KICKSTART REFUGEE INTEGRATION

UNLEASHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROBLEM SOLVERS ACROSS EUROPE

 JOIN A GLOBAL COMMUNITY,
get a TOOLKIT with €5,000 SEED FUNDING, 
AND LAUNCH YOUR EVENT.

JOIN OUR FIRST COHORT

1.

THE MISSION

CREATE 50 jobs for Refugees in your communitiy BY MAY 2017

DIVERSITY MEETS OPPORTUNITY

Working towards a world without barriers between individuals from diverse backgrounds and opportunities.

Over 1.2 million refugees have come not only looking for asylum, but also to join the European community and add their skills to the workforce. Lets connect diversity with opportunity - and reinvent economic integration for refugees across Europe.

Integration has to happen at a local level – and so you can be a key player in this by bringing the success seen at our flagship event in Vienna to your community.

2.

THE PROGRAM

FIRST COHORT LAUNCHING OCT 2016

WHAT IS A 
CONNEX EVENT?

10 teams across Europe with ideas for events to create jobs for refugees will each receive €5,000 of seed funding. In addition to the funding, teams will be provided with all the knowledge, information and support necessary to make the events a success.

After the 10 events take place, all teams will come together for a 3 day summit in June 2017 to problem solve and think about the future of integration on a global scale.

JOIN OUR FIRST COHORT

Here's the Plan

Your initiative will meet these goals

1
DAY
1000
refugees reached
50
JOBS MATCHED
∞
WAYS TO DO IT

3.

WHAT YOU GET

  • 5K Seed funding

    €5.000 to help you start your project.

  • COACHING

    You will get support on fundraising, building a pricing model, evaluating your impact, and any other pain points that might come up along the way.

  • BRANDING & Templates

    In addition to using connex branding, you will get templates for participant registration, volunteer sign ups, a guidebook, and more.

  • Job Matching

    You get access to our proven system of matching refugees with available jobs while we do the hard data-driven work in the background for you.

  • global network and connex summit 2017

    Join a network of innovators across Europe - and we will fund your participation in our Summit in June 2017.

4.

FLAGSHIP EVENTS

The DAY that started it all

chancen:reich Vienna
Jun 29, 2016

Last February, a team of young entrepreneurs came together around a central question: how to integrate refugees into Austria. The key challenge they saw was employment - economic integration. Four months later, 3500 refugees connected with employers and learned about other avenues of integration at the flagship chancen:reich event.

This flagship event took place on June 29th, 2016. Companies, organizations, and refugees came together for a career fair & day of job interviews. In addition to connecting with potential employers, refugees also participated in workshops on starting their own business, writing a CV, and cultural exchanges between Austria and the Middle East.

"We are in awe at the number of valuable candidates that came and presented themselves on an incredibly high level."

Cornelis Vleugel, Talent manager @ikea

"AMS Vienna was excited for the event from the start. Employment is one of the most important avenues of integration."

PETRA DRAXL  DIRECTOR of vienna's employement services

"Your event didn't just give refugees a new perspective – you also inspired companies to get involved in integration on a bigger scale."

Sebastian kurz  AUSTRIAN MINISTER FOR EUROPE, INTEGRATION, AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS

VIENNA

zelish yldyel  manager

So clean and to the point, love it!

DAniela wong  ceo

This interface is simple awesome

DAniela monti  manager

The Outcome

chancen:reich vienna, Jun 2016

1
DAY
3500
refugees reached
300+
JOBS MATCHED
70
Partners
Forbes
Der Standard

5.

WHO WE ARE

STEPHANIE COX
Fearless leader
MICHI STRÖCK
The Product GUy
Nikki RIchards
evaluation mastermind
Daryl chou
event management whiz
Nikki RIchards
evaluation mastermind

6.

apply  now

The application is a chance for YOU to PRESENT your idea for an event to create jobs for refugees in your community.

JOIN OUR FIRST COHORT

JOIN US IN creating a world without barriers between individuals with diverse
backgrounds and opportunities

© Copyright 2016 ACROSS,  All Rights Reserved