Tent Partnership for Refugees

Tent Partnership for Refugees
FounderHamdi Ulukaya
Founded atNew York
Legal statusNon-profit organization
HeadquartersNew York City
CEO
Gideon Maltz
Websitewww.tent.org

The Tent Partnership for Refugees, previously known as the Tent Foundation, is an international non-profit organization founded by Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder and CEO of Chobani.[1] It is a coalition of businesses that have committed to take action to help refugees and was created to mobilize the business community to connect refugees to work.[2]

Established in 2016 and headquartered in New York City,[3] the organization brings together companies to help refugees find jobs. Led by Gideon Maltz, the Tent Partnership for Refugees works with the businesses in its network on their efforts to hire, train, and mentor refugees.[4]

History

In 2015, Chobani's CEO and founder, Hamdi Ulukaya, signed the Giving Pledge, committing to give the majority of his personal wealth to help end the global refugee crisis.[5] He founded the Tent Foundation for this purpose. In 2016, the Tent Foundation incorporated the private sector commitments announced in response to President Obama's 2016 Call to Action for Private Sector Engagement on the Global Refugee Crisis.[6]

The Tent Partnership for Refugees was launched in 2016 at the World Economic Forum in Davos.[7] The inaugural members of the Tent Alliance included Airbnb, Becton Dickinson, Chobani, Cotopaxi, Henry Schein, the IKEA Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, LinkedIn, MasterCard, Pearson, UPS, and Western Union.[3] Since 2016, the Tent Partnership for Refugees has grown to over 500 major companies[8] — including Amazon, DHL Group, Hilton, LinkedIn, L'Oréal, Marriott International, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Starbucks, and TD Bank.

References

  1. ^ "Yogurt Tycoon Wants Companies Everywhere to Hire Refugees". Bloomberg.com. 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  2. ^ "Hamdi Ulukaya joins Aurora Prize Selection Committee". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Ulukaya, Hamdi (20 January 2016). "Opinion: Big business must 'hack' refugee crisis". CNN Money. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Tent - Homepage".
  5. ^ "Hamdi Ulukaya" (PDF). Pledge Letter. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Partners - Tent". Tent. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  7. ^ Young, Emily (2016-01-22). "Refugee crisis: 'Bring business in'". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  8. ^ "Tent Members". Tent Partnership for Refugees. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
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