Philanthropy

=== Diaspora philanthropy ===
Diaspora philanthropy is philanthropy conducted by [[diaspora]] populations either in their country of residence or in their countries of origin. Diaspora philanthropy is a newly established term with many variations, including [[emigration|migrant]] philanthropy, homeland philanthropy, and [[transnationality|transnational]] giving.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Paula Doherty |title=Diaspora philanthropy: Influences, initiatives, and issues |publisher=Philanthropic Initiative |year=2007 |location=Boston, Mass. |language=en}}</ref> In diaspora philanthropy, migrants and their descendants are frontline distributors of aid, and enablers of development.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Espinosa |first=Shirlita Africa |date=2015-07-06 |title=Diaspora philanthropy: the making of a new development aid? |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21632324.2015.1053305|url-access=subscription|journal=Migration and Development |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=361–377 |doi=10.1080/21632324.2015.1053305 |s2cid=156404093 |issn=2163-2324}}</ref> For many countries, diaspora philanthropy is a prominent way in which members of the diaspora invest back into their homeland countries.

Along with diaspora-led foreign direct investment, diaspora philanthropy is a force in the development of a country. Members of a diaspora are familiar with their community's needs and the social, political, and economic factors that influence the delivery of those needs. Studies show that those who are a part of the diaspora are more aware of the pressing and neglected issues of their community than outsiders or other well wishers.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=DeSouza |first1=Mercy |last2=Osei |first2=Onallia Esther |last3=Idemudia |first3=Erhabor Sunday |date=2023-01-18 |title=Transnational migrants' philanthropy: Its forms, operations, and implications from the perspectives of Ghanaian residents in Europe |journal=Frontiers in Sociology |volume=7 |doi=10.3389/fsoc.2022.1062755 |pmid=36741585 |pmc=9889849 |issn=2297-7775 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Also given their deep ties to their country of origin, diaspora philanthropies have greater longevity than other international philanthropies. Due to {{clarify|reason=|text=the distance buffer accompanied with|date=August 2023}} diaspora philanthropy, diaspora philanthropy is more willing to address controversial issues found in their country of origin compared to local philanthropy.<ref name=":2" />