Beyond the money transfer: How do diaspora communities mobilise in times of crisis?
When a crisis occurs, diaspora communities do far more than send money home. From emotional solidarity to political advocacy, their forms of engagement challenge dominant narratives about what it means to help from afar. In this blog, researchers Haya Alfarra, Dr Gabriela Villacis Izquierdo and Dr Zeynep Kaşlı reflect on discussions from a community gathering in Rotterdam to explore how diaspora communities understand crises, experience them across borders and mobilise in response. When we talk about diaspora contributions to crisis responses, the conversation almost always gravitates toward remittances, meaning the billions of dollars migrants transfer annually to their countries of…
