News & Stories

Meet the Winners of Startups On the Move: Palestinian startup BlueFilter wins $10,000 in Amsterdam

The startup, based in Gaza, won the first prize of the Pitch Finals, hosted by Startups Without Borders, SPARK, and Google.org in Amsterdam. Eyiada, an AI-powered startup from Palestine won the second prize, and Lebanese startup Dooda Solutions won the People’s Choice Awards. By SWB Team Gaza-based startup BlueFilter won the first prize of the Startups on the Move Pitch Competition, hosted by…
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How this Eritrean Woman Got a Tech Job Offer From a Refugee Camp

As Merhawit awaits in a refugee camp for her work permit to arrive, she shares the big news: she has a job offer in a tech company waiting for her in Amsterdam. From volunteering to entering RefugeeForce, here’s the story of a relentless woman breaking into the tech world.  By Menna Saeed and Valentina Primo  Merhawit opens her zoom camera and her smile lights up the room. Nothing in the…
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How This Yemeni Woman Found a Future (and Herself) in the Tech World

From Yemen, to Jordan, to the Netherlands, Ghada Ismail is the protagonist of a journey where her identity, her traditions, and her culture were uprooted all at once. But as she joined RefugeeForce, she embarked on a transformative journey, both inside and out. By Aleksandra Liszka |  In partnership with: RefugeeForce When Ghada Ismail left her home country of Yemen, she didn’t know she…
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Opportunities

Netherlands' Forward Incubator Opens Applications for the Digital Entrepreneurship Program for Newcomers

Forward Incubator‘s Digital Entrepreneurship program has just opened applications. The incubator is looking for newcomer entrepreneurs from around the world to join their 10-week program. By SWB Team Applications are open to all newcomers around the world! Netherland-based Forward Incubator has just opened applications for its Digital Entrepreneurship Program, a home-based program that takes…
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