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World Refugee Day: Navigating the challenges of refugee employment and entrepreneurship
World Refugee Day: Navigating the challenges of refugee employment and entrepreneurship
This World Refugee Day, let’s look beyond the numbers to understand the challenges refugees face in accessing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. Every one of us has a role to play in helping address these obstacles through targeted measures such as legal advocacy, financial support, skill development, and networking opportunities. Let’s take meaningful action to support refugee rights and empower them to rebuild their lives with dignity and hope.
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PRIDE month: Celebrating LGBTIQ+ businesses and initiatives for a more inclusive world
PRIDE month: Celebrating LGBTIQ+ businesses and initiatives for a more inclusive world
Pride Month honours the brave souls who have worked to build a world of acceptance, equality, and love. These businesses and initiatives embody the same spirit of courage and transformation. They demonstrate the power of entrepreneurship to create a more inclusive and accepting world, and act as a powerful engine of hope. Their efforts show us how the entrepreneurial spirit can breathe new life into their community, create shared values and foster positive change.
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PRIDE month: Our books and film recommendations
PRIDE month: Our books and film recommendations
Pride Month is a time to celebrate the diversity, resilience, and achievements of the LGBTQ+ community. It is also an opportunity to educate ourselves and others, foster empathy, and promote inclusivity. One of the best ways to do this is through storytelling, whether in books or films, which offers powerful insights into the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals. Here are some recommendations that highlight different aspects of LGBTQ+ history, culture, and personal narratives.
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adidas Community Lab: Empowering latino/a/e social entrepreneurs in Portland
adidas Community Lab: Empowering latino/a/e social entrepreneurs in Portland
The 2023 adidas Community Lab, in collaboration with Impact Hub, supports Black and Latino/a/e social entrepreneurs by providing resources, funding, and mentorship. This year’s programme graduated eight participants, each receiving $75,000 in funding. The programme concluded with a pitch competition, awarding additional funding to three winners: $25,000 for first place, $10,000 for second, and product and partnership support for third.
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Ardook’s mission to transform lives through sustainable employment for single mothers
Ardook’s mission to transform lives through sustainable employment for single mothers
Ardook, founded by Shogher Atanesyan, is an Armenia-based social enterprise dedicated to providing sustainable income to single mothers caring for disabled children by offering flexible employment opportunities through laundry services. Ardook has quickly made an impact by empowering these mothers with jobs that allow them to balance work with caregiving responsibilities.
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Building a thriving Armenia through sustainable tourism: the journey of ONEArmenia
Building a thriving Armenia through sustainable tourism: the journey of ONEArmenia
Founded in 2012, ONEArmenia (1A) has been on a mission to build a thriving Armenia by funding sustainable projects with radical transparency at the heart of their efforts. Among the first organisations to join Impact Hub Yerevan in 2016, 1A and its community of over 100,000 supporters have successfully implemented more than 35 socio-economic projects in rural Armenia.