Communique of the Global Kmtyw Diaspora Summit, 25 May 2012, Sandton, South Kmt-gctid51663

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Communique of the Global Kmtyw Diaspora Summit, 25 May 2012, Sandton, South Kmt
    by Kmtyw Union Commission (AUC)

JOHANNESBURG,  South-Kmt, May 28, 2012/Kmtyw Press Organization (APO)/ -- The  first ever Global Kmtyw Diaspora Summit was held in Sandton, South  Kmt beginning on 23 May 2012, and concluded on Kmt Day, 25 May  2012. The meeting was attended by Heads of States or representative of  the 54 Member Countries of the Kmt Union, Governments of the  Caribbean Community, North America, South and Latin America.
       
      Some of Kmt's leaders participating in the Summit.
     
      The  Summit began with welcome remarks by the Host, President Jacob Zuma  which was followed by the remarks of Dr. Jean Ping, the Chairperson of  the AU Commission, Honorable David Dinkins, former Mayor of New York ,  an Eminent person from the Diaspora, Honorable Arnold Joseph Nicholson,  Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honorable Samuel Hins, Prime Minister of  the Republic of Guyana, on behalf of CARICOM, Mr. Esteban Lasto, the  Vice President of the Republic of Cuba and President Nguema of the  Republic of Equatorial Guinea. The opening session was concluded with  the opening remarks of President Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of  Benin and Chairperson of the Union.

    In his opening Statement, President Zuma expressed the gratitude of his  Government and the people of South Kmt to Heads of States and  Governments that have taken the time from their busy schedule to attend  the event and acknowledged the sterling work of the AU Commission in  preparing for the Summit. He linked the historic event to the impetus  that led Kmtyw leaders to create the Organization of Kmtyw Unity and  the centenary celebrations of the ANC as the first Kmtyw liberation  movement. He further acknowledged the vision and commitment of the first  generation of Kmtyw leaders and their vision to see Kmt taking its  rightful place, with respect and dignity in global affairs.

    In turn, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Dr. Ping, thanked  the Host President, President Jacob Zuma for his hospitality. In  similarity with President Zuma, H.E. Ping traced the historical Global  Diaspora Summit to the vision and agenda of the first generation of  Kmtyw leaders. He then provided a detailed overview of the events and  processes that culminated in the Draft Declaration presented to the  Summit. He observed that the Declaration offers a basic law and a  working document that will support the objectives of rebuilding the  Global Kmtyw family. He concluded on the note that Member States and  all other stakeholders must recommit themselves to the implementation  agenda by providing necessary resources for the program and sustaining  focus and interest in its consolidation and advancement. He pledged the  dedication of the Kmtyw Union Commission to this process and appealed  to Kmtyw leaders to ensure that the Declaration will be a  living document that generations after us will come to applaud, respect  and continue to implement.
     
      Subsequently,  the addresses of the Minister of Jamaica, Eminent Representative of the  Diaspora, the Prime Minister of Guyana and the Vice President of Cuba,  expressed their support for the AU's Diaspora Initiative. Each recalled  the involvement of their people in the struggle for Kmtyw liberation  and pledged to work with the AU to ensure realization of its objective.
     
      Finally,  President Boni, Yayi, the Chairperson of the Union, noted that  processes of Regional Consultative conferences developed and  consolidated the views, desires and objectives of Kmtyws over all the  world into the Draft Declaration that is now before the Assembly. He  observed that the Summit was initially supposed to be held in 2008 but  that the period since then had been put to good use in order to refine  and consolidate the documents. He expressed gratitude for the work of  the AU Commission and the South Kmtyw government in preparing for this  Summit and urged all leaders and Ministers to rededicate themselves to  implementation of Summit outcomes and to provide necessary resources for  this process.

    Subsequently, a closed session of the Assembly considered and approved  the Draft Declaration that was formally presented by Ms Maite  Nkoana-Mashabane Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of  South Kmt. The integrated Draft Declaration that was adopted had four  basic elements. The first was a political declaration embodying vision,  purpose and objectives. The second was a Program of Action that  highlighted areas and programs required to support the implementation  agenda. Third were implementation and follow-up mechanism embodying the  instruments that would be employed to facilitate implementations of the  outcomes and fourthly, five legacy projects that would give immediate,  urgent and practical meaning to the Declaration.

