Connecting Diasporas with the homeland
Germin is a non-governmental organization whose core principles and ideals are based on the belief that the diaspora must play an extensive and proactive role in the positive development of all countries in the Western Balkans.
The vision of GERMIN is to lead social innovation that empowers communities abroad and at home to co-create the future of the homelands. GERMIN is envisioned as a Diaspora Hub, where entrepreneurs, innovators, donors, and philanthropists and connectors find their place and ways to work together. Most importantly, GERMIN aims to be a place where “make a change and innovative things happen”.
Our Approach
We use a multidimensional approaches for program delivery and impact
Our aim is to develop programs and initiatives that serve a wider range of the Global Albanian community, promote innovation, and are responsive and able to demonstrate their usefulness to the Global Albanian community.
Germin is run and supported by a group of Diaspora professionals ranging from the field of public policy, finance, information, technology, law, education, security, and defense.
We have a wide network of 150 professionals and part-time collaborators, currently residing in 24 countries including the Balkans, Western Europe, and North America. Germin also has a network of 250 partner organizations in the Diaspora, including Europe, the United States, Canada, Asia, and Australia.
Testimonials
Increasingly countries are coming to realize that their Diasporas are no longer ‘lost actors’ but ‘national assets.’
Potential of Diasporas is to be able to answer the following questions – who are they, where are they and what are they doing? To develop this ‘Diaspora Capital’ organisations need to be established who understand this potential and can put in place programmes and projects to develop it. Germin in Kosovo is a really good example of such an organisation who are perfectly placed to turn brain drain into brain gain and brain exchange. Made up of talented and passionate professionals who have researched the potential and identified key Kosovans overseas they have put in place the building blocks and structures to convert sentiment and goodwill into practical projects which will benefit their homeland. Germin have identified global best practice in Diaspora engagement and can become one of the leaders in this field.
~ Kingsley Aikins, Founder and CEO at Diaspora Matters, Ireland
Who we are
Germin is run and supported by a group of Diaspora professionals ranging from the field of public policy, finance, information, technology, law, education, security and defense. We have a wide network of 150 professionals and part-time collaborators, currently residing in 24 countries including the Balkans, Western Europe, and North America.
Germin also has a network of 250 partner organizations in the Diaspora stretching across Europe, United States, Canada, Asia, and Australia.
