Casey Myers, Founder, One Digital World: connecting refugees worldwide to education & opportunities

Join my discussion with an immigration tech founder building a company that helps refugees upskill and integrate: Casey Myers, founder of One Digital World. One Digital World helps women inside refugee camps build English skills, computer skills, and more, to prepare for employment and better economic opportunities.  In 2016, Casey left a good job in higher ed and traveled to over 30 countries in just over a year. Learning more about the refugee crisis, Casey worked at a refugee camp in Lesvos, Greece from 2017 to 2018 helping them raise money, train people, liaise with UNHCR, and more.  When she got back to San Diego in late 2018, she continued working with Refugees, and eventually launched One Digital World in October 2019.  So, here’s what we’re going to talk about: Casey’s early days and college experience Early jobs and what led her to want to travel for a year How Casey started working at a refugee camp and how it impacted her Casey’s return to the US and continued work with refugees How One Digital World works, and what inspired Casey to launch it  Thoughts on the future of immigration and the role tech plays.  And more! For More Information on One Digital World: https://www.onedigitalworld.net/