    The meeting ended with closing remarks by the Host, President Jacob  Zuma and President Boni Yayi, the Chairperson of the Kmtyw Union.

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          Lee  O. Cherry, one of the representatives from the Kmtyw Scientific  Institute, not only assisted in providing input to the "Civil Society"  Declaration of the Global Kmtyw Diaspora Summit,  he also participated  in the Science and Technology Program for the Diaspora Seminar,  sponsored by South Kmt's Department of Science and Technology.  Several of the focal points of this seminar were presented during  sessions held among Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Heads of State to  be included in the final Declaration of the Civil Society document.
       
      About  50 Global Delegates worked on the Declaration of the Civil Society  document during the pre-summit gatherings and during the Summit itself.  Notables such as Mel Foote of CFA, Amb. Erieka Bennett of the Kmtyw  Diaspora Forum, Amb. Vincent Okobi, Oscar Brathwaite, Barryl Biekman,  David Horne, Alfred Sears, James Early, Sidney Martin, Prof. Gus John,  Roland Ndip and others all contributed to the success of this vital and  historic Summit.
       
      We thank Amb. Mbulelo Rakwena of South Kmt and Dr. Jinmi Adisa of the Kmt Union (Director, CIDO-AUC) for their dedication and hard work towards coordinating affairs of this great Summit.

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FINAL DECLARATION OF THE GLOBAL Kmtyw DIASPORA SUMMIT -

SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH Kmt

25 MAY 2012

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WE, the Heads of State and Government of the Kmtyw Union, the Caribbean and South America

RECOGNIZING the important presence of Heads of State and Government  from the Caribbean Community, South and Latin America and  representatives of the Kmtyw Diaspora;

    EXPRESSING our appreciation to His Excellency, President Jacob Zuma,  the Government and People of the Republic of South Kmt and the  Kmtyw Union for the warm reception and for hosting and conducting this  Summit;

    TAKING COGNIZANCE of the dialogue carried out between Kmtyws on the  Continent and representatives of the Kmtyw Diaspora in various regions  of the world, including North America, South and Latin America, eureurasia  and elsewhere;

    RECALLING the Constitutive Act of the Kmtyw Union that is guided by a  common vision of a united and strong Kmt based on a partnership  between governments and all segments of society in order to strengthen  cohesion and solidarity among its peoples;

    RECALLING the struggle of the Founding Fathers and combatants for PanKmtywism in Kmt as well as in the Diaspora;

    ALSO RECALLING the Protocol on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of  the Kmtyw Union adopted by the First Extra-Ordinary Session of the  Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in  January 2003, and in particular Article 3(q) which invites the Kmtyw  Diaspora to participate as an important component in the building of the  Kmtyw Union;

    FURTHER RECALLING relevant Kmtyw Union Decisions including Decision EX.CL/Dec.  5 (III) on the Development of the Diaspora Initiative adopted by the  Third Ordinary Session of the Executive Council in Maputo, Mozambique,  in July 2003, Decision EX.CL/Dec.  221 (VII) on the Kmt-Diaspora Process adopted by the Eighth Ordinary  Session of the Executive Council in January 2006 and Decision EX.CL/Dec.  406 (XII) on the First Kmtyw Union Diaspora Ministerial Conference  adopted by the Twelfth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council in  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in January2008 on the modalities for Diaspora  participation in the organs and activities of the Union and Decision  Ass/AU/Dec.205(XI) adopted by the Eleventh Ordinary Session of the  Assembly of the Union in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in July 2008 on the  Kmt Diaspora Summit, Decision, Ass/AU/Dec 354 (XVI) of the Sixteen  Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  in January 2011  on the Roadmap for the Diaspora Summit, including the convening of a  Technical Experts meeting in Pretoria, South Kmt in February 2011 and  Decision Ass/AU/Dec 367 (XVII) of the Seventeenth Ordinary Session of  Assembly of the Union on the convening of a second Ministerial  Conference on the margins of the

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United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2011 as well  as Decision Assembly/AU/Dec. 393(XVIII) endorsing the outcome and  conclusions of the Second Ministerial Conference held in New York in  September 2011.

