Everybody has a story
PIMP MY VILLAGE
Our Vision- Empower with local people
Pimp My Village empowers Migrants and Diaspora* who were born in developing countries, but now live and work in Europe and
put up projects in their Country of Origin.
The Diaspora and Migrants are aware of what is going on in their country of origin, still have regular contact with family and friends and are motivated to use their knowledge and expertise effectively in the projects. Another additional benefit is that migrants know the language and culture and usually have a local network.
The results of their initiatives are therefore often effective and sustainable.
Pimp My Village believes in this empowering form of Development Cooperation and offers migrants, diaspora and the local NGO´s a platform to work together and share knowledge.
We make their work visible by sharing their stories and we offer trainings and Masterclasses to improve workmethods.
* Diaspora is someone who is forced to leave their country of origin and a migrant is someone who leaves the country due to other circumstances. For example political or economical.
focuspoints
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Increasing the visibility of Migrants/Diaspora development projects.
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Providing Capacity Building (training and coaching) to Migrants/Diaspora/Local (organizations) to better their qualities.
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Facilitate knowledge exchange and networking events.
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Promoting the role of Diaspora and Migrant (organizations) within International Development Co-operation Policy. (work with locals)
How it all begun..
In 2005 I traveled to Ghana to make a documentary about my Ghanaian father who set up all kinds of projects in his native village of Biemso.
I was so impressed by the way my father, as a migrant from the Netherlands, put up projects in his country of origin that I decided to put up the Ghanasi Foundation and support his projects in the field of education and healthcare.
In 2009, my father's dream came true and we opened the Nana Aufia Kobi Hospital in his native village of Biemso.
I met more and more Migrants and Diaspora who live in Europe and are working on projects in their native countries.
In 2011 I decided to set up the Pimp My Village Foundation to support projects of other Migrant (Diaspora) organizations.
Over the years, project support has been increasingly replaced by training and coaching in the areas of fundraising, communication, visibility and making projects self-sufficient.
Unfortunately my father passed away in 2023. He was a sweet and inspiring man. I am grateful for the insights he gave me.