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Women’s History Month
Bound by Care: Stories of the Childcare Crisis for Immigrant Women
UpGlo conducted a series of listening sessions to learn the primary reason why women drop out…
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March 31, 2026
Alumni Stories
Healthcare
Match Day
Paging Our New Doctors
For 19 of our jobseekers, this Match Day marked a moment when years of sacrifice turned…
March 27, 2026
Alumni Stories
German immigrant finds purpose and community after starting over in New York
“After working for one of the top consultancies in the world, you don’t think you’re going…
January 12, 2026
25 Years 25 Stories
Alumni Stories
Community Spotlight: Doctor, Mentor, Director — Dr. Mohammad Sediq Hazratzai’s Uplifting Mission To Create Brighter Futures
“It all started with Upwardly Global… and it snowballed from there.” When Dr. Mohammad Sediq Hazratzai…
September 17, 2025
25 Years 25 Stories
Alumni Stories
Leadership Council
Community Spotlight: Caroline Luzze — From Newcomer to Advocate, One Resume at a Time
A New Beginning in the U.S. Caroline Luzze arrived in the United States in July 2017…
September 10, 2025
25 Years 25 Stories
Alumni Stories
Healthcare
“I want to make people less vulnerable.”
Photo credit: Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Russian doctor rebuilds career and finds new hope in Chicago When…
August 5, 2025
Alumni Stories
Healthcare
Match Day
They were doctors — then they had to start over.
With Upwardly Global’s support, internationally trained physicians are matching into U.S. residencies and rebuilding their lives…
July 2, 2025
25 Years 25 Stories
Alumni Stories
Ukraine
“I arrived in the U.S. as a refugee, but I wanted to grow my career.”
Ukrainian refugee and English professor rebuilds her teaching career in the U.S. When the war in…
April 15, 2025
25 Years 25 Stories
Afghan Response
Alumni Stories
“We all wanted a bright future and education.”
Upwardly Global helps Afghan scholar build connections for a brighter future Mimla was part of a…
April 4, 2025
25 Years 25 Stories
Alumni Stories
“If not for Upwardly Global, I wouldn’t be where I am now.”
Belarusian immigrant rebuilds his project management career through Upwardly Global “It’s really hard when you don’t…
March 13, 2025
25 Years 25 Stories
Alumni Stories
Healthcare
“Upwardly Global yields results. I’m one of them.”
Doctor from the Dominican Republic brings neurology expertise to Illinois When Johan joined his wife in…
February 25, 2025
Alumni Stories
“It’s not stepping back, it’s stepping forward.”
Argentine international analyst and father reclaims career in the U.S. Growing up in a military family…
December 17, 2024
Afghan Response
Alumni Stories
“What do you dream of?”
Afghan journalist and social worker rebuilds her dream in the U.S. Back in Afghanistan, Marjila wasn’t…
December 3, 2024
25 Years 25 Stories
Alumni Stories
“Upwardly Global saw me. They took my hand and gave me hope.”
Egyptian professional reclaims her career as an auditor at the New York State Department of Labor…
November 20, 2024
Alumni Stories
“I don’t know where I would be without joining Upwardly Global.”
Hong Kong-bred Building Surveyor breaks career ground at Prometheus Real Estate Group with support from Upwardly…
July 17, 2024