{"id":2961,"date":"2018-09-10T12:47:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T10:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sores.africa\/diaspora\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:40:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:40:20","slug":"think-tank-and-diaspora","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sores.africa\/en\/think-tank-and-diaspora\/","title":{"rendered":"Diaspora"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section data-bb-version=\"5.5.3\" id=\"bt_bb_section6a0c5fc569550\" class=\"bt_bb_section bt_bb_color_scheme_1 bt_bb_layout_boxed_1200 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_background_overlay_dark_solid bt_bb_top_spacing_large bt_bb_bottom_spacing_large\" style=\"; --section-primary-color:#ffffff; --section-secondary-color:#191919;\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><div class=\"bt_bb_background_image_holder_wrapper\"><div class=\"bt_bb_background_image_holder bt_bb_parallax\"  data-parallax=\"0.4\" data-parallax-offset=\"0\" data-parallax-zoom-start=\"1\" data-parallax-zoom-end=\"1\" data-parallax-blur-start=\"0\" data-parallax-blur-end=\"0\" data-parallax-opacity-start=\"1\" data-parallax-opacity-end=\"1\" style=\" background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/sores.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/diaspora.jpeg&#039;);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bt_bb_port\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row \"  data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row_holder\" ><div  class=\"bt_bb_column col-xxl-12 col-xl-12 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_align_center bt_bb_padding_normal bt_bb_animation_fade_in animate bt_bb_shape_inherit\" style=\"; --column-width:12;\" data-width=\"12\" data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_top_spacing_large\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><\/div><header data-bb-version=\"5.5.3\" class=\"bt_bb_headline bt_bb_dash_bottom bt_bb_subheadline bt_bb_size_huge bt_bb_align_inherit\" data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><h1 class=\"bt_bb_headline_tag\"><span class=\"bt_bb_headline_content\"><span>Think Tank<br \/><br \/>\n&amp; Diaspora Space<br \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/h1><div class=\"bt_bb_headline_subheadline\">A regional ecosystem of ideas, expertise, and engagement \u2014 at home and abroad.<\/p><br \/>\n<p><\/div><\/header><div class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_bottom_spacing_medium\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- cell_inner --><\/div><!-- cell --><\/div><!-- port --><\/section><section id=\"bt_bb_section6a0c5fc56990d\" class=\"bt_bb_section bt_bb_color_scheme_14 bt_bb_layout_boxed_1200 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_top_spacing_large bt_bb_bottom_spacing_large\" style=\"; 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--column-width:6;\" data-width=\"6\" data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content_inner\"><header data-bb-version=\"5.5.3\" class=\"bt_bb_headline bt_bb_dash_none bt_bb_subheadline bt_bb_size_large bt_bb_align_inherit\" data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><h3 class=\"bt_bb_headline_tag\"><span class=\"bt_bb_headline_content\"><span>SORES: A Regional Think Tank<br \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"bt_bb_headline_subheadline\">SORES acts as a regional think tank, producing analyses, proposals, and concrete projects for the development of the South Region.<\/div><\/header><div class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><\/div><div  class=\"bt_bb_text\" ><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Thematic Groups<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Energy &#038; Infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Agriculture &#038; Agro-industry<\/li>\n<li>Digital Innovation<\/li>\n<li>Youth &#038; Training<\/li>\n<li>Governance &#038; Decentralization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thematic studies and reports.<\/li>\n<li>Annual \u201cState of the South Region\u201d report.<\/li>\n<li>Policy briefs for public institutions.<\/li>\n<li>Project sheets and local initiatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- cell_inner --><\/div><!-- cell --><\/div><!-- port --><\/section><section data-bb-version=\"5.5.3\" id=\"bt_bb_section6a0c5fc56a88b\" class=\"bt_bb_section bt_bb_color_scheme_1 bt_bb_layout_boxed_1200 bt_bb_vertical_align_middle bt_bb_background_overlay_dark_stripes bt_bb_top_spacing_large bt_bb_bottom_spacing_large\" style=\"; --section-primary-color:#ffffff; --section-secondary-color:#191919;\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><div class=\"bt_bb_background_image_holder_wrapper\"><div class=\"bt_bb_background_image_holder bt_bb_parallax\"  data-parallax=\"0.4\" data-parallax-offset=\"0\" data-parallax-zoom-start=\"1\" data-parallax-zoom-end=\"1\" data-parallax-blur-start=\"0\" data-parallax-blur-end=\"0\" data-parallax-opacity-start=\"1\" data-parallax-opacity-end=\"1\" style=\" background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/sores.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/espace-modified.jpeg&#039;);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bt_bb_port\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row \"  data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row_holder\" ><div  class=\"bt_bb_column col-xxl-7 col-xl-7 bt_bb_vertical_align_middle bt_bb_align_left bt_bb_padding_normal bt_bb_animation_fade_in animate bt_bb_shape_inherit\" style=\"; --column-width:7;\" data-width=\"7\" data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content_inner\"><header data-bb-version=\"5.5.3\" class=\"bt_bb_headline bt_bb_dash_none bt_bb_subheadline bt_bb_size_extralarge bt_bb_align_inherit\" data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><h3 class=\"bt_bb_headline_tag\"><span class=\"bt_bb_headline_content\"><span>Diaspora Space<br \/><br \/>\nThe South Beyond Borders<br \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"bt_bb_headline_subheadline\">The South Region diaspora is a strategic asset in terms of skills, networks, investment capacity, and global influence.<\/p><br \/>\n<p>SORES provides a structured channel for their involvement.<\/div><\/header><div class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><\/div><div  class=\"bt_bb_text\" ><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular webinars with diaspora experts.<\/li>\n<li>Expertise Return Program with short-term assignments.<\/li>\n<li>Virtual working groups.<\/li>\n<li>Online registration platform for diaspora members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div><div data-bb-version=\"5.5.3\" class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_bottom_spacing_extra_small\" data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_bottom_spacing_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_bottom_spacing_extra_small&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;extra_small&quot;}}\"><\/div><div data-bb-version=\"5.5.3\" class=\"bt_bb_button bt_bb_color_scheme_10 bt_bb_icon_position_left bt_bb_style_filled bt_bb_size_medium bt_bb_width_inline bt_bb_shape_inherit bt_bb_target_self bt_bb_align_inherit\" style=\"; 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