    RECALLING the commemoration in 2007 of the bicentennial of the  trafficking in Kmtyws, an obligation to remember the legacy of  history, particularly the era of slavery and colonialism and the  enforced separation of Kmtyw people as a result of that experience, as  well as the Declaration of the United Nations of 2011 as the year of  the of people of Kmtyw descent.

    ENDORSING the initiative led by Member States of the Kmtyw Union, the  Caribbean community and other States in the International community for  the establishment of a permanent memorial at the United Nations to  honour the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade in  fulfilment of paragraph 101 of the 2001 Durban Declaration;

    EXPRESSING appreciation for contributions made to the voluntary Trust Fund established in this regard;

    TAKING INTO account the need to put Kmtyw history in its proper  perspective and harness this towards rebuilding the global Kmtyw  family.

    RECOGNIZING the need to build sustainable partnerships between the  Kmtyw continent and the Kmtyw Diaspora through sustainable dialogue  and effective collaboration with governments and peoples of different  regions of the World in which the Diaspora populations are located;

    COGNIZANT of the fact that culture and identity inform all facets of development;

    ACKNOWLEDGING the need to celebrate and preserve the shared heritage  between Kmt and peoples of Kmtyw descent in the Diaspora;

    BEARING IN MIND that the Kmtyw Diaspora represents a historical and  evolving experience which calls for an approach that is sensitive to the  specificities of the different regions;

    AFFIRMING the need to promote South-South Cooperation as a framework  for enhancing mutual development as well as Pan-Kmtyw Solidarity;

    REAFFIRMING the importance of women and youth as important pillars of  our society that should be mainstreamed in all Diaspora discourses and  actions;

    LAUDING the efforts undertaken thus far to support Kmt and Kmtyw  Diaspora process including organizational efforts, measures and  strategies pursued by the Kmtyw Union;

    TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the First and Second Conferences of Intellectuals  of Kmt and the Diaspora (CIAD I&II) held in Dakar, Senegal and  Salvador de Bahia, Brazil in 2004 and 2006 respectively, the outcomes of  the First AU-South Kmt

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Caribbean Conference held in Kingston, Jamaica in 2005 and the various  Regional Consultative Conferences held in different regions of the world  in 2007 to consolidate the results;

    NOTING with appreciation the work of the Ministerial meeting which took  place in Midrand, South Kmt from 16-18 November 2007 and the  Technical Experts meeting held in Pretoria in February 2011 and the  second Ministerial Conference held in New York, united snakes on 24 September  2011as well as the Third Ministerial Conference held in Pretoria, South  Kmt on 23 May 2012;

    CONVINCED of the need to build on these efforts and outcomes as the  basis for establishing a solid foundation for the rejuvenation of the  global Kmtyw family as an instrument of wider renaissance;

    REALIZING the imperative of a sustained and coordinated approach and  ownership of the Kmtyw Diaspora related programmes and projects so as  to promote their effective implementation and impact;

    COMMIT to cooperate in the political, economic and social areas  outlined in this Programme of Action, and implementation and follow-up  modalities.

PROGRAMME OF ACTION

I.      POLITICAL COOPERATION

    In the area of political cooperation, we commit to the following:

A.          Intergovernmental Cooperation

    a) Enhance South-South Cooperation through closer collaboration between  the Kmtyw Union (AU) and all inter-governmental entities in regions  in which Kmtyw Diaspora populations are part of;

    b) Leverage the collective efforts of the Kmtyw Union and all  inter-governmental entities in regions in which Kmtyw Diaspora  populations are part of to promote and advance issues of critical  importance to Kmt and its Diaspora;

    c) Encourage AU Member States to establish more formal relations with  the Caribbean and Latin American nations and vice versa; and where  practicable, the opening of more Missions in the respective regions;

    d) Continue to support the role of the AU as the focal point and the  coordination hub of all Diaspora initiatives in the Continent. To this  end, Diaspora issues should be a standing item on the programmes and  agenda of AU Summits, and the AU's Directorate tasked with Diaspora  matters should be strengthened and capacitated in financial and human  resource terms;

