My “beyond boundaries family”: Ali’s journey with TBB
“When I stepped off the plane, I saw TBB founder John Cameron waiting for me - just like a father would. What this showed me is that TBB is not just a program or an organization; it is an extension of my family”.
We’re ‘open sourcing’ our Talent Catalog software
By open sourcing the Talent Catalog software we are making the source code freely available to others to use and improve as a common resource.
Diala - taking one step at a time
When Diala’s plane finally touched down in Toronto she had goosebumps. The last year had been exhausting and exhilarating and she could barely believe she had made it to Canada. She was here alongside her new husband, Yehya, who she had unexpectedly met through this process. A brand new life, a new job and a new husband. The journey had been a whirlwind.
Hired by Shopify in Canada, Omar says getting a job “was like a dream came true”
The couple leave a worsening situation in Beirut for a new home with a livelihood, the space and peace to rebuild, and the services and rights to thrive. Shopify has become the new ground beneath Canadian business even more during the pandemic period of online-only exchange, and talented people like Omar are core to meeting the challenge.
Connecting a community with cuisine
TBB has created a free downloadable cookbook showcasing some of the recipes that bring together our Alumni, staff and volunteers from around the world. According to TBB Alumn Tarek and his wife Sheyma “We believe that food was created to make humanity happy, and the secret to making a delicious dish is love.
Soul surfing and lifelong learning in the Australian sea
Following nine years of displacement in Jordan and 8 months lockdown in Melbourne, Samer is working as a legal assistant with Maurice Blackburn and taking on a new challenge - surfing.
We share the same table
Sharing a meal is one of society’s most beautiful moments. The preparation of individually wrapped morsels of goodness is time consuming but it is such a wonderful way to unite a community. Individual parcels of food invite you to share, try and experience more.
#ItTakesACommunity
Talent Beyond Boundaries is joining a new campaign, It Takes A Community, to celebrate how all people, regardless of where they are born, contribute to making our communities feel like home, especially in light of COVID-19.
Princes Court Homes awarded for innovative solution to aged care recruitment challenge
Congratulations to Princes Court Homes for winning the Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) 2020 Excellence In Age Services Organisation Award for demonstrating exceptional talent, innovation and compassion in the care of older Australians.
Finalists of the Larsen Lam ICONIQ Impact Award
Talent Beyond Boundaries is one of just five organisations advancing to the next stage of the Larsen Lam ICONIQ Impact Award, a global competition launched earlier this year to secure a brighter, more durable future for refugees around the world.
Measuring impact in Canada: Relocations, income, and engaged communities
We developed a quarterly impact snapshot beginning with our work in just one destination, Canada, and here are some of our favourite measures of impact.
A skilled route to protection highlighted in the European Migration and Asylum Pact
In September 2020 the European Commission released a new Pact on Migration and Asylum, with a commitment to create more safe and legal pathways for talented migrants. What does this mean for refugees and displaced people?
Transforming lives with a skills-based approach to migration
Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB) brings refugees to Australia on skilled migration visas. But perhaps its biggest achievement, outside of changing lives, is rewriting a narrative: it treats refugees as assets to businesses and communities, rather than a problem to be solved. In TBB’s eyes, displaced people with skills are a solution.
A Syrian chef with a ladle full of perseverance
Adel has a passion for food and a dream to bring a deeper cultural understanding to our world through the blending of cuisines. He and his wife Sara are set to follow that dream to Horsham, regional Victoria.
Media series spotlights Mokhles, in his own words
Mokhles Abdulghani is a mechatronics engineer and former refugee from Iraq who was living displaced in Jordan. He is sharing his family’s experience in the weeks and months after moving to Canada in “From Jordan to Morden,” a series documented in the Toronto Star.
Devastating impact of Beirut explosion on refugees
Update on the devastating impact of the Beirut explosion, COVID19 and the dire economic state of Lebanon on refugees, more than a month since the bomb.
House of Lords Debate Displaced Talent Visa in the UK
The House of Lords debate Amendment 31 to the EU Withdrawal Bill, which urges the government to create a Displaced Talent Visa in the UK.
A Displaced Talent Visa in the UK
We are proposing that a new Displaced Talent Visa pathway be created in the United Kingdom to level the playing field for refugees and other forcibly displaced people.
Engineer and former refugee family arrives in Canada as borders reopen
Mokhles and his family are the first TBB candidates to travel to a new home since global border closures began in March. They now live in Morden, Manitoba.
Deep dive into our labour mobility solution for refugees
Earlier this year we decided it was time to evaluate our pilot phase. The process has left our team feeling energized about scaling this solution to benefit hundreds of thousands of displaced people.