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Konexio Founder and CEO Jean Guo to Attend the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship's Women's Economic Empowerment Accelerator

28/1/2022

Konexio to partner with The Miller Center to promote economic and digital inclusion for all

Globally, only 20% of the world’s 40 million+ adult refugees are employed, with refugee women experiencing unemployment levels up to 17% higher than those of men. Accordingly, the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship will bring together social sector leaders who are committed to supporting women at its Women’s Economic Empowerment Accelerator (WEE), which will be held remotely from January 26, 2022 until July of this year. Konexio’s founder and CEO Jean Guo will attend this mentorship program, seeking to strengthen Konexio’s commitment to equal opportunity for refugees and low-income women through digital skills training. Konexio’s upcoming program launch in Nairobi, in partnership with RefuSHE, as well as its current programs in Seine-Saint-Denis, in partnership with Social Builder, form the current backbone of Konexio’s women’s-specific programming.

Konexio to launch in Kenya in collaboration with RefuSHE with support from Google.org

29/11/2021

Konexio will partner with RefuSHE to train 180 refugee women in digital freelancing

Konexio and RefuSHE will jointly launch Konexio’s Digital Inclusion Program in Nairobi, Kenya as successful applicants to the Google Impact Challenge for Women and Girls 2021! The competition received over 8000 applications from around the world, the most for any Google Impact Challenge to date. With the help of Vital Voices, Google.org selected 34 of the boldest and most innovative solutions, including Konexio’s digital freelancing program, to help create a more economically equitable world for women.

"It was essential that I learn to use a computer well", Saifoulaye, DigitAll learner

21/7/2021

Saifoulaye was a business law student in his home country before he moved to France. Having difficulty mastering digital tools, and well-aware of their importance in a world that is becoming more and more digitalized, he decided to join the DigitAll training on a friend's recommendation. Today, Saifoulaye has achieved digital autonomy and now works at Amazon.

Webinar: "How to improve livelihoods and the labor market integration of refugees?"

1/7/2021

Refugees are talented, resilient, and motivated. Yet, they are systematically left out of livelihood opportunities due to economic, legal, and structural barriers. Despite attempts at international standard setting, 70% of refugees live in countries with restricted rights to work. 66% live in countries with restricted freedoms of movement. 47% live in countries with restricted access to bank accounts.

"Thanks to DigiStart, I knew I could go on, that I was going to like it: I could make it my job," Mugilan, DigiStart learner

11/5/2021

Lost professionally after graduating from high school, Mugilan was looking for training that would allow him to access job opportunities. Following a discovery workshop led by Konexio, Mugilan embarked on the DigiStart training program and rediscovered a passion for computers that had been driving him since childhood. Today, Mugilan dreams of a stable life as a web developer and intends to continue in this direction.

"Our goal is to train 200 people by the end of the year", Axel Guibert, development manager in Bordeaux

22/4/2021

On the occasion of the launch of Konexio's DigitAll training in Bordeaux, Axel Guibert, our development manager in New Aquitaine, looks back at our spin-off project born in 2020. The DigitAll training course offers computer literacy courses to excluded people. Topics range from basic computer use to internet navigation, from word processing to spreadsheet mastery. Axel gives insight into why Konexio chose to expand in Bordeaux, and the program’s objectives and perspectives for the future.

"We started from scratch and were taught how to teach ourselves" Asma, DigiStart learner

16/4/2021

While an aspiring artist, Asma began to take an interest in web development on the advice of some friends. She attended a Konexio discovery workshop* and decided to enroll in the DigiStart training. Today, she is passionate about coding, which allows her to reconnect with the creativity that first inspired her to pursue art.

Replay webinar "How to engage women in entrepreneurship and empowerment?"

8/4/2021

In early April, Konexio hosted a webinar with Kat Borlongan, Dominique Crochu, Bernadette Giard, Emmanuelle Larroque, Delphine O and Jean Guo as facilitator. They discussed how to engage women more in entrepreneurship and leadership, and enable them to gain that sense of legitimacy that is essential at work.

"My dream has always been to become an amazing developer", Lydia, Women In Digital student

6/4/2021

As a math teacher in Algeria, Lydia dreamt of becoming a web developer and writing code, code and more code. This dream motivated her to come to France and start the Women In Digital* program at Social Builder in partnership with Konexio. Her next goal? To pass on her passion for algorithms and, thanks to her training, her skills in code to others.

"There is definitely room for women", Ghizlane, Women In Digital student

6/4/2021

Ghizlane had been working in a paint factory for eight years when she decided she wanted to change her life and begin working in a field that had always interested her: tech! Social Builder's Women In Digital* training conducted in partnership with Konexio has allowed her to unleash her creativity and desire for new challenges. Despite the many preconceptions about tech professions being relatively closed to women, Ghizlane landed a 6-month internship at Castor and Pollux and plans on continuing in this field.

Moreover, she has plenty of ideas for growing the number of women in digital careers!