About Konexio
Our Story
Konexio began in 2016 as a series of community workshops serving Paris’ immigrant-dense neighborhoods, where the digital divide puts society’s most vulnerable people at high risk of unemployment.
Founder and Executive Director Jean Guo, then a migrant health researcher, realized that with the growing labor market demand for digital skills, bridging the digital divide was key in solving unemployment. Together with a dedicated team of educators, IT professionals, and community volunteers, Jean set out to create a streamlined path to employment through digital skills training for disadvantaged people, especially refugees and migrants. Fueled by community demand, these digital skills workshops grew into what is today Konexio, which facilitates the social and professional integration of refugees, migrants, and disadvantaged people through digital skills training.
Jean’s passion for advancing opportunity for marginalized groups stems from her own story immigrating to the United States at a young age, where she experienced firsthand the struggles faced by migrant families. Most recently a Rubenstein Scholar at the Harvard Center for Public Leadership, Jean holds degrees in economics and biology from Stanford University, was a Fulbright research fellow at the Paris School of Economics, and has worked as a consultant in Silicon Valley. |
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Awards and Prizes
Semi finalist, 2018
Social Innovation Competition |
Finalist, 2018 Social Innovation Tournament
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Finalist, 2019
Google Impact Challenge |
Finalist, 2019
Fondation la France s'engage |
Winner, 2020
Future Skills Innovation Challenge |
The Team
Team Konexio embodies the fighting spirit of diverse members from all walks of life and nearly every corner of the globe. We are refugees, migrants, expatriates, locals, men, women, old, and young, who are committed to using digital learning to highlight the potential of excluded and disadvantaged public to be at the forefront of digital and socio-economic inclusion.
THE MALAWI TEAM
Our Board
Konexio’s advisory board guides and supports the organization’s growth. Our board members each began their journey with Konexio as mentors and advocates. Their formal appointment to the advisory board is a natural extension of their dedication to empowerment and inclusion through digital learning. The board is comprised of individuals with a variety of professional backgrounds from both France and the USA, reflecting Konexio’s diverse and international mindset. Among other duties, board members advise on growth and expansion strategies, while also serving as ambassadors for Konexio.
Julie Battilana,
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Maria Luisa Ferreira,
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