Inspirerende TED-Talk van asielzoeker naar ondernemer - it is the place that is good for you what is your home
Via Ingrid Bright discovered that his personal refugee story and his West-African background were his unique selling points and he started incorporating them in his work as an actor and a trainer. His path from asylum seeker to entrepeneur became a success story. Bright wanted to enable other young asylum seekers to follow a similar path - young people with very often very few prospects for the future. He started a foundation with the goal to inspire and motivate young asylum seekers to reach their goals for the future. New Dutch Connections creates a community of individuals and companies that supports and empowers young asylum seekers. Because, as they say in Africa: ‘it takes a village to raise a child’. Bright O. Richards was a famous actor in Liberia before the war broke out. Arriving in the Netherlands as a young asylum seeker, he lost the platform that he was used to. For this reason, he decided to buy a pair of typically Dutch wooden shoes. As a result, he beca...