Conversation
Partners
The core of the organization
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Conversation Partners are exceptional individuals who hold a love of their language and sharing that with students through language learning. Their passion for language and culture provides them with unique expertise to help others in their language learning journey.
Conversation Partners come from diverse geographies and cultures. They are originally from Syria, Iraq, Mexico, Venezuela, the United States, Costa Rica, Colombia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Conversations Unbound welcomes all those who identify as having a background of forced displacement
Though all Conversation Partners have a background of forced displacement, no displacement experience is the same.
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Some have fled violent conflict or persecution.
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Others lacked job opportunities in their home country and were forced to migrate to support themselves and their families.
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Others are first-generation citizens negotiating their displacement history within the context of their xenophobic, anti-immigrant nation-states.
We recognize that forced displacement is both an immediate, raw experience and one that can impact families for generations.
Meet the Conversation Partners
Impacts for Conversation Partners
Through working with Conversations Unbound, Partners earn a supplemental income that can make a difference for their livelihood. Forcibly displaced people face high barriers to employment and education, making it challenging to reestablish their lives in a new place and start to earn an income. Online conversation sessions offer Conversation Partners a modest income cushion while they pursue other full-time employment opportunities.
Their work experience as language tutors also strengthens their resume, while the flexible nature of the job allows them to pursue other employment opportunities. Partners also share that working with Conversations Unbound has helped them build technology and intercultural communication skills that have helped them secure other jobs.