On April 11th, the Red Cross invited Sleeves Up to conduct an information session at Foyer Lilly Unden on how to start a business in Luxembourg. Residents of foyers Lilly Unden, Don Bosco, Eich, and Kobold attended the event. Since most of the participants were asylum...

Seven young people, all in their mid 20’s to mid 30’s, sat around tables, their eyes fixed ahead on a computer screen. Furiously clicking away text, formulas, and numbers into the cells, these recent arrivals – 4 Syrians, 2 Iranians, and 1 Russian – were working on fin...

On January 31, 2017, Sleeves Up led an interactive discussion at Comité de liaison des associations d’étrangers (CLAE) in French and Arabic on entrepreneurship and how to open a business in Luxembourg. Sleeves Up emphasized the importance of language acquisition, parti...

On December 15, 2016, Sleeves Up held its kickoff event, presenting its finalized training program to approximately 50 participants, including refugees, NGO representatives, and local stakeholders. Fabienne Colling (President of Touchpoints asbl), Martine Neyen (Projec...

On December 2, 2016, Association de Soutien aux Travailleurs Immigré (ASTI) invited Sleeves Up to give a presentation in Mersch on how to create a business in Luxembourg. Topics included common reasons for self-employment, how asylum seekers can work toward that goal e...

On December 2, the Salam Show of Radio ARA interviewed Sleeves Up about how to open a small business in Luxembourg. Fabienne and Jordan recounted their experiences working with budding entrepreneurs and discussed plans to help refugees build their own businesses. The d...