Embracing Diversity and Building Futures: Zurich Canada’s Innovative Initiatives
This blog was created based on content delivered by Saiyaf Alli and Bessie Aquino from Zurich Canada, during their June 27, 2024 webinar on employment opportunities for refugees and diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. The webinar is part of Jumpstart’s initiative to support refugees in their career journeys and to provide an insightful look into […]
Summary of World Refugee Day Event 2024
This blog was created based on content delivered by the panel discussion event for World Refugee Day 2024. Enhancing Refugee Economic Inclusion: Best Practices and Success Strategies In honor of World Refugee Day, Jumpstart Refugee Talent hosted an insightful panel discussion titled “Enhancing Refugee Economic Inclusion: Best Practices and Success Strategies” on June 19, 2024. […]
Spotlight: Sooma from Afghanistan
Spotlight on Success Each of our Jumpstart clients has a unique story — professionally and personally — involving trials and tribulations, celebrations, and successes. Our Spotlight series shines a light on the ways that refugee talent has accessed our services, and how this has ultimately uplifted them in their career journey to benefit workplaces, communities, […]
Reflecting on World Refugee Day: My Journey from Displacement to Citizenship
This blog was written by Omer Malikyar who started his internship with Jumpstart in May 2024. Omer is a student at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy where he will pursue his Masters of Global Affairs program in September 2024. As I reflect on my journey for World Refugee […]
Jumpstart to Host World Refugee Day Panel Discussion on Enhancing Refugee Economic Inclusion
Event will share best practices and success strategies for integrating refugees into workplace TORONTO, ONT. June 18, 2024 — Jumpstart Refugee Talent, the Canadian, refugee-led nonprofit that matches refugees with employers, announced today a new initiative aimed at fostering economic inclusion for refugees through a panel event. The virtual event, titled “Enhancing Refugee Economic Inclusion: […]
Spotlight: Omar Salaymeh, Jumpstart Board Member
Team Spotlight: Omar As a refugee-led organization, many of our staff have lived firsthand the same or similar experiences with the refugee clients we serve. Our Spotlight on the Team series profiles those who work with Jumpstart, how their own lives inform the work they do, and their hopes for supporting the meaningful economic integration […]
Creator Series 2024: Andrii Pesochnyi, Ukraine
Highlighting Canada’s Talented Refugee Artists In celebration of the wide variety of refugee artists living across Canada, our Creator Series profiles the individuals, their work, and their inspiration in creating unique artistic products. From authors and painters, designers and singers, these profiles examine how their lived refugee experiences have informed their practice and where (or […]
Empowering Refugees: Baker Hughes’ Commitment to Inclusion and Employment Opportunities
This blog was created based on content delivered by Szabolcs Kaldau from Baker Hughes, during a May 9, 2024 webinar on employment opportunities for refugees and diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. The webinar is part of Jumpstart’s initiative to support refugees in their career journeys and to provide an insightful look into the company’s efforts. […]