Comparing Transnational and Communal Diaspora Philanthropies Among Temporary Migrant Workers: The Case of the Filipino Community in Israel

Babis, Deby; Zychlinski, Ester; Kagan, Maya

doi:10.1007/s11266-020-00304-8

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“…Interestingly, some migrants reported a preference for participation in group philanthropy to forestall perceptions of envy and bewitchment believed to be associated with engaging in individual philanthropy. Our findings validate earlier scholarship indicating interconnections between individual and group philanthropist motivations and tends to agree with studies that reported that though migrants earn scanty salaries in the resident countries and struggle to live comfortably in Europe, yet most migrants aspire to become transnational philanthropist toward their home country to obtain psychological, social and religious benefits from their giving back practices (Sinatti and Horst, 2015 ; Nwadiuko et al, 2016 ; Weng and Lee, 2016 ; Babis et al, 2021 ). Studied migrants give back to countries of origin with the hope that their giving will address pressing and yet neglected community issues.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…When you know the benefits, you want to do more” (Interview HTG1, Rome). This observation supports the assertion that migrants cluster in destination countries as hometown groups to mimic patterns of supportive social relationships they experienced in origin communities or expect from their ethnic, clan or tribe members (Lamba-Nieves, 2018 ; Babis et al, 2021 ; Kamaras, 2022 ). So, giving back to the hometown which is a sort of a tribal, ethnic or clan origin relates to an expectation to receive from clan, ethnic or tribe members in the destination country.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…W e use the charity we give to the community to bring spiritual change, sometimes the same way the early missionaries came [to Africa], when we help the community, we can start churches in these communities .” This narration depicts observations made by other authors that religious transnationalism facilitates diaspora engagement in home community's charity projects. The quote further demonstrates the argument that charitable giving is not purely altruistic because religious groups normally have an ulterior motive of faith conversion tied to their philanthropy (Chimienti and Solomos, 2020 ; Babis et al, 2021 ; Mutambasere, 2022 ).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…This narration depicts observations made by other authors that religious transnationalism facilitates diaspora engagement in home community's charity projects. The quote further demonstrates the argument that charitable giving is not purely altruistic because religious groups normally have an ulterior motive of faith conversion tied to their philanthropy (Chimienti and Solomos, 2020;Babis et al, 2021;Mutambasere, 2022).…”

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confidence: 89%

“…It is also vital to acknowledge facilitation roles of technological tools like mobile phones and internet for gathering the appropriate information to formulate philanthropic ideas, execution plans and sometimes used for parts of the actual execution, including technologies usefulness for migrants' engagements and money transfers to families, neighbors, and friends (e.g., Baig, 2016 ). To carry out development projects in their home countries, some transnational migrants engage in philanthropy by organizing fundraising events in the receiving or destination nations (Flanigan, 2017 ; Babis et al, 2021 ). Governments of origin countries encourage their migrant and diaspora communities to be enthusiastic about “individual remittance” and “collective remittance” or “organized association remittances” comprising of giving back as faith-based organizations, hometown associations and as immigrant friends or neighbors (Lacroix, 2016 ; Mekonnen, 2018 ; Chimienti and Solomos, 2020 ).…”

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Transnational migrants' philanthropy: Its forms, operations, and implications from the perspectives of Ghanaian residents in Europe

2023

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IntroductionWith the emergence of transnational migration studies in the 1990's, migration studies became involved in showing how migrants maintain transnational connections through money and non-monetary philanthropic contributions in their origin countries. However, there is little evidence about the interconnections between different forms of migrants' philanthropy and how they are developed and sustained over time across international borders.MethodsThis work investigates individual and groups transnational philanthropy and shows how migrants become involved in these forms of philanthropy, highlighting some changes therein over time. We relied on fifty semistructured interviews and six focus group discussions conducted with Ghanaians in the Netherlands, Italy and Germany.Results and discussionOur thematic analyses confirm that transnational migrant philanthropy is about fulfilling certain “moral obligations,” to derive a sense of belonging “here” (destinations) and “there” (origins). In performing the self, religious or culturally imposed sense of responsibility for human welfare and institutional development in the home country, Ghana, involved migrants overcome some challenges. For transnational migrant philanthropy to sustain itself, studied migrants think origin country governments must take necessary steps to remove structural obstacles like tedious procedures for clearing philanthropic goods at the ports and harbors. Involved migrants also suggested a need for a more organized platform to collect relevant information on potential beneficiary needs for their preparations to “give back” to their homeland.

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