Beyond Borders is a capacity-building initiative designed to support refugee women in overcoming the barriers they face in accessing the labor market and pursuing their career goals. Through a series of practical workshops, the project will equip participants with essential skills and knowledge for job searching, career development, and workplace integration.
The workshops will cover topics such as resume building, interview preparation, navigating the local job market, and leveraging social and professional networks. In addition to career-focused sessions, Beyond Borders will also provide soft skills support, focusing on resilience, mental health, and boosting self-confidence. Moreover, the participants will benefit from mentorship sessions that will consolidate the knowledge obtained in the workshops and provide them personalized career advice.
By empowering refugee women to take charge of their professional journeys, the project aims to enhance their employment prospects, economic empowerment, and social inclusion, fostering a brighter future for them and their communities.
Program’s Trainer
Basant Shenouda:
Basant graduated from university without a job due to lack of familial network, visa sponsorship, and career knowledge. However, through trial and error and resilience, she landed an opportunity at LinkedIn’s prestigious graduate program and later, Google’s MENA sales team. Fast forward two years and she is also currently completing a master’s in management at Harvard University. Throughout her career journey, Basant has been documenting her job search and what she has been learning about networking and applying. Her purpose became to empower young women, regardless of their background, towards their biggest career dreams regardless of their circumstances. As she didn’t have access to the knowledge to succeed, she believes that free global access to career resources and guidance should be a basic human right. For this reason, she has worked as a communications consultant for Theirworld and the Egyptian Ministry of Emigration while creating free workshops and accessible content online on career development for fellow underrepresented groups.
Program Timeline
- The program will start in February 2025 and end in June 2025.
- The workshops will be held biweekly and delivered in English.
- Each workshop session will last for one hour and a half and will cover a specific topic related to job searching and career development.
- The workshops will be delivered in a participatory and interactive manner, using a combination of presentations, discussions, exercises, and activities.
If you are:
- A young forcibly displaced woman (between 20-35 years old)
- With an academic background and starting your career; interested in improving your job searching and career development skills and knowledge,
- As well as expanding your social and professional networks; regardless of your country of origin or legal status
We encourage you to apply to Beyond Borders Program! We are looking for 25 motivated, young forcibly displaced women, aiming to learn job searching skills and boost
Application Deadline – 20th December, 2024
