Zambian Diaspora Survey
Report Feeding into the Development of a Diaspora Engagement Framework for Zambia
Table of contents
Acknowledgements5
List of gures 7Acronyms and abbreviaons 9Preface 11Foreword 13Execuve summary 151. Introducon 19
1.1. Background of the study 20
1.2. Objecves of the study 22
1.3. Methodology 23
1.4. Limitaons of the study 251.5. Scope of the study 251.6. Operaonal denion of diaspora 251.7. Structure of the study 26
2. Literature review 27
2.1. Migraon and Zambia’s development 272.2. Esmated diaspora populaon 272.3. Zambia’s migraon waves 282.4. Zambia’s skill migraon 30
3. Zambian diaspora prole 33
3.1. Sex and age 333.2. Marital and family status 353.3. Movaon for migraon 363.4. Desnaon countries 373.5. Cizenship 383.6. Visits and return to Zambia 40
4. Diaspora communicaon channels 45
4.1. Communicaon with family, friends and associates in Zambia 454.2. Access to informaon on Zambia 47
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