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#Startland is a coordinated response by the Vancouver Startup community to help support refugees who will be arriving in Vancouver in coming weeks and months.
You can sign up to help here:
https://docs.google.com/…/1ZupPP1OEt8YIjPHY2G4GOYY…/viewform
The federal government has announced plans to settle 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada by the end of 2015, with nearly 3,000 people coming to BC. This is the largest refugee relocation movement in BC history.
A key challenge for people resettling in BC will be finding jobs and training, and connected with that is equipment and workspace. Many of the refugees are highly skilled. 35 per cent of the Syrian refugees will be young people under 18. We think that a good way to welcome people to Vancouver is to help make it a soft landing, where people can get the resources and training they need to find worthwhile employment in the tech community and find their feet as entrepreneurs in a new city. At the same time, new entrants into this sector fill a critical skills gap in Vancouver.
We are partnering with the startup community to provide:
- Training in coding, software and/or design for 60 people
- Workspace for 50 people
- Laptops for 110 people
#Startland aims to raise the balance of funds through private and corporate donations and sponsorships in order to provide free tuition for participants.
Founding partners of this project are Version One Ventures, Wantoo, and Living Labs at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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