Forget about the money, just consider the wealth of information and training that these skilled professionals can offer

I am always baffled by those who expect people in the diaspora to send money home for the needy, and yet this money amounts to roughly 10% of the total contribution they would send if it was for a business venture or an entrepreneurial endeavour. For example, in the security industry in several countries in the west are diaspora-owned and run. Here lies a business opportunity for governments to create a conducive environment for these companies to operate and provide these world-class services in countries of origin.

I didn’t even want to mention the health care sector, where the lack of skills and facilities is desperate.  As an example,  I currently mentor  a lady with over 30 years of nursing experience and 20 years of working in the private medical sector and yet has no knowledge of certain fairly common medical equipment  that non-medically trained support and care workers in the West are easily able to recognise and even operate.

So now tell me, isn’t this a huge opportunity for people in the diaspora to contribute to the economy in their home countries? Forget about the money, just consider the wealth of information and training that these skilled professionals can offer?

And FYI, because of the Euro crisis, so many skilled people want to go back home but have no idea of where to start. Don’t you think it is in the interest of governments to create a platform of entrepreneurship?