Digital Dreams Database (3D) for Refugees is a community resource for refugees who are working on digital innovations to connect, collaborate, and exchange resources with each other. Refugees working on projects at any stage—from idea to implementation—are welcome to join.

Scientists for Migrant Learning and Education (SMiLE!) is an educational initiative that aims to introduce refugee youth in Chicago to the sciences through science fairs and shadow-a-scientist opportunities.

Young Tech Leaders of the Middle East is a leadership program that empowers refugee and conflict-affected youth from the Middle East to become effective leaders in tech through soft skills training, mentorship, and project-based learning. In the first cohort, we trained 24 youth from six countries. (See here and here.)

I serve as a mentor with various organizations—including Re:Coded, Gaza Sky Geeks, and Techfugees—providing leadership and professional development workshops for displaced youth, as well as 1:1 mentorship. (See here.) I also mentor refugee leaders who are founding their own ventures, such as Pathways to Renewal.