During the Salesforce.org Partner Summit held last 16-17 May in Amsterdam, the company stated RefugeeForce introducing themselves: RefugeeForce Foundation selects and trains refugees with residency status to train them as Salesforce Administrators.
Adina Lewis (Sierra Leone), Philip Gahshan (Syria) and RefugeeForce founder Nick Broekema introduce themselves during the Partner Summit.
One hundred status holders trained as Salesforce Admin by 2020
Gaspar Rodriguez, Marielle Schweickart and Nick Broekema founded the RefugeeForce Foundation in November 2018. In spring 2019, they started with a first group of five trainees, with another nine in the autumn. A new group will start in early 2020. The aim is to have trained 100 refugees as Salesforce Admin by the end of 2020. g-company is committed to finding workplaces or work experience placements. Adina Lewis now has paid work for one day a week for several months, and Philip Gahshan can do an internship for two days a week at Interserve, the rest of his time is spent running as an intern with Balt Leenman at g-company.
Opportunities for refugees in your organisation?
Can you provide a workspace in your organisation for a RefugeeForce Trainee, or do you see an opportunity for an internship? If so, please contact Balt Leenman.
During the Salesforce.org Partner Summit of last May 16 and 17, RefugeeForce introduced themselves. RefugeeForce selects and trains refugees with a residential status to be Salesforce Administrators.
100 refugees with residential permit trained to be Salesforce Admin in 2020
Gaspar Rodriguez, Marielle Schweickart and Nick Broekema founded the RefugeeForce Foundation in November 2018. They have started with their first group of 5 refugees in spring 2019, an additional 9 that fall. A new group will start early 2020. Goal is to have trained 100 refugees with residential permits to be Salesforce Admin at the end of 2020. g-company committed ourselves to find places to work or internships for these people. Adina Lewis found employment for 1 day per week for several months, Philip Gahshan has started his internship of 2 days per week at Interserve, while spending the rest of his week as intern with Balt Leenman here at g-company.
Possibilities for refugees within your organisation?
Are you able to offer a place to work for a refugee within your organisation, or any possibilities for an internship? Please get in touch with Balt Leenman.
