HackYourFuture

Year in Review

As we get closer to the end of this challenging year, we wanted to thank you for your support and interest in our community and share some of the main highlights we were able to achieve.

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Welcome to HackYourFuture Man Yong Toh and Evy van Galen!

We are pleased to announce two additions to HackYourFuture’s Board of Directors! —— From Man Yong Toh: "Hello HackYourFuture! My background is in strategy and innovation for companies like Nike, Tesla, Apple / Beats by Dre and Heineken. I'm currently CEO of +Earth, where we develop and commercialise technologies for a

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. Originally coming from Syria, where she didn’t get a chance to finish her Bachelor Degree in

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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 focused on sharing knowledge on how to write up a CV, prepare for a job interview, and

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“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.

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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 no desire to leave, even as many of his friends had already escaped the country. But life

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“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 program for refugees. If one was to describe a typical tech start-up environment, this is probably it.

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How we taught dozens of refugees to code, then helped them get developer jobs.

In 2015 and 2016, more than 2 million people fled their home countries seeking refuge in Europe. Europe wasn’t at all prepared for hosting these people, and the Netherlands was no exception. When large numbers of people started to apply for asylum, they had to wait up to 18