTISE The initiative emphasizes economic, social development and environmental protection within the prioritized sustainable development themes. • Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Security • Rural Development & Poverty Reduction • Sustainable Energy Access • Inclusive Rural Business & Market Creation • Institutional Support & Capacity Building • Climate Change & Environment • International Cooperation & Technical Assistance • ICT Innovation & Digitalization • Monitoring & Evaluation WHAT WE DO Technical Assistance and Support • Capacity building for the Diaspora professionals, students, and African partners Collaboration and partnership beyond donor/recipient relationship • Facilitate partnership between the International organization Diaspora professionals and our African partners and organization Ideas and innovation hub • Organize yearly Innovation Hub > Driven largely by our regular Digital Roundtable Talks (DRT) Networking to Empower • Experts database: Set up a regular consortium for grant application and bid process within our network For more info visit us at www.devgrad.org