Nathanaël Molle
Ashoka Fellow since 2014   |   France

Nathanaël Molle

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In the last few decades, France, like many other developed countries, has faced an increasing number of refugees fleeing war or political persecution in their countries. Exploring the untapped…
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Nathanaël Molle is on leave from the Ashoka Fellowship. For more information on his status, please contact france@ashoka.org.

This description of Nathanaël Molle's work was prepared when Nathanaël Molle was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship in 2014.

Introduction

In the last few decades, France, like many other developed countries, has faced an increasing number of refugees fleeing war or political persecution in their countries. Exploring the untapped potential of refugee populations long stigmatized and marginalized by their host countries, NathanaëlRead more

The New Idea

Nathanaël is changing minds about the value of refugees in society and helping refugees surmount the challenges of integration without money, networks, or academic recognition while carrying a strong negative image as “burdens to society."

To deeply transform the perception of refugees in FrenchRead more

The Problem

There are 200,000 refugees in France and about 10,000 of which are granted asylum every year. The current media coverage around the question of refugees is significant but confusing, mixing the issues of refugees and illegal migrants. The great diversity of realities behind the issue of refugeesRead more

The Strategy

Through a nominator network composed of major citizen and public organizations on asylum, Nathanaël identifies refugees with entrepreneurial skills and supports them in the creation of small enterprises. He then sets up large-scale communication strategies around these entrepreneurs to make themRead more

The Person

Nathanaël is an entrepreneur - several times over, despite his young age - and a citizen of the world. He grew up with refugees throughout his childhood as an expatriate in Brazil, Mali, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Morocco and France. As a white foreigner in Mali, he was the victim of racism,Read more

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