Our co-founder, Amanda El Amine, led a workshop on diversity and skin color in her son's elementary school class. The activity, aimed at children aged 5 to 6, was designed to help them discover differences in appearance, while highlighting what fundamentally unites them.

During the workshop, students created their own self-portraits, choosing colored pencils to match their skin color. This activity culminated in the creation of a collective fresco that will be displayed in their classroom - a lasting testimony to this shared experience.

The Qualife Foundation commissioned Yojoa to run a workshop on the theme of inclusive recruitment. Aimed at HR professionals, the workshop provided a practical approach to writing inclusive advertisements, conducting objective interviews and integrating new recruits. Participants left with practical tools and a better understanding of the issues involved in inclusive recruitment.

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As co-founding associations, Singa Switzerland, Yojoa and Association découvrir firmly believe that cultural diversity is a strength for business, and for society.

In this interview on the Forum program, two of the three initiators of the Charter project, Elody de Brito (SINGA Switzerland Foundation) and France Laurent (Association découvrir) present the Charter for the Inclusion of Refugees and Migrants in the Workplace.

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On this day, Yojoa accompanied a dozen young talents, coached and prepared in advance to take part in 15-minute express interviews with committed recruiting companies.

The aim is to create concrete opportunities for candidates by offering them a place to gain confidence through tailor-made coaching, understand the expectations of the job market, and meet recruiters who listen and offer advice.

Coach and Young Talent Program Manager: Manuel Lopez

On April 10, the Accueil de l'Enseignement Secondaire II (ACCESII) and Yojoa co-organized an event designed to raise the profile of young people from migrant backgrounds.
In front of some thirty companies, testimonials and discussions revealed the inspiring backgrounds, motivation and immense potential of these young players in tomorrow's professional inclusion.

Our director and co-founder, Emmanuelle Werner Gillioz, spoke at the symposium "New approaches for sustainable service strategies" organized by Artiset - the federation of service providers for people in need of support, held in Biel/Bienne.

Her presentation highlighted the potential of young people from a migrant background as a valuable pool of resources, skills and candidates.

The strengths of these young talents are often untapped in the job market. Emmanuelle shared the solutions developed by Yojoa to support their professional inclusion.

Our managing director and co-founder Emmanuelle Werner Gillioz was invited by Renaud Malik and Thibaut Schaller on the RTS program Forum to discuss the retreat of certain companies on the subjects of diversity and inclusion, and the resistance of many other companies in French-speaking Switzerland who are taking a public stance in favor of maintaining these policies.

On March 13, 2025, the Qualife Foundation and Yojoa organized a roundtable around the topic of diversity and inclusion in recruitment, entitled "The key to better recruitment and innovation".
The event, moderated by Martina Chyba, brought together around 50 companies, who were able to take stock of the D&I theme and receive practical solutions from the 6 specialists present∙e∙s. The evening was illustrated live by the talented Papancucul.

Manuel, our Young Talent Manager, and Rustam, a young person from a migrant background, were invited by CEC Emilie-Gourd to discuss migration-related issues with 4th-year students. The escape game, created by the school's students and teachers, follows a similar path to that of a person from a migrant background. Students listened to Rustam's personal account of his journey from Afghanistan to Switzerland. The aim of this meeting was to gain a better understanding of the difficulties faced by people from a migrant background. Manuel, for his part, was able to talk about Yojoa's work and how she helps young people in their job search.