The Tent Partnership for Refugees, previously known as the Tent Foundation, is a non-profit organization founded by Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder and CEO of Chobani Yogurt.[1] It is a coalition of businesses that have committed to take action to help refugees and it has been created to help mobilize the business community to connect refugees to work.[2]
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| Founder | Hamdi Ulukaya |
|---|---|
| Founded at | New York |
| Legal status | Non-profit organization |
| Headquarters | New York City |
CEO | Gideon Maltz |
| Website | http://www.tent.org |
Established in 2016 and headquartered in New York City,[3] the organization brings together companies to improve the lives of refugees. The Tent Partnership encourages businesses to play a more active role in addressing the crisis by hiring refugees, integrating them into supply chains, supporting refugee entrepreneurs, and delivering services to them.[4]
History
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In 2015, Chobani's CEO and founder, Hamdi Ulukaya, signed the Giving Pledge, committing to give the majority of his personal wealth to help end the global refugee crisis.[5] He founded the Tent Foundation for this purpose. In 2016, the Tent Foundation incorporated the private sector commitments announced in response to President Obama's 2016 Call to Action for Private Sector Engagement on the Global Refugee Crisis.[6]
The Tent Partnership for Refugees was launched in 2016 at the World Economic Forum in Davos.[7] The inaugural members of the Tent Alliance included Airbnb, Becton Dickinson, Chobani, Cotopaxi, Henry Schein, the IKEA Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, LinkedIn, MasterCard, Pearson, UPS, and Western Union.[3] Since 2016, this group has grown to more than 100 companies,[8] including companies such as Salesforce, Deloitte, WeWork, and Starbucks.[6]
See also
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edit- ^ "Yogurt Tycoon Wants Companies Everywhere to Hire Refugees". Bloomberg.com. 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "Hamdi Ulukaya joins Aurora Prize Selection Committee". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b Ulukaya, Hamdi (20 January 2016). "Opinion: Big business must 'hack' refugee crisis". CNN Money. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Tent - Homepage".
- ^ "Hamdi Ulukaya" (PDF). Pledge Letter. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Partners - Tent". Tent. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ Young, Emily (2016-01-22). "Refugee crisis: 'Bring business in'". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "20 Global Companies Announce New Commitments to Help Address the Refugee Crisis". World Bank. Retrieved 2020-06-07.