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Enhance the quality of life and local economy of conflict-affected communities in the Middle East by providing professional skills training and access to work in the international digital labor market.
organization overview
Subul Impact Outsourcing helps international businesses access a skilled workforce by connecting conflict-affected people in the Middle East with access to work in the digital labor market. Subul’s mission is to improve the lives of people in conflict-affected communities and help them achieve prosperity, while also filling the needs of international businesses. Subul provides training in digital and professional skills to vulnerable individuals whose local opportunities are limited, then connects them to the international market. Businesses can expand ethically and increase their social impact by accessing Subul’s motivated but disadvantaged workforce.
Personal Bio
Khaled Shaaban is a Social-Tech Entrepreneur utilizing AI and Tech to transform lives. He began his IT career in 2000, but the Syrian revolution—and the birth of his daughter—in 2011 redefined his path. After being detained and tortured by the regime, Khaled utilized his expertise to support emergency humanitarian efforts. Forced to flee Syria in 2013, he founded the Roia Foundation in Turkey, leading over 13 ‘tech for good’ projects across Syria and beyond. Roia’s impact has been supported by UKAID, GIZ, Expertise France and the Kahane Foundation.
In 2019, he launched Subul, a social enterprise connecting conflict-affected communities to dignified digital work. After seeking asylum in the Netherlands in 2021, Khaled spent 18 months in refugee camps, an experience that shaped Subul’s mission to create jobs and resilience for displaced people.
His journey and work have been featured by Al Jazeera, Het Financieele Dagblad, OneWorld, and Arab News. Khaled continues to build tech-driven solutions that offer hope, opportunity, and a future for marginalized communities.
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