Trainees

Meet Antoine

Meet Antoine

Antoine was born in Burundi, where he finished high school with high hopes for more education. Then civil war broke out, forcing him to flee to Cote D’Ivoire. Determined to...

Meet Antoine

Antoine was born in Burundi, where he finished high school with high hopes for more education. Then civil war broke out, forcing him to flee to Cote D’Ivoire. Determined to...

Meet Elizabeth

Meet Elizabeth

Elizabeth grew up in the area of Harper, a coastal city that was once part of The Republic of Maryland (US Colony) but now belongs to Liberia. Elizabeth is work-smart....

Meet Elizabeth

Elizabeth grew up in the area of Harper, a coastal city that was once part of The Republic of Maryland (US Colony) but now belongs to Liberia. Elizabeth is work-smart....

Meet Daniel

Meet Daniel

Like several of the youth in our current job training cohort, Daniel is ethnically Kunama. Originally his family is from Eritrea, although he was born in Ethiopia. He’s very chill...

Meet Daniel

Like several of the youth in our current job training cohort, Daniel is ethnically Kunama. Originally his family is from Eritrea, although he was born in Ethiopia. He’s very chill...

Meet Mauwa

Meet Mauwa

Mauwa grew up in a camp in Tanzania where her parents and grandmother had fled from the DR Congo. While she has fond memories of cousins and special games in...

Meet Mauwa

Mauwa grew up in a camp in Tanzania where her parents and grandmother had fled from the DR Congo. While she has fond memories of cousins and special games in...

Meet Bienfait

Meet Bienfait

Bienfait, whose parents fled DR Congo, was born in Tanzania, but grew up in Burundi where his parents fled when he was a toddler. Like so many of the youth...

Meet Bienfait

Bienfait, whose parents fled DR Congo, was born in Tanzania, but grew up in Burundi where his parents fled when he was a toddler. Like so many of the youth...

Meet Hayle

Meet Hayle

At 16, Hayle is the youngest in our new cohort of youth trainees. He arrived in the US from Ethiopia when he was 2, so all his childhood memories are...

Meet Hayle

At 16, Hayle is the youngest in our new cohort of youth trainees. He arrived in the US from Ethiopia when he was 2, so all his childhood memories are...