Neville Gaunt, Chairman of Your PassPort2Grow (YP2G) and CEO MindFit has been actively working on a solution to the growing refugee problem. In fact it’s no longer just a problem, it’s a crisis. 

Many refugee camps across Africa are busting at the seems with nearly 4 times the planned number of refugees housed in tents. A refugee camp is supposed to be a safe, temporary haven from war and conflict. But when you’ve spent THIRTEEN years living in one, it becomes your home.

But unlike the homes we know, these are more akin to prisons. There’s virtually nothing you can do to improve the conditions – and you can’t break free.

This is the reality of life today for millions of refugees and it’s getting worse as escalating military and political disasters drive more and more from the only real homes they have known and putting their lives on hold.

It’s a refugee crisis not just a problem and the Aid Agency (NGO) model is broken

We rely on Aid Agencies to follow the old saying 

“give a man a fish, he feeds for a day, teach him how to fish he feeds his family for life”

But these agencies are struggling to do the feeding and not touching the teaching. 

There are only two ways refugees can improve conditions for themselves and their families:

1 start a business

2 get a job

Sadly, the infrastructure in most camps doesn’t support either. The few projects aimed at creating entrepreneurs are soon dashed by a lack of leadership and resources. Only a lucky few, those with qualifications, will find a job and move out. But they’re all too rare.

We know we can’t change this overnight, but you can help by joining our group of international business mentors and local in-camp leaders and trainers who all work to a simple model, based on nothing more than commitment and common sense.

Be in no doubt, this an ambitious international collaboration and one that will soon see us bring together a few pockets of early success and make each of them sustainable under the same model.

The results

We trained 50 refugee women to make and sell soap, restoring their confidence, giving them hope  and building a brighter future. (This is the third time we’ve run the programme, so it’s a process that works and not just luck!)

And we do all this for $50 per startup!

• Trainers – refugees in the camp – $20
• Training Equipment – $15
• Startup supplies – $10 
• Support post startup -$5

All the coaching/training/mentoring by the international team is given free.

Once trading profitably the startup micro business – pays a monthly club fee as payback – $2 

We now need your help to reach more refugees!

Donate and empower refugees to become entrepreneurs https://www.gofundme.com/f/how-you-can-help-the-refugee-crisis

“Entreps, is committed to supporting initiatives like this one that not only addresses the refugee crisis but also promotes long-term autonomy and sustainability. The training of these 50 refugee women to produce and sell soap not only provides them with an opportunity to generate incomes but also restores hope and confidence in a brighter future. We endorse projects that not only offer immediate solutions but also empower vulnerable communities to forge their own paths to prosperity”.

Joaquin V. Boston
Chairman of Entreps