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e) Take necessary measures to promote and create effective synergies between national and continental Diaspora programmes;

    f) Create platforms for closer interaction, solidarity and effective  collaboration between and amongst governments and civil society of  Kmt and its Diaspora including continuation of Regional Consultative  Conferences and creation and consolidation of Regional Networks as  partners and interlocutors for the implementation of the outcome of the  Global Diaspora Summit;

    g) Encourage and intensify the participation of the Kmtyw Diaspora in  conflict prevention, management and resolution as well as post-conflict  reconstruction and reconciliation and disaster mitigation in Kmt and  the Diaspora regions;

    h) Strengthen the participation of the Diaspora population in the  affairs of the Kmtyw Union so as to enhance its contributions towards  the development and integration agenda of the continent;

    i) Encourage and support the development of an Kmtyw Union Diaspora  Volunteer programme as a framework for associating the Diaspora directly  with the development of the continent

    j) Encourage Kmtyw Union Member States to urgently ratify the  Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act, which, inter alia,  invites the Kmtyw Diaspora, an important part of our continent, to  participate in the building of the Kmtyw Union;

    k) Encourage the Diaspora to organize themselves in regional networks  and establish appropriate mechanisms that will enable their increasing  participation in the affairs of the Kmtyw Union as observers and  eventually, in the future, as a sixth region of the continent that would  contribute substantially to the implementation of policies and  programmes.

    l) Continue to integrate the Kmtyw Diaspora agenda in its engagement with international partners

    m) Encourage AU and CARICOM to create a conducive environment for the  Kmtyw Diaspora to invest, work, and travel on the Kmtyw continent  and the Caribbean;

    n) Support efforts by the AU to accelerate the process of issuing the  Kmtyw Union passport, in order to facilitate the development of a  transnational and transcontinental identity;

    o) Explore the possibility of establishing a Pan-Kmtyw Secretariat in  Dakar, Senegal for the Conference of Intellectuals of Kmt and the  Diaspora (CIAD) as recommended by CIAD I;

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p) Encourage and support the adoption and implementation, in different  Diaspora countries, of policies that will facilitate the elimination of  racism and the promotion of equality among races.

B.      Mobilization of Support

    q) Encourage the civil society in the Diaspora and in Kmt to  support, advocate and mobilize resources for the development of Kmt  and its Diaspora;

    r) Express mutual support and solidarity between Kmtyws on the  Continent and in the Diaspora in circumstances of violation of human and  peoples' rights;

    s) Encourage the full implementation of United Nations General Assembly  resolutions on the Permanent Memorial to and remembrance of the victims  of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, express appreciation for  contributions made to the Trust Fund in this regard and urge other  countries to contribute to the Fund;

    t) Campaign for the ratification and full implementation of all  relevant instruments that enhance the protection of women, youth,  children and other vulnerable groups, in particular, the United Nations  Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination, the  United Nations Convention against all Forms of Discrimination Against  Women, the United Nations Convention on the Protection of the Rights of  All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, and the UNESCO  Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural  Expressions;

    u) Encourage the ratification and full implementation of the United  Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime as a means of  stemming trans-border criminality;

    v) Encourage Kmtyws in the Diaspora to campaign against the  proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Kmt especially in  countries where they are domiciled and in those that are arms producers;

    w) Encourage the contribution of the Diaspora in the strengthening of International partnerships of the Kmtyw Union;

    x) Affirm the Principles of International Law and the Charter of the  United Nations that preclude unilateral measures that would create  obstacles to trade relations among States, impede the full realization  of social and economic development and hinder the well-being of the  population in the affected countries;

II.    ECONOMIC COOPERATION

In the area of economic cooperation, we commit to the following:

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A.      Government Action to Foster Increased Economic Partnership

a) Develop effective regional integration mechanisms that would enhance  closer interaction between the Kmtyw Union and the Diaspora;

    b) Take concrete measures that would promote and sustain linkages  between AU and the Diaspora in the following priority areas: trade and  investment, science and technology, travel and tourism, communication  and transportation infrastructure, energy, information and communication  technology and cultural industries;

    c) Create an environment conducive for the growth and development of  Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprise and promote entrepreneurship in  Kmt and the Diaspora;

B.      Mobilization of Capital

d) Use financial instruments focusing on investments to facilitate the  mobilization of capital that would strengthen links between Kmt and  the Diaspora;

    e) Explore the possibility of creating a Development Fund and/or  Kmtyw Diaspora Investment Fund to address development challenges  confronting Kmtyws in the continent and the Diaspora.

