Asylum seekers and refugees trained as software developers continue to struggle to find opportunities to break into the job market and advance their careers, despite their skills and qualifications. To create equal opportunities for asylum seekers and refugees living in Israel, we must address the barriers they face, such as language difficulties, unrecognized foreign credentials, limited professional networks, and hiring biases. At the   African Refugee Development Center  (

Earlier this week in the offices of WeWork, the ARDC & 3030 held its second breakfast where 30 talented women of the asylum-seeking community met with 30 leading women of the professional community of Tel Aviv. There were activists, CEOs, students, programmers, masters students, designers, leaders, and more. The breakfast serves as a beacon of hope for the refugee population in Israel and, importantly, a reminder that being a refugee does not define you; it is a live status o

Yesterday, in collaboration with 1:1 Centre, we hosted an Art-Making Workshop in order to explore the theme of Home and to open the Refugee Day Festivities. Led by our wonderful and talented resident artist and Education Coordinator, Katherine Elise, together with Anastasiya Chernousand Afwerki Teame, people from all backgrounds came together to draw, share stories and create. Within a crowded room, with delicious Injera provided by our neighbour Akele Guzai cafe and music pl

Congratulations to the graduates of our second Hebrew for women course :) Acquiring language skills is necessary for all who wish to improve their access to opportunities, abilities and understanding. Yet we saw that women asylum seekers, a small and vulnerable group inside the marginalized community of asylum seekers, don't go to the existing Hebrew courses as much as we wished. When we tried to understand what prevents women from going to other Hebrew courses, one problem k

We are happy to share the first pictures from our new GED Language & Reasoning Through Arts course! One of the main difficulties asylum seekers face when they want to learn and develop is the absence of certification documents. It is almost impossible to get high school or university documents from Eritrea - the regime keeps them out of reach in order to prevent people from escaping. Others are unable to provide a certificate and proof of their education because they were for

The registration dates for Israeli institutions are closing soon - we remind all asylum seekers who are considering starting their higher education this year, and want to register for academic studies, to please contact us and we are happy to assist! We are here, and we will be happy to advise and help in every possible way - by contacting the different schools, searching funding options, consulting and informing about different options, preparing for academic studies, and mo

Education In March, our Practical Refugee Education Program (PREP) reached 166 asylum seekers, each who received personalized higher...

#BeBoldForChange: On Monday, ARDC held its first women's leadership class. While ARDC has held leadership courses in the past for asylum...

Last night, our Hairdressing/ Business students celebrated the end of the 3-month course. We congratulate them on their hard work! Thanks...

Looking back on 2016, ARDC surpassed many of our goals despite encountering a number of challenges along the way. This success is all due...