Category: Sallux Publications
ISBN: 978-94-92697-38-7
Subtitle: Towards effective long-term strategies for migration. Edited by Dr. Arleen Westerhof
A European Africa Agenda 2025-2100 is a collection of diverse articles, complemented by an interview. The collection attempts to understand the push factors behind migration from the African continent. Contributors and interviewees include Dr. Simon Polinder, Don Ceder LLM, Gregory Modunga and Dr. Arleen Westerhof (ed.).
This book was prompted by the horrific images of the dead body of a young two year old Syrian boy that washed up on a beach in Greece. He had drowned while he and his family were trying to flee war-torn Syria. These images serve as a stark reminder that, as European leaders increasingly try to prevent refugees from settling in the continent, more and more refugees are dying in their desperation to flee war, persecution, poverty and reach safety. These days the war in Syria is no longer front-page news, and it is the constant stream of particularly African boat people that dominate the discussions on migration. While European nations build more walls, we have to look at what is the Christian and human response. Yes, we can, and must, help those who make it to Europe’s shores. However, a better and more effective long-term solution is to try to understand and address the push factors that fuel migration in the first place. This book presents concrete strategies to help: - Businesses become active participants in creating profitable, sustainable solutions for African societies. - NGO’s change how they relate to their corporate sponsors and governments. - Policy makers to engage religion and religious actors more effectively. Africa is the most Christian continent in the world and no long-term solution will work without knowing how. - Western universities to better engage with African ones for collaboration. - Bridge the gap between rich and poor. - Activate citizens to require accountability from their government leaders and create stronger democracies. Africa will grow and develop in the future and the only way forward is to partner with it. This book shows you how...
Authors and interviewees who contributed to this report
Dr. Tina Allton, Former VP Global Women Leaders Comittee for the World Business Angels Investment Forum and the Director of Nations of Women
Dr. Eppo Bruins, Chair of the Board for the Rotterdam Centre of Economics and Mutuality and the Chair of the Advisory Council for Science, Technology and Innovation
Don Ceder LLM, member of the Dutch Parliament for the Christian Union
Boshoff Grobler MA, Chairman of Heal our Land and Corporate, Social and Spiritual Entrepeneur
Dr. Pearl Kupe, International consultent, speaker, lawyer, author and activist
Gregory Modunga, Youth Director at Unashamedly Ethical and Managing Director of Tribe
Dr. Simon Polinder, Postdoctoral Researcher Religion, Conflict and Social Transformation, Utrecht University
Corjan Rink, currently employed by Mercy Ships and prior to that he worked at Woord en Daad, a Dutch NGO
Alice Martha Tlustos BA, MBA, Managing Director of Care of Creation Tanzania
Emmie van Halder, Angel Impact investor, Serial Entrepeneur
Dr. Gertjan van Stam, Senior Researcher Behavior and Circulair Economy, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Dr. Arleen Westerhof, director of the Economic Summit
Also thanks to Hope Visser, who assisted with the editing of the manuscript.
