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2019 | Capacity Mentions and News

2019 Information Session | Capacity’s information session 2019 edition is for potential entrepreneurs, coaches, mentors and volunteers! Become part of our Capacity Family and register here!

StartupTicker.ch – Incubation program tailored for entrepreneurs with refugee and migrant backgrounds by Ritah Ayebare Nyakato

Wicki Partners – Wicki Partners unterstützt Capacity Zurich

University of Zurich – Continuing Education Programs

European Union and Edison Case Study – Capacity Mentoring Programme

Euforia – Engagement Opportunities

2018 | Capacity Mentions and News

International Organisation for Migration – Policy Guide on Entrepreneurship for Migrants and Refugees

eBay Foundation – eBay Foundation Announces the Winners of the Global Give

Bilanz – Digital Shapers on the DoGooder Category

Le Temps – Bienfaiteurs

UNCTAD – Entrepreneurship offers key to inclusion for migrants and refugees

Giving Women – Meet Capacity: “How can you empower refugee and migrant entrepreneurs in Switzerland?”

TELL Africans – Speaking With The Representatives From Capacity Zurich, An NGO That Help Refugees & Migrants To Start Their Own Business

Collaboratio Helvetica – Portraits of the Mind

University of St. Gallen (EVOLVE) – Entrepreneurship as an alternative form of income and purpose for refugees and migrants in Switzerland

ChangeHackers – On being an accidental entrepreneur

Room To Read – The power of learning

Intercultural Education Hong Kong – International conference on social innovation and volunteerism

2017 | Capacity Mentions and News

Pepshot – #BeBoldForChange – How Emily Elsner Helps People Reach Their Potential

Limmattaler Zeitung – Wie eine Zürcher Organisation Flüchtlingen hilft, auf dem Arbeitsmarkt Fuss zu fassen

Ron Orp – Capacity Zurich| Entrepreneurship support for people with migrant or refugee experience

GreenBuzz – How can companies work with persons with refugee or migrant background?

Migros Kulturprozent – Caring Communities

Tsri – 10 Zürcher Projekte, bei denen du dich engagieren kannst

2016 | Capacity Mentions and News

Impact Hub Zurich – Capacity Zurich | Zurich’s first Entrepreneurship Mentoring Programme for Refugees and Migrants

Ecloo – Beyond Charity: Refugees, Migrants and Entrepreneurship

Cablex – We support Capacity Initiative

20 Minuten – Zürcher Start-up

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