Embark is a unique initiative in Turkey and Netherlands, bringing together high-level business leaders, refugees, and host community youth. The program offers various activities to exchange ideas, develop understanding, increase skills and build meaningful connections.
We aim to create an empowered community of inspirational business and youth leaders to foster social cohesion and economic inclusion through each cohort.
The youth participating in the initiative receive first-hand work experience and develop the cultural insights and soft skills needed to succeed.
By personally engaging with this talented refugee, migrant and host community youth, business leaders gain fresh perspectives, improve leadership skills and increase awareness about the refugee youth. The benefits are not only cross-cultural but also cross-generational.
By widely sharing the Embark story, we reverse the narrative about refugees.
230
MENTEES
Business Executives
230
MENTORS
Youth Leaders
350 youth received employability enhancement trainings
The Embark Project is selected as a good example, a great innovative solution, change maker for migration by reputable international and local organizations since 2018.
OUR WORK
Embark Academy
Reverse Mentorship
Talent Inclusion
Embark is where we discover ourselves, each other, connect, build bridges.
EMBARK COMMUNITY
We are a community of inspirational leaders and youth that foster social cohesion and economic inclusion through each cohort.
EMBARK TEAM
Serra Titiz
GDN Founder
Nuha Boga
Co-Founder, Program Director
Genar Ersoy
Project Coordinator at GDN
Omar Toron
Program Catalyzer
Rüzgar Üçkardeş
Database Management Officer
Aysel Savaş
Project Specialist
Prj. Off. – Part. & Bus. Ntwrk.
Fem Barlas
Program and Community Assistant
Rama Mousali
Technology Consultant