Source
Where We Find the Talent
Global South & East — Developing Regions. Young people with potential who need a pathway.
Pakistan
430+ active language students
Tajikistan
SEEU, Herzing & NAU cohorts
India
WEF/SFF Herzing MBA Program
Afghanistan
Refugee-community pilot track
Turkey
Afghan refugee-community pilot
Cyprus
Afghan refugee-community pilot
Kazakhstan
SEEU 2022 cohort
Russia
SEEU 2022 cohort
Ten countries, one thread — communities where talent runs ahead of the pathways available to reach it. Hover a marker on the map to see how each fits into the pipeline.
- Pakistan430+ active language students
- TajikistanSEEU, Herzing & NAU cohorts
- IndiaWEF/SFF Herzing MBA Program
- AfghanistanRefugee-community pilot track
- TurkeyAfghan refugee-community pilot
- CyprusAfghan refugee-community pilot
- KazakhstanSEEU 2022 cohort
- RussiaSEEU 2022 cohort
Map data by Victor Cazanave / svg-maps, licensed CC BY 4.0
Pakistan
Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad region & Karachi
The primary source region — three partner institutes carry out language and vocational preparation before candidates ever meet an employer. Also the source of the SEEU Macedonia, WEF/SFF Herzing MBA Program, and NAU cohorts.
Tajikistan
Gorno-Badakhshan (Pamir region)
Participants in the SEEU Macedonia cohorts, the WEF/SFF Herzing MBA Program, and the NAU cohorts, with an active pilot track extending the language-preparation model here directly.
India
Multiple
Participants in the WEF/SFF Herzing MBA Program, USA (2016–2020), part of SFF’s earliest structured cohort.
Portugal
Multiple
Participants in the North American University (NAU) cohort, alongside students from Pakistan and Tajikistan.
Afghanistan
Refugee communities in Turkey & Cyprus
An active pilot track extending the Learn & Earn model to Afghan refugee populations resettled in Turkey and Cyprus.
SEEU's 2022 cohort also drew students from Kazakhstan and Russia — part of the same widening pipeline.
The Foundation of Our Mission
Talent is distributed equally. Opportunity is not.
In every community we serve, we encounter extraordinary potential constrained only by geography and circumstance. Our role is not to create talent — it already exists. Our role is to build the structured bridges that allow that talent to reach the opportunities it deserves.
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