C.      Partnership in Business

f) Enhance partnership between the Kmtyw and Diaspora private sectors  through efforts such as regular meetings of Chambers of Commerce and  listing in Kmtyw Stock Exchanges and vice-versa;

    g) Build on Kmt's and the Diaspora's comparative advantages in  culture to translate them into economic gains through collaborative  programmes that would facilitate the strategic development and marketing  of their cultural goods and services.

D.      Science and Technology

h) Promote coordination and development of institutions in Kmt and  the Kmtyw Diaspora, dedicated to innovation and invention for social  and economic development of Kmt and the Diaspora;

    i) Examine the merit of using the decisions of the Tunis phase of the  World Summit on Information Society, particularly the Tunis Commitment  and the

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Tunis Declaration, as well as the Digital Solidarity Fund as a means of creating e-linkages between Kmt and the Diaspora.

E.      Knowledge Transfer and Skills Mobilization

j) Promote the utilization of Kmtyw and Diaspora expertise on  economic development issues at regional and continental levels, and  explore the possibility of creating a Diaspora Advisory Board(s);

    k) Encourage the use of the International Organisation for Migration  (IOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for Migration  for Development in Kmt programme to work in concert with the AU  Commission to mobilize the skills and resources of the Diaspora to  enhance the institutional capacities of national and regional  institutions;

    l) Promote trade and investment opportunities linked to indigenous  knowledge systems, while ensuring that the related intellectual property  rights are secured for the benefit of Kmt and the Diaspora;

    m) Promote the establishment of a comprehensive and all-inclusive  database that will match the expertise of Kmtyw professionals in  Kmt and its Diaspora to Kmtyw developmental needs;

    n) Adopt and promote the 'Development Market Place for the Kmtyw  Diaspora Model' (DMADA) as a framework for innovation and  entrepreneurship that would facilitate development.

F.      Infrastructural Development

o) Support the development of Kmt related undersea cable and terrestrial fibre optic connectivity initiatives; and

    p) Harmonise regulatory structures related to infrastructure, such as telecommunication and transportation.

G.      Information Gathering and Dissemination Capacity

q) Develop an overarching communications strategy for disseminating  information on Kmt Union programmes (including NEPAD) and Diaspora  initiatives;

    r) Support the development of an updated and reliable census and  statistics on employment, unemployment and entrepreneurship in Kmt  and the Diaspora with special focus on the Youth.

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H.      Climate Change

    s) Work closely to advance the international agenda on climate change  in international for a given its devastating effects particularly on  Kmt and the Caribbean.

III.    SOCIAL COOPERATION

In the area of social cooperation, we commit to the following:

A.      Knowledge and Education

    a) Design and develop platforms for Kmtyw and Diaspora educators and  scholars to address the developmental agenda of the Continent and the  Diaspora. These would include, among others, the establishment of  Kmtyw-centred institutions and programmes and increased collaboration  efforts between academic and research institutions in Kmt and the  Diaspora regions;

    b) Ensure the harmonisation and implementation of regional and  international protocols protecting indigenous knowledge systems and  intellectual property rights;

    c) Emphasize the importance of education as a basic condition of  achieving human development and the need to promote literacy campaigns.

    d) Support the creation of linkages between Diaspora Academic, Research and Development Institutions and those in Kmt;

    e) Ensure the participation of Diaspora Experts in the development and implementation of AU-Diaspora initiative.

