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Upwardly Global: Bridging the Opportunity Gap for Skilled Immigrants

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They often fill jobs including taxi drivers, security guards, or dishwashers that do not match the level of education they have received; they find themselves more likely to be in poverty than their counterparts born in the U.S. It provides skilled immigrants to the U.S. It provides skilled immigrants to the U.S.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

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What do you think are the most important skills necessary in a social media practitioner? Though many of the countries we work in are talked about in the news (DR Congo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan), some aren’t as well-known (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Nigeria) and we often need to explain why operating in these countries is important.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

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She also goes through a vocational skills and business skills training track, where it ends up giving her tangible skills, so she can get a job. At the end of the year, upon their graduation, the goal becomes, how can we help them get a job? Then, I wanted to donate anything I could for women in Bosnia.

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What is Your Favorite Social Action of 2008?

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Women for Women International supports women survivors of war in conflict and post-conflict areas (Afghanistan, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan). Each woman is paired with a sponsor whose donation helps to cover some of their basic necessities (food, water, medicine).

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

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In small groups, the women learned basic business and marketing skills. They enrolled in special job skills classes designed to meet the market needs of their community. Survivors can also participate in rights awareness and leadership education training, job skills training, and business development support.

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