“Diaspora is not the physical distance that we think it is, it’s actually much closer… It’s actually inside your home”. A case study of Afghan diaspora responses to the 2021 Taliban return to power in Afghanistan

**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED**

If you wish to receive information about this research and report, please contact Prof. Bina Fernandez at bina.fernandez@unimelb.edu.au

In 2022, researchers from the University of Melbourne undertook a project exploring how Australia-based migrants (diasporas) help in times of humanitarian crises overseas. The project involved community researchers from eight diaspora communities (Afghanistan, Indonesia, Lebanon, Myanmar, Nepal, Pacific Islands, South Sudan and Syria) to co-design methodology, engage communities and collect data to find out how, why and what was done by communities in Australia in response to specific crises or events.

The project aims to better understand the strengths and challenges faced by Australia-based migrants responding to different kinds of crises (disasters, conflicts and complex crises), and to identify potential tools that can support diaspora communities in their responses in the future. More information about this project can be found at https://diasporahumanitarians.com/.

In this webinar, we present the summary findings of one of the 8 case studies: the Afghan diaspora responses to the 2021 Taliban return to power in Afghanistan. 

Speakers: 

Shukufa Tahiri, Lawyer and Community Researcher 

Dr Ali Reza Yunespour, Academic Internships Coordinator, School of Social and Politic al Sciences, University of Melbourne

Professor Bina Fernandez, Chief Investigator and Professor of Development Studies at the University of Melbourne.