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Upwardly Global: Bridging the Opportunity Gap for Skilled Immigrants

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with training, support, and exposure to companies looking to hire internationally trained talent. Although that plant was considered a model employer for refugees at the time, Jane met employees who included a former engineer from Iraq and a surgeon from Bosnia. It provides skilled immigrants to the U.S. at their full potential.

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Generation Rwanda: Two Stories

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As part of the ACE Leadership Training, we had several site visits to bring some of the real world into our discussions. The group visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial. She says, if a country’s young people are healthy, this will build a country that is better for all – and wants to see a future free of genocide.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

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She goes through an intensive training program in an educational track, that teaches her about her rights as a woman in health, economy, society, and politics, among other things. 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.

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

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In the Voices of Genocide Prevention interview , Christine Karumba said that Honorata now works for Women for Women International training other women to, " understand their role in participating in rebuilding of their community. And one of their roles is to bring their voice."

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