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