Our graduates are leading programs and decision-making to ensure lasting social change in their local communities and globally. That is why we hire our program graduates, invest in their social impact projects, and help find career and leadership opportunities where their potential and voice will be realized. We attribute our rapid growth and success to the innovation, resilience, and knowledge of our community members.
Internal and External Opportunities
Following their successful completion of The Dream Academy, Safe Place International hired 20 LGBTQIA+ displaced persons as full-time staff members. We also created educational and mentorship opportunities for our graduates with other internationally known institutions and organizations.
Our Kenya Country Director paving the way for graduates of The Dream Academy.
Our Global Director of The Dream Academy speaking to 70+ people at the Graduation event in South Africa.
Refugee-led Social Impact Projects
To instill the confidence to develop and lead their own projects, The Dream Academy participants are given the opportunity to interact with leaders in academia and corporations. The passion and ability of the graduates has yielded 26 unique refugee-led social impact projects receiving seed funding from Safe Place International.
A graduate in Kenya started his own art business by creating and selling beadwork paintings.
A graduate in South Africa started her own non-profit which caters to the homeless and the elderly.