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NL Volunteers wanted for Africa Day 2019!
On 13 April, Africa Day 2019 will take place at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam. As every year, there will be an extensive cultural programme and visitors will engage directly with politicians, professionals and each other in dozens of political debates, workshops and lectures. To top it off, the day will end with the "Africa at Night" afterparty. To make this day another great success, we need the help of enthusiastic volunteers. Every year, around a hundred volunteers help out. We will deploy you on different tasks, where you will always get a lot of the atmosphere of this day.
ASAP: Building Change intern wanted!
The intended candidate for this internship has unfortunately had to cancel, so we are again looking for an intern for our Building Change work. The internship starts as soon as possible, no later than 1 March. If you are interested, please respond quickly!
Blogs from Ghana 3: Investment, but in the public or private sector?
FMS researcher Anne is in Ghana to talk about migration. Why do people want to migrate? How do they see their future? And what policy could be implemented to prevent irregular migration? Read her newest story here!
Time flies and I am already halfway through my month in Ghana. Last week I had my first real meetings with stakeholders in Accra. I asked them how they see the future of Ghana? Why do people want to migrate? And what role can or should the EU play regarding irregular migration from Ghana to Europe? They gave me some interesting insights.
Blogs from Ghana 2: African Youth SDGs Summit: 'We need action
FMS researcher Anne is in Ghana to talk about migration. Why do people want to migrate? How do they see their future? And what policy could be implemented to prevent irregular migration? Read her newest story here!
Will you become one of our new interns?
The FMS, in cooperation with the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity and Building Change, is looking for four interns for the period from January (/February) to June!
The situation of refugees in Turkey
After the introduction of the Turkey-EU deal (2016), it seemed that the Syrian refugee crisis was largely over. The news was no longer dominated by images of overcrowded rubber boats filled with people trying to get to the Greek islands from Turkey. Yet the cause of the refugee crisis has not been resolved. The war in Syria continues unabated. In addition, the immediate motivation for those seeking to cross European borders were the poor living conditions in Turkey. In 2018, Turkey has around 4 million refugees. The majority are from Syria, along with people from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, and a number of other nationalities, including several African countries. The uncertainty and hopelessness in Turkey was the reason for many to undertake the dangerous and costly journey to 'Fortress Europe'. Has anything changed since then about the situation of refugees in Turkey, two years after the Turkey-EU deal?
Blogs from Ghana 1: How do you see your future?
Do you ever think about this?
In less than two weeks, I will fly to Accra (Ghana) to conduct a research on the migration incentives of the African youth. Do they ever think about migrating? Do they think about living in Europe? Do they have family members and friends who live in another country? And how and where do they see their own future?
Discussing migration and social justice in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
On October 12 and 13, the Burkinabe party People's Movement for Progress (MPP) invited members of the Progressive Alliance to Ouagadougou to discuss the topic of migration and social justice. FMS and FEPS are currently working on a study which aims to include African perspectives on migration in the European discussion on the topic. With more than 25 delegations represented during the seminar, of which many from African countries, it was a perfect occasion for us to learn more about the different African sentiments on this widely discussed issue.
Is NL moving into the next gear for the SDGs?
Thursday 27 September was the day: Building Change and WECF organised the event 'NL in the next gear' in The Hague. Together, we celebrated the third anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the first anniversary of the 'Adopt an SDG' campaign, in which members of parliament adopt an SDG to advocate in their political work. The central theme was that the Netherlands needs to move into the next gear to actually achieve these global goals, as there are only 12 years to go until 2030! Civil society organisations, political youth organisations and no fewer than five MPs were given the stage to set out their visions and concrete plans for achieving the SDGs.
Division of Kosovo on the table?
Between the 28th of August and the 2nd of September a delegation of the Dutch Labour Party, Foundation Max van der Stoel and the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity, headed by Member of the European Parliament Kati Piri, visited EU aspirant countries Kosovo and Macedonia.
