My Hope for Immigrants and Refugees
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My Everest Hope for Immigrants and Refugees
*All proceedings are going directly to Refugees International*
Living in a safe place with hopes and opportunities shouldn’t be a privilege, but rather a human right.
This spring, I am going to Mount Everest and helping raise awareness for a cause of many displaced individuals.
Throughout my career, my goal has always been to make the communities and the world more open, connected, and secure. As a technology executive, I work with amazing teams towards making this true for millions of customers, employees, and partners. While technology has indeed helped solve and alleviate many of today's challenges, every day we bear witness to inequalities, lack of hope and opportunities.
Being born or live in countries, such as the US, is often compared to "winning a lottery". It is the land of opportunities. After having been to over 70 countries and all 50 US states, I find the US to have the most open, welcoming, and inspiring people and culture I have seen. Anyone, regardless of who they are or where they come from, have a chance at their dream. I was a lucky lottery winner thanks to the amazing people in my life. I would like to help as many people as I can have a chance at their dreams and encourage others to do the same.
Refugees International headquartered in Washington, D.C. advances the goals of open and peaceful world, crisis resolutions, and provides assistance through their missions to locations of displacement and advocacy work. For me personally, achieiving this challenge would mean ascending Mount Everest to the base camp and Khumbu Icefall, for up to 10 hours per day on steep to moderate grades. It isn't something that I have ever done before and am in general not a fan of heights or cold temperatures. But I hope this may inspire at least some of my friends.
I am asking you to support this cause and help support the role, the mission, and "soft power" of the US around the world.
Elena
*All proceedings are going directly to Refugees International*
Living in a safe place with hopes and opportunities shouldn’t be a privilege, but rather a human right.
This spring, I am going to Mount Everest and helping raise awareness for a cause of many displaced individuals.
Throughout my career, my goal has always been to make the communities and the world more open, connected, and secure. As a technology executive, I work with amazing teams towards making this true for millions of customers, employees, and partners. While technology has indeed helped solve and alleviate many of today's challenges, every day we bear witness to inequalities, lack of hope and opportunities.
Being born or live in countries, such as the US, is often compared to "winning a lottery". It is the land of opportunities. After having been to over 70 countries and all 50 US states, I find the US to have the most open, welcoming, and inspiring people and culture I have seen. Anyone, regardless of who they are or where they come from, have a chance at their dream. I was a lucky lottery winner thanks to the amazing people in my life. I would like to help as many people as I can have a chance at their dreams and encourage others to do the same.
Refugees International headquartered in Washington, D.C. advances the goals of open and peaceful world, crisis resolutions, and provides assistance through their missions to locations of displacement and advocacy work. For me personally, achieiving this challenge would mean ascending Mount Everest to the base camp and Khumbu Icefall, for up to 10 hours per day on steep to moderate grades. It isn't something that I have ever done before and am in general not a fan of heights or cold temperatures. But I hope this may inspire at least some of my friends.
I am asking you to support this cause and help support the role, the mission, and "soft power" of the US around the world.
Elena
Organizer
Elena K
Organizer
New York, NY
Refugees International
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.