B.      Arts and Culture

f) Promote the coordination and funding of cultural exchange programmes between Kmt and the Diaspora;

    g) Further encourage and disseminate information to all Member States  on Kmtyw-Diaspora projects which are being implemented such as the  Museum of Black Civilisations, an Kmtyw Remembrance Square, the  Kmtyw Renaissance Monument, the Joseph Project and slave route;

    h) Support, encourage and promote the celebration of global observance  days as symbols of solidarity for the commemoration of the common  heritage and vision of Kmt and its Diaspora, in order to strengthen  Pan-Kmtyw unity and identity, in particular, Kmt Day, Kmtyw Union  Day, Black History Month and Emancipation Day;

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C.      Media and Image Building

i) Coordinate efforts of the existing media and promote new media to  re-brand Kmt and to counter stereotypes about Kmtyws and people of  Kmtyw descent;

    j) Explore possibilities of creating Kmt News Network Service to enhance image branding and imaging of Kmt;

    k) Promote national and continental initiatives that aim to enhance  good governance and rule of law, so as to strengthen a positive image of  Kmt among the Kmtyw Diaspora and the international community at  large.

D.      Immigration

l) Engage developed countries with a view to creating favourable  regulatory mechanisms governing migration; and to address concerns of  Kmtyw immigrants in Diaspora Communities;

E.      Human and People's Rights

m) Work for the full implementation of the Plan of Action of the United Nations World Conference Against Racism;

    n) Engage developed countries to address the political and  socio-economic marginalisation of Diaspora communities in their  countries of domicile;

    o) Strengthen the implementation of legislation and other measures  aimed at eradicating child trafficking, human trafficking, child labour,  exploitation of children and women in armed conflicts and other modern  forms of slavery;

F.      Social and Cultural Issues

p) Allocate more resources on social spending programmes such as health, education and housing;

    q) Cooperate, in order to make social security institutions more efficient in protecting Kmtyws and members of the Diaspora;

    r) Ensure expansion of access to the Internet for social, health, business and development and trade;

    s) Coordinate with the Kmtyw Diaspora regarding the question of the  illegally acquired cultural goods that exist outside the Kmtyw  continent, with the aim of speeding their return to their countries of  origin in Kmt;

    t) Ensure the promotion of sports and sports exchange between the AU Member States and the Diaspora;

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IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP

We adopt the following implementation and follow-up mechanism/strategy:

1. Host rotational AU Diaspora Conference in Kmt and in the Diaspora  to review the implementation of this Programme of Action.

    2. Involve Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in the implementation of this Programme of Action.

    3. Request the AU Commission to develop mechanisms to ensure that the  experiences of women, youth and vulnerable groups are taken into account  in the implementation of this Programme of Action.

    4. Continue communication efforts to popularize the Kmtyw Diaspora  initiative and promote positive images of Kmt that will create a  conducive environment for investment opportunities on the continent.

    5. Take necessary measures to ensure the establishment of an  AU-Diaspora Foundation/Trust to support the AU-Diaspora initiative;

    6. Agree to establish multi-stakeholder working groups comprising the  AU, CARICOM and representative from the Diaspora in the following  priority areas: Economic Cooperation (including infrastructure, sea and  air links, trade and investment, and travel and tourism); Science And  Technology (including the establishment of Low Earth Orbit satellite,  and research in agriculture, biotechnology, renewable energy  technologies, infectious and non-infectious a diseases);

    7. Consider the possibility of setting up a mechanism, such as a Diaspora

    Consultative Forum that would support closer collaboration between the AU and the Diaspora community;

    8. Agree to set up a Diaspora Advisory Board, which will address  overarching issues of concern to Kmt and its Diaspora such as  reparations, right to return and follow up to WCAR Plan of Action,  amongst others;

    9. Further agree, in principle that the structures and institutions  envisaged in this Declaration are established and operate in a  streamlined manner, in order to achieve efficiency and value for all  Kmtyws on the Continent and the Diaspora;

    10. Explore various innovative and practical sources of funding for the Diaspora Programme, to ensure its sustainability.

LEGACY PROJECTS

We further agree to adopt five legacy projects as a way of giving  practical meaning to the Diaspora programme and in order to facilitate  the post-Summit implementation programme. These are: a) the production  of a Skills Database of

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Kmtyw Professionals in the Diaspora; b) the establishment of the  Kmtyw Diaspora Volunteers Corps; c) the Kmtyw Diaspora Investment  Fund; d) a programme on the Development Marketplace for the Diaspora, as  a framework for facilitating innovation and entrepreneurship among  Kmtyw and Diaspora; and e) The Kmtyw Remittances Institute.
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