Our impact
The innovative aspect of our mentoring program is linked to its intergenerational and inclusive nature, its approach, and the very structure of the organization.
Current societal challenges
🎯 Ambitious employment participation goals
To achieve ambitious employment participation goals, supporting young people with a migration background is a priority.
🫥 Labour shortage
The Netherlands is struggling with a growing shortage of workers. More than 50% of employers experience or expect staff shortages.
🐙 Sustainable employability
Sustainable employability and lifelong learning have become priorities for employers and for the government. We live in an aging society where people are active for longer and longer.
💔 Polarization of society
The lack of connections between cultures and generations is causing strong tensions. Mentoring prevents the formation of a close-knit society.
Our impact on mentees
The personal and intensive approach to mentoring makes it possible to overcome the difficulties faced by job-seeking young people with a migrant background.
In addition to employment results, mentoring also enables these young people to achieve numerous developing skills that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.
70%
of our mentees find a job, internship or training within 12 months.
91%
of our mentees feel more autonomous in their job search.
93%
of our mentees feel more confident after the program.
81%
of our mentees have expanded their professional and/or social network.
A duo, a story
Eric & Ali
Eric always found time in his busy schedule. I am so grateful to him! During this difficult period, he was a great support and sparring partner 💪
Initial situation:
Ali graduated as a petroleum engineer from the Universiti Teknologi Petronas in Malaysia. He has no network in the Netherlands and the application process works differently than he is used to
Dream Job:
He hopes to find work in this sector soon
Result:
Right at the end of the duo process, Ali is hired as a surveyor at Saybolt
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Samer & Sjaak
Samer focuses on getting his driver's license and Sjaak helps him apply for jobs.
Initial situation:
Samer started his maritime education in Syria and has a number of years of work experience in the maritime sector.
Dream Job:
Working in the port of Rotterdam
Result:
Samer will soon take his driver's license exam and then he will most likely be able to work as a nautical inspector.
Muhannad & Frans
Frans helps Muhannad realize his dream
Initial situation:
Muhannad wants to work
Dream Job:
A job as a programmer
Result:
Muhannad successfully completes a course as a programmer and works full-time as Assistant Location Manager on a shelter boat for asylum seekers.
Coen & Nazeer
Coen has helped Nazeer organize his thoughts and come up with his next steps.
Initial situation:
Nazeer would like to work in the Netherlands
Dream Job:
A job in IT
Result:
Nazeer finds a job as a front-end developer
Selamawit & Rian
Together, they arrange a lot of administrative things and sign up for a course in healthcare.
Initial situation:
Selamawit does not have a degree
Dream Job:
She would like to work in healthcare
Result:
She starts a course and does an internship
Anita & Purva
Together, they go on a journey of discovery, share joys and sorrows and get to know each other's culture.
Initial situation:
Purva has an MBA in Human Resources and a number of years of work experience
Dream Job:
She wants to find a job in her sector
Result:
Purva becomes more confident and gains volunteer experience as an HR recruiter.
Juhayna & Noor
Together with her mentor, Juhayna went on a voyage of discovery and chose a course of study.
Initial situation:
Juhayna needs help choosing the right course of study
Dream Job:
Juhayna would like to study
Result:
She starts her higher professional education in social work and finds a job at DUO for a JOB!
Ali & Andre
The duo went out, rehearsed and had conversations, and worked on Ali's resume
Initial situation:
Ali doesn't know where to start in the Dutch labor market
Dream Job:
Lots of great ideas and many more interesting options
Result:
Ali regained control of his own future.
Miriam & Abed Alrahman
With Mirjam's help, Abed finds a job in his sector
Initial situation:
Abed has an accounting degree from Syria
Dream Job:
He would like to work in accounting in the Netherlands
Result:
Abed gets a contract with PWC!
Ella & Shreya
Shreya learned more about the Dutch culture and labor market from her mentor, and she also developed enormously in other areas.
Initial situation:
In her home country of India, 25-year-old Shreya obtained a masters degree in Doctoral Pharmacy, but in the Netherlands, this diploma was not valued as a master.
