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May 2019
15m 11s

DUBAI WORKS EP 18: Assia Riccio, Founder...

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About this episode
Every so often we come across a service in Dubai that we didn’t know excited, that reminds us of the wonderful people and initiatives that have started here.

Assia Riccio had a background in training and personal development in the corporate world, two years ago she set up an organisation in Dubai, Elvolvin Women, it sets out to improve the employability of unemployed women from developing countries, though vocational training and international work experience..

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