THE REFUGEE OPPORTUNITY FUND

Join us in moving displaced talent, beyond boundaries.

The Refugee Opportunity Fund helps skilled refugees rebuild their lives by supporting their relocation to safe destination countries. Your contribution provides critical assistance with visa processes and resettlement, ensuring refugees and their families can start anew.

For many refugees—and the employers eager to hire them—the cost of moving to a new country is a significant barrier. While we help refugees secure jobs and encourage employers to cover visa and relocation expenses, financial gaps remain.

Your donation can bridge that gap. Help refugees bring their skills, talents, and aspirations to communities that need them. Give today.

Why refugees need your support

From Ukraine and Afghanistan, to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Venezuela, more people than ever are being forced to flee their homes. Yet many of them have valuable skills, expertise, and experience to contribute to communities around the world—in hospitals, universities, offices, factories, and beyond.

Having a job offer is one thing — but for displaced people whose lives and careers have been suddenly disrupted, the expenses involved in relocating for work can be a deal-breaker.

Employers and resettlement agencies cover some of these expenses, but not all — and sometimes not for all of a refugee's family members. That’s why we’re asking the broader community to consider making a donation to support skilled refugees who have a job waiting for them.

The money raised through this appeal will be distributed to individual refugees (vouched for and vetted by TBB) who have a standing job offer in one of the countries where we operate. Funds will be distributed on the basis of need.

Read their stories

  • A family of four stands together in front of a colorful background decorated with paper flowers and hearts. The father has a beard, is smiling, and wears a black jacket. The mother has long dark hair, is smiling, and wears a colorful cardigan. The daughter, standing in front of her parents, has curly hair, is smiling, and wears a white dress with blue floral prints. The young son in front wears a blue shirt with a graphic, a plaid jacket, and a red cap with a cartoon character, and he is smiling.

    Reinaldo, Venezuelan baker living in Canada

    Reinaldo was forced to leave Venezuela and travel through several countries in Latin America before finally finding a stable job opportunity and settling in Nova Scotia, Canada, with his wife and two daughters.

  • People waiting in line at the airport arrivals area.

    Mahrokh, Afghan paralegal living in the UK

    Mahrokh fled her home in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over in 2021. With the support of TBB, she was able to secure a position at a global law firm. She is now living in Sheffield with her husband and her children.

  • A man and a boy taking a selfie inside a train. The boy is making a peace sign and both are smiling. They are wearing matching purple shirts and green name tags, with the boy also wearing a brown hat. Outside the train window, trees and a cloudy sky are visible.

    Derar, Syrian engineer living in Australia

    Derar fled to Jordan due to the war in Syria. Struggling to find meaningful work, he registered with TBB, which helped him find a job in Australia. In 2019, Derar relocated with his family to Sydney, where his new role allowed him to rebuild his life and career.

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Donation FAQs

  • The Refugee Opportunity Fund will be used to cover initial housing (rent, security deposit, temporary accommodations if needed), food, transportation, school supplies, furniture, and weather and/or work appropriate clothing for refugees and their families once they arrive.

    Additional and unused funds will support refugees going through the recruitment process with TBB.

  • As with almost any new job, TBB candidates are paid 2-4 weeks after they start. Many refugees are unable to work in their original country of asylum, and will not have enough savings to pay for the upfront costs of an apartment (first month’s rent + security deposit), furnishings, and other initial costs involved in moving to a new country.

  • Yes. TBB will send you a donation receipt for your tax records at the email address you provide.

  • Yes. The applications we use on this website employ SSL certificate encryption technologies. We will not sell, trade, or share your data with anyone else without your explicit permission to do so.

  • Yes. We welcome financial contributions from the private sector. Please include your organisation name in the appropriate field on the donation form.

  • Yes. Please contact us at info@talentbeyondboundaries.org