Dream Job:
Looking for work or studying?
Result:
Shreya obtained an internship at La Roche and enrolled for a masters degree at Erasmus University.
Mohammed Aleryani & Corina
Mirjam encouraged her mentee to follow his passion and showed him that it is possible to find a job as a programmer in the Netherlands
Initial situation:
Graduated as a mechatronics engineer
Dream Job:
Working with his passion: programming
Result:
Mohammed Aleryani started an internship in his sector!
Sharda & Nandini
Nandini has learned a lot from Sharda, both personally and professionally.
Initial situation:
Nandini has a bachelor of Economics
Dream Job:
She would like to work in administration or finance
Result:
Nandini finds an administrative job at Boskalis!
Lieke & Amani
Together with her mentor Lieke, Amani makes a plan for the future and signs up for her dream course.
Initial situation:
Amani does not know what kind of training she wants to follow.
Dream Job:
Choose a course that matches her skills and interests.
Result:
Amani starts the Finance & Control course at The Hague University
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Getesmani & Anita
With her mentor Anita, she investigates whether she also has opportunities in architecture in the Netherlands.
Initial situation:
With a diploma and a lot of work experience under her belt, Getesemani is looking for a job in her sector.
Dream Job:
Working in architecture in the Netherlands
Result:
Getesmani can work as a trainee at the successful architectural collective INBO
Ella & Suheyl
With Ella as mentor, Süheyl outlines his future plan bit by bit.
Initial situation:
In the Netherlands, Süheyl sends application after application, but he only gets rejections
Dream Job:
He finds it difficult to choose direction and could use some help taking decisions.
Result:
Süheyl is hired for a marketing internship at a Rotterdam organization with a social impact
Rabeh & Joke
Joke shows Rabeh around Rotterdam and together they clarify the steps Rabeh must take to make his dream come true.
Initial situation:
He already started his education in his home country of Syria, but he was unable to complete it due to the war.
Dream Job:
Becoming a women's hairdresser
Result:
Rabeh has started hairdressing training at the Zadkine 🔥
Jaap & Samim
Jaap teaches Samim more about the Dutch labor market. They're improving his resume and working on his interviewing skills.
Initial situation:
Samim wants to learn more about the Dutch labor market and is open to any opportunity to gain work experience in the Netherlands
Dream Job:
Working as an urban planner in the Netherlands
Result:
Samim is hired for the position of account manager at an international consultancy company in Rotterdam.
Peter & Kathafi
Peter helped with planning, giving orders, expanding the network and personal development!
Initial situation:
Kathafi was a Syrian refugee with no clear plan in the Netherlands, wanting to earn money with photography.
Dream Job:
Photographer (and/or cameraman)
Result:
Kathafi started out as an independent photographer/video maker 🎥
Our impact on mentors
Mentors use the experience they have gained during their careers and training at DUO for a JOB to provide the best possible support to their mentee.
In return, mentees share their life experiences, future dreams, ambitions and doubts. It is a real win-win situation so that each mentor remains active, feels useful and socially involved, questions preconceptions and develops new skills.
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82%
Start supporting another young person after their first duo.
84%
Improve or develop their skills in terms of coaching (active listening, empathy, etc.).
96%
Feel more useful as an active member of society.
61%
Find that the DUO experience brings added value to their professional and personal life.
Benefits for businesses?
Diversity and inclusion are important themes within organizations. In addition, more and more employers are focusing on a strong end-of-career policy and lifelong learning. By promoting mentoring, companies can:
Bridging the gap between the company and young talent with a migration background.
Train their employees to make the company more inclusive and improve workplace diversity.
Value their employees aged 50 and over and improve their well-being and motivation at work.
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And for society?
Society is becoming increasingly diverse in terms of culture and background. This diversity is a source of social, cultural and economic progress, but it also poses challenges in terms of social cohesion. With the DUO for a JOB mentoring program:
We connect people from different generations and cultures.
We identify common ground and reduce prejudice and tension.
We promote trust, empathy and respect between people with different backgrounds.
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