Goal #2: Empowerment through Employment - Reaching 15,000 by 2027
On an individual level, our goal will lead to 15,000 refugees obtaining durable solutions, increased safety and security, income, and greater access to healthcare and education. However, on a systemic level, these individuals will pave the way for thousands - and potentially millions - who will follow in the future. Each candidate overcomes a barrier and opens a new door for others.
Web Summit 2023: An Exhausting yet Elating Week
An annual technology conference held in Lisbon, WebSummit sees the convening of 70,000 policymakers, heads of state, founders and CEOs of technology companies and start-ups to present and discuss the future in a tech-enabled world.
Global Refugee Forum 2023: A Wish List for Refugee Labour Mobility
While we anticipate a lot of hard work leading up to the 2023 Global Refugee Forum and many meaningful discussions at the events, there is always a concern that good ideas and dialogue don’t always lead to action. So, here’s TBB’s wish list for the Forum.
Building Bridges for Success: Talent Beyond Boundaries’ Trip to Kenya
In October 2023, TBB, RefugePoint, UNHCR, SkyHive, Tri-County Mennonite Homes and 369Global, with the generous support of WES, came together for a scoping mission in Kenya. The mission aimed to assess the potential of refugees to fill labour shortages in the Canadian healthcare sector and link qualified and experienced candidates with job opportunities in Ontario, Canada, through the EMPP.
Meet our East Africa Recruitment Lead
Talent Beyond Boundaries is thrilled to introduce Josue Musoda as its East Africa Recruitment Lead! Josue has been a part of the team since September 12 and is based in Uganda.
For Hamzah, moving to Canada to work was his ‘dream finally coming to life’
For Hamzah, the dream of becoming an engineer had always been top of mind when he first moved from his hometown, Daraa, to Aleppo for university in 2009. But before he could make that dream a reality, Hamzah was blindsided by the rapidly deteriorating situation in Syria due to the civil war.
A Blueprint to Expand Labour Mobility Pathways in Latin America
In our latest white paper — Scaling Access to Protection from Latin America through Labour Mobility Pathways — we provide a blueprint for how to promote and expand labour mobility opportunities for people living in, and displaced from, Latin America.
TBB, Fragomen, and More Convene to Discuss Refugees Labor Mobility
On June 8, 2023, Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB) and Fragomen co-hosted a roundtable convening for stakeholders working in and supporting U.S. refugee labor mobility.
TBB and Fragomen in conversation on World Refugee Day
To mark World Refugee Day, our CEO Steph Cousins sat down with Fragomen Managing Partner, David Crawford to speak about about the important partnership between our two organizations.
Sharing our progress and scaling our impact on World Refugee Day
On World Refugee Day, we’re asking TBB supporters to donate to our fundraising appeal to help even more refugees migrate safely for work.
From Venezuela to Canada: Baker Reinaldo rises to the occasion
“We won’t be rolling from country to country looking for stability. And best of all, I know we will be well-received in this great country of opportunities called Canada”.
TBB Receives Prestigious Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy
This award was launched under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Alqasimi and is organized by UAE-based NGO, The Big Heart Foundation, in collaboration with UNHCR.
Canada launches new immigration streams for skilled refugees
The Government of Canada has launched two new economic immigration streams for skilled refugees under the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) program.
Measuring our impact
Today we’re launching our Global Impact Dashboard - a live, open, interactive platform tracking all key metrics towards our 5-year strategic goals.
“I like my work now”: Hozifa’s New Start in Canada
Before finally making his way to Canada, Hozifa was no stranger to instability: at 18 years old, Hozifa — a Syrian national born and raised in Iraq — was forcibly displaced due to the Iraq War. Since then, he’s been in constant search of a home where he would have the security to build his life.