For three months, queer refugees in Nairobi and Kakuma Refugee Camp are learning new skills including cosmetology, catering and food production, baking and pastry, graphic design, photography and videography, fashion design and tailoring, and more.
“One of my goals in the future is to create safe spaces where trans people can work because it's difficult to find jobs as a trans person,” *Julie, one of ORAM’s customers, shared on her goals of the training.
On World Mental Health Day, Alight considers the importance of support for displaced people to heal and rebuild their lives after enduring violence and hardship.
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The humanitarian crisis in Gaza demands a rejection of divisive narratives and a commitment to compassion and action to support civilians
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A letter from Nasra Ismail, Alight’s US Enterprise Executive Director, about our Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action to make communities across America more inclusive.
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