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Rising with Refugees: A Conversation with Patricia Letayf, Cofounder of Five One Labs
Rising with Refugees: A Conversation with Patricia Letayf, Cofounder of Five One Labs

Summer Journalism Fellow Charlotte Ehlers speaks with Patricia Letayf, co-founder and Director of Operations at Five One Labs, a startup incubator in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq that has incubated five cohorts of startups since its inception in 2017. Letayf describes how Five One Labs combines her interests in Middle Eastern politics, business, and economic development and how it also uses entrepreneurship to enable diverse groups of young people in Kurdistan to rebuild their community.

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International, Finance & Business, Journalism FellowshipCharlotte EhlersFive One Labs, refugee, entrepreneurship, Leadership, innovative, innovation, solution, Kurdistan, Iraq, Fallujah, Patricia Letayf, Alice Bosley, Middle East, Economic Development, Public Affairs, nonprofit, non-profit, foreign affairs, international, startup, incubator, model, business model, community, mentorship, training, financing, finance, fellowship20 Comment
Bye-Bye Boracay (For Now)
Bye-Bye Boracay (For Now)

While Boracay’s tourism-based economy has thrived by these increasing numbers, the small island lacked the necessary infrastructure to prepare.

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