Switchboard is an innovative project designed by and for the diaspora, funded by USAID, and implemented by Shabaka, a diaspora-led consultancy and research organization focused on diaspora humanitarian action.  The Switchboard project is being implemented by Shabaka on behalf of USAID.

Switchboard aims to bridge the generational divide between older and younger diaspora generations to strengthen the continuity of efforts in humanitarian action, by using technology.

This pilot project focuses on Haiti, Sudan, and Syria, whose diasporas have been active in mounting a humanitarian response to recurrent crises, over generations.

Youth Consultations:

The online youth consultations are initiated to bring youth together, learn from them and collaboratively identify priorities, triggers and links that can inform how they relate to their countries of origin, especially Syria, Sudan and Haiti, and evaluate their interest in humanitarian action.

Additionally, these consultations will provide a diverse, participatory, and safe space for youth from the targeted diaspora to share perspectives on the Switchboard project, which will feed into the next phases of the project, and especially the hackathon.

Beyond the project, we aim to create a community of young practitioners, keen to improve diaspora humanitarianism and act as a youth committee for the Switchboard and future activities.

For registration and joining details, please click the link below:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpdu-rrT4vG93tSwYQvkFlJRUuofEc-_hz