Natascha Bousa, expert at the Safavi Impact Institute, was a participant in a panel discussion on June 21, 2023 on the topic “From shortage to opportunity: attracting skilled workers for secure digitalization.”…
Migration and work: Approaches to solutions through social entrepreneurship
On April 21st, a top-class discussion event took place on the 20th floor of the Raiffeisenhaus in Vienna, which was dedicated to the exciting and current topic of “Migration and Work”. The…
Professional integration through further education: Specialist terminology training for Ukrainians
The start of specialised German courses in accounting and office management for 20 highly qualified Ukrainian women who have fled to Austria during the war. These innovative courses are a step towards…
From Shortage to Opportunity
PUBLIC SAFETY 9-10/23, page 24 The symposium “From Lack to Opportunity – Attracting Skilled Workers for Secure Digitalization” was organized on June 21, 2023 by the Competence Center for Safe Austria (KSÖ)…
Safavi Impact Scholarship 2023 – Support for Young Female Music Students in Austria
The Safavi Impact Institute is very pleased to announce the names of the winners of the second round of the Safavi Impact Scholarship! Our heartiest congratulations go to Sofiya Pacholkiv, Kateryna Chekhova…
Help for young female Ukrainian musicians
“(…) four young Ukrainian musicians are staying in Vienna – thanks to the initiative of the Safavi family of entrepreneurs, who have set up an aid program for refugee Ukrainian women.” Artikel…
Merkel says Nansen prize honours all those who welcome refugees
The former Federal Chancellor of Germany, who welcomed more than 1.2 million refugees in 2015 and 2016, accepted the prestigious award at a ceremony in Geneva on Monday.
Violence erupts in DR Congo’s west as nearly 30,000 flee clashes
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by a surge of deadly intercommunal violence which has displaced thousands since July in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s western locality of Kwamouth. Clashes…
News spotlight: Australia aims to end extinctions — critics see a plan that picks ‘winners’
<p><em>Editor’s note: News about conservation and the environment is made every day, but some of it can fly under the radar. In a recurring feature, Conservation News shares a recent news story…
UNHCR’s Grandi: Political inaction deepening displacement crisis
Failure to find peace and address conflict, climate change and other crises is increasing hardship and driving new displacement, as funding limits UNHCR’s capacity to respond.