Ugandan Diaspora Ugandan Diaspora The Uganda Diaspora Network is a forum aimed at bringing together Ugandans who live and work abroad by celebrating their contributions overseas and also encouraging them to give of their time, talents, ideas and expertise whilst inspiring the next generation of Ugandan leaders. Every year the Ugandan Diaspora Network will organise an annual Social Networking Gala and will also produce a quarterly publication highlighting the successes of the various Ugandans residing overseas! Please send us those inspirational stories and philanthropic work involving Ugandans abroad. We shall share these stories using this platform that is rapidly growing and expanding. The Next Diaspora Social Networking Gala will be Held on 30th December 2012 at The Kampala Serena Hotel. Objectives of the Ugandan Diaspora Website: Recognise and celebrate the contributions of all Ugandans abroad especially our annual remittances. To encourage strategic business public and private business partnership between government and the diaspora business community; Foster diaspora socio-economic relationships that will lead to a synergy of business ideas between the business community back home and abroad. Attract diaspora entrepreneurs and investments that can lead to job creation and economic growth in Uganda thereby creating a new middle class and new markets. Encourage philanthropic work by cultivating diaspora giving back of our ideas, training, expertise and time as way to inspire the you and upcoming generation. Allow the use of social media through innovative technologies to build new relationships that traverse borders via social networking. Encourage diaspora tourism by opening up Uganda?s tourism potential to our diaspora communities by marketing Uganda as the leading tourist destination. Create a fora where the Ugandan Diaspora on various continents can meet and greet in one place while building new social, business, economic and cultural linkages!