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Sophie Jama Malindi

Director, Tent Canada

Sophie is the Director of Tent Canada. In this role, she leads a coalition of 50 member companies and counting dedicated to connecting refugees to jobs in Canada through hiring, training, and mentorship. Prior to Tent, Sophie served as a long-time Program Manager as well as Acting Chief of Programme Services at UNICEF,  and was a Program Officer at UNAIDS. She is also the founder of TruVoice Solutions, a tech platform which aims to empower and amplify voices of marginalized groups by fostering meaningful and inclusive engagement between employees and employers. 

Sophie is a two times TEDx speaker, and is the Chair of a global Research Advisory Council on Violence Against Children and is a board member of a tech start up on financial inclusion of marginalized women and girls.  As an Ethiopian refugee granted asylum as a child, Sophie is passionate about improving the lives of refugees in Canada and all over the world.


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