The Techfugees’ chapter in France is made up of a group of active and engaged members from the French associative, tech and entrepreneurial communities all looking for solutions to improve the lives of refugees in Europe.
Its aim is to create a space where ideas can become reality. A forum where people put forward proposals on how to solve the challenges faced by refugees and where they help them to access tech talent, investment and advice in order to make these projects sustainable and purposeful.
News
📰 Read all the Techugees’ news here
- April 2019: #TFChapters – What’s up in Techfugees’ local chapter in France?
- March 2019: Apply to the second #TF4Women fellowship programme in Paris!
- September 2018: Some news from Techfugees France!
- April 2018: #TFBlog: Laying the foundations for tomorrow’s workforce
- February 2018: #TFBlog: Community-building, Facebook groups, and Techfugees’ Women Refugee Fellowship
Agenda
🗓 Take a look at the Techfugees global calendar here
- October 10: #TF4Women networking event
- November 23-24: Hackathon education & gaming (more info soon!)
⏮2019, August 29-30th: Meet Joanna at Hanoi Innovation Summit
⏮ 2019, June 26th: Techfugees France’s Summer meetup in Paris!
⏮ 2019, June 11th: European Conference about the role of the private sector in economic integration of refugees
⏮ 2019, April 18th: #TF4Women fellowship programme – Paris 2019 meet up: what does it concretely mean “working in the digital field”?
⏮ 2019, March 28th: #TF4Women fellowship programme – Paris 2019 presentation meeting @Numa
⏮ 2018, June 22nd-23rd: Techfugees France engaged with the Red Cross in Paris
⏮ 2018, May 30th: Meet & Greet
⏮ 2018, February > July: #TF4Women fellowship programme #1
- April 16th: #TF4Women: Come meet our Techfugees fellows @Facebook offices
- June 18th: Come and meet the #TF4Women talents at Google Space on June 18!
- July 23rd: Come enjoy the closing party of the women fellowship programme in Paris!
⏮ 2017, June 30st > July 2nd: Hackathon Sport et Réfugiés
⏮ 2017, May 16th: Formation & Emploi pour les réfugié•e•s
⏮ 2017, March 10th > 12th: Hackathon with Startup Weekend
⏮ 2016, September 15th: Using Data & Tech to help NGOs & Refugees
⏮ 2016, June 20th: World Refugee Day with MakeSense
⏮ 2016, March 12th-13th: Techfugees Paris Inaugural Hackathon
The Core Team
Techfugees France is currently led by:
Joanna Kirk, Paris – France
Joanna is a tech PR working with a number of local and international players in the community. She is also the co-director of StartHer supporting women in Tech and entrepreneurs and co-founded Startup Sesame.
Follow Joanna on Twitter and LinkedIn!
Get involved
💰 Make a donation to Techfugees
- Do you want to volunteer your skills for Techfugees France? Please, fill in this form!
- Are you considering to support and partner with Techfugees France? Please contact france@techfugees.com.
Stay in touch
📣 Follow Techfugees France on Facebook (page & group), Twitter and Medium!
Press coverage
🗞 Take a look at Techfugees’ general press coverage
- “Bâtissons un monde où chacun a sa place”, Joanna Kirk – Aujourd’hui le Podcast (May 2019)
- S’inspirer et s’affirmer : quand la technologie aide les réfugiés – GuitiNews (May 2019)
- Techfugees France cherche les pépites pour la deuxième édition de #TF4Women – Maddyness (March 2019)