Ryan:Thank you so much for having me today, Spiffy!Virtualahanis a social enterprise that eliminates employment barriers for people with disabilities, former sex workers, drug addicts, persons in jail, indigenous people, and other disadvantaged communities who are socially excluded in the workplace. We do this through online training, remote work, life-coaching, and community-building using cost-effective and transferrable social technology.
Grigor:Thanks for visiting, Spiffy!I am very proud to talk to you about one of the largest youth movements in Armenia — theArmenian Progressive Youth (APY). APY started out as a small student initiative and has become one of the largest professional youth organizations in the country. This has been a long journey towards youth empowerment by working to develop the skills and knowledge of young people and engage them in community life. For about 11 years, I have been actively advocating for more youth participation and more youth engagement in civic, political and economic domains. Through APY, I have organized young people around initiatives aimed at positive social and political changes, trying to inspire and motivate young citizens to take the lead and act as change-makers.
Matt:Thanks for having me, Spiffy! So, Paragon One prepares students for the global economy by making it dramatically easier to win work opportunities and build career skills while in school, through our "remote externships". We bridge the gap between education and employment by partnering with schools and companies in every industry, from big tech firms like Facebook, HP Tech Ventures, and Zillow to venture capital companies and non-profits, to give students the chance to build employable skills by working remotely on real projects.
