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On Friday, May 12, 2023, Upwardly Global President and CEO Jina Krause-Vilmar spoke with John Fugelsang on Sirius XM’s “Tell Me Everything.” “It is an international right to be able to seek safety in the United States, it does not matter what port of entry, you commit through how many
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“People do not make the decision to uproot themselves — their families, their life — based on policies of any other country. They do it because they feel they have no other choice.” Jina Krause-Vilmar, President and CEO of Upwardly Global, speaks about the ending of Title 42 and how
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On May 11, 2023, Upwardly Global President and CEO Jina Krause-Vilmar spoke with ABC News about the end of Title 42 and the “profound increase” of asylum seekers in the D.C. area who are looking for help finding jobs. “We’re seeing people just show up to our doors and
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Action provides relief, but Upwardly Global urges passage of Afghan Adjustment Act as Afghan refugees remain in limbo WASHINGTON, D.C. — Upwardly Global applauds the Biden Administration’s recent announcement that extends a temporary fix allowing Afghan refugees to legally live and work in the United States. According to the Department
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The seventh annual awards, announced today, honor creative solutions to some of the biggest issues facing communities across the globe NEW YORK — Upwardly Global’s work supporting Afghan newcomers restarting their lives and careers in the U.S. just landed an honorable mention for Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards.
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After fleeing war, Berhan lands thriving-wage job as Senior Category Analyst Berhan spent much of her childhood underground. Crouched in bomb shelters underneath her family’s home in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, she and her seven siblings grew up in hiding. Daily missile attacks ravaged the region during the 1980’s