Today, Symba announced a collaboration with Na’amal to power their virtual mentorship program for refugees. The program is implemented with the MIT Refugee Action Hub (ReACT), which provides educational opportunities to registered refugees, forcibly displaced people, and host country citizens.

Na’amal works with organizations such as MIT ReACT to empower refugees through skills training, mentorship, and remote work, including paid internships. Going virtual has allowed this program with MIT ReACT to expand globally, with 50 mentees in the current cohort. Mentees represent 22 countries and are located mainly in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States, as well as in some parts of Europe and the Philippines.

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“Our virtual mentorship program matches our learners with mentors who are skilled professionals, providing a safe space to build camaraderie and trust between the pair. We hope that this working relationship will facilitate further development of our learners’ professional skills as they simultaneously progress through remote internships in their field. At Na’amal, we are optimistic that this experience will provide the opportunity for our mentees to advance and sustain careers across geographic borders,” says Lorraine Charles, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Na’amal.

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Symba is excited to power the important work Na’amal is doing to open up the workforce for refugees with its platform, which helps organizations manage and scale their talent development programs. Program participants have already gone through skills training to develop advanced competencies in computer and data science and are scheduled to start the mentorship program this month.

“We’re proud to partner with Na’amal to support global talent development opportunities for refugees,” says Ahva Sadeghi, CEO and Co-Founder of Symba. “Remote work is key to overcoming barriers of employment and providing equitable opportunities no matter someone’s life circumstances. Symba’s platform will make it easier for mentees to engage and build community remotely with their mentors and ensure meaningful relationships.”

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