Creating Welcoming Workplaces: Let’s embrace workforce diversity like our future depends on it

Creating Welcoming Workplaces: Let’s embrace workforce diversity like our future depends on it

How OCASI is Working to Ensure Immigrants and Refugees in Canada Are Not Left Behind

Ensuring an Inclusive Economy Post-Pandemic: How Might We Finance This?

Three Actions Philanthropic Funders Can Take to Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Our Vision

The WES Mariam Assefa Fund believes in the talent and contributions of immigrants and refugees. Our philanthropic fund supports catalytic efforts to build more inclusive economies for immigrant and refugee workers in the U.S. and Canada with a focus on:

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Building Skills and Supports for Workers

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Improving Employer Practices

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Fostering Experimentation and Innovation

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Empowering Immigrant Leaders

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Growing an Ecosystem of Collaborators

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