Spontaneous Interview with Alhaji Alpha Fofana and Aron Weldemhiret of ASOIL
DLD TLV was an amazing event where we got to meet with many of the most brilliant minds in high tech. Our Strategic Advisor, Hillel Fuld, even managed to interview many of these rockstars for our blog, such as:
- Ilana Devillers of Food4All
- VoIP Pioneer and Serial Investor Jeff Pulver
- Itamar Weisbrod of Yahoo
- Eze Vidra of Remagine Ventures
- Marc Schulman, a columnist for Newsweek
In this post, we will highlight Hillel’s interview with Alhaji Alpha Fofana and Aron Weldemhiret of ASOIL.
Alhaji Alpha Fofana and Aron Weldemhiret are both graduates from IDC Herzliya, who went onto for the African Students Association of Israel (ASOIL.) This initiative seeks to correct misconceptions of Israeli society about African asylum seekers by promoting understanding and cooperation between Israeli citizens and African asylum seekers through education programs and exchanges. ASOIL also aims to empower the African asylum-seeking community in Israel by helping them realize their educational and career dreams and become change ambassadors in their communities.
Their projects include preparing the students to take English classes to obtain higher education, gaining certification in cooking from the Israel Danon Culinary Academy, and more. This is all made possible thanks to the generous donations of philanthropist Joey Low, the Founder of Star Farm Ventures, which has invested in the likes of many big names including:
Alhaji Alpha Fofana and Aron Weldemhiret were gracious to spend some time to chat with us. They came to DLD to seek additional opportunities to expose their students to the world of high tech, and we’re so glad to have met them! Check out the interview below!
