Draft:Talent Beyond Boundaries

Talent Beyond Boundaries
AbbreviationTBB
Formation2016; 8 years ago (2016)
TypeNon-profit
HeadquartersWashington, DC, U.S.
Region
Worldwide
Websitetalentbeyondboundaries.org

Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2016 aimed at opening up safe, regular migration pathways for refugees and forcibly displaced people.[1] It is the first and only organization that matches skilled refugees and displaced people with international job opportunties, mapping and documenting the professional backgrounds of over 65,000 refugees on their Talent Catalog.[2]

TBB works with governments to create economic migration pathways for refugees and displaced people to live and work abroad, and has collaborated with the governments of Australia and Canada to deliver the ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Skilled Refugee Labour Agreement Pilot and the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot respectively.[3] [4] In the United Kingdom, TBB delivers the Displaced Talent Mobility Pilot with the British Government.[5] In Europe, Talent Beyond Boundaries is an implementing partner of Displaced Talent for Europe, an EU programme for skilled refugees led by the International Organization for Migration.[6]

TBB has helped match over 1,200 refugees and displaced people to work opportunities overseas.[7]

History edit

Talent Beyond Boundaries was founded in 2016 by Mary Louise Cohen and Bruce Cohen, two former laywers from Washington, D.C., and John Cameron with the objective of empowering refugees by facilitating lawful employment opportunities for refugees in countries where there is a demand for their skills.[8][9]


References edit

  1. ^ "Our mission and vision". Talent Beyond Boundaries. 2024.
  2. ^ "'Talent Beyond Boundaries' Triumphs with Prestigious Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy 2023". Atalayar. 2024.
  3. ^ "Skilled refugee labour agreement pilot". Australian Government, Department of Home Affairs. 2024.
  4. ^ "Immigrate through the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot: How to apply". Government of Canada. 2024.
  5. ^ "Skilled refugees contributing £1m to UK economy each year". UK Government. 2024.
  6. ^ "Programme welcomes first arrival of skilled refugees". RTE. 2024.
  7. ^ "Win-win programme matches skilled refugees in Jordan with overseas companies". UNHCR. 2024.
  8. ^ "How Philanthropists And Nonprofits Are Working On The Refugee Crisis". Forbes. 2024.
  9. ^ "The refugees who could solve Australia's tech skills crisis". Australian Financial Review. 2024.