Welcome to HackYourFuture Man Yong Toh! We are pleased to announce the addition of Man Yong Toh to HackYourFuture’s Board of Directors! —— Hello HackYourFuture! My name is Man Yong Toh. My background is in strategy and innovation for
My first family in the Netherlands The story of Aya Al Abrash Full article accessible through workatbackbase.com 24-year-old Aya Al Abrash came to live with her dad in Wassenaar in 2017, together with the rest of her family.
Companies How Evy van Galen is making the Amsterdam tech sector more inclusive About two years ago, employees of Booking.com decided to organize a workshop for refugees. Based in Amsterdam, they wanted to help them increase their chances on the Dutch labour market. The workshop
Mentors “I’m a big believer in lifelong learning” Jim Cramer is the definition of an active volunteer. Almost year-round he is teaching refugees how to code.
Students From Refugee to Developer at Booking.com Late 2016 Odai Kakhi (25) arrived in the Netherlands from Syria, together with his father, mother and sister. Even though the war in his homecountry was raging, he and his family were in
Companies “I noticed his ability to learn fast. Incredibly fast.” Ruben Gersons, co-founder of three tech start-ups, is always looking for talented programmers to work on complicated technology. Little did he know that he was able to recruit new talent through a training
