DREAMS for Refugees from Village Enterprise and Mercy Corps Wins Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Award
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
SAN CARLOS, Calif., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DREAMS for Refugees, an innovative new model for supporting refugees and alleviating poverty from Village Enterprise in partnership with Mercy Corps, is the recipient of Fast Company's 2023 World Changing Ideas Award for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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- SAN CARLOS, Calif., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DREAMS for Refugees, an innovative new model for supporting refugees and alleviating poverty from Village Enterprise in partnership with Mercy Corps, is the recipient of Fast Company's 2023 World Changing Ideas Award for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
- "What makes DREAMS so special is the unique partnership between Village Enterprise and Mercy Corps that drives innovation as we take on two of the biggest challenges facing the world today—forced displacement and poverty," said Liz Corbishley, Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer at Village Enterprise.
- DREAMS for Refugees was a 2021 winner of the Larsen Lam ICONIQ Impact Award for Refugees managed by Lever for Change.
- "We are thrilled to see DREAMS recognized by Fast Company's World Changing Ideas," said Dianne Calvi, Chief Executive Officer of Village Enterprise.