What do beekeeping, fashion and inclusion have in common? Meet Espero, a French-designed social enterprise programme. What are they doing to help refugees get into the labour market?
Maya Persaud
Originally from the USA, Maya Persaud is the Director and co-founder of Espero France. After completing her Masters in Social Anthropolgy of development at SOAS, she volunteered and worked for NGOs before creating a fashion brand Lotty Dotty. After seeing the waste first hand compounded with the refugee crisis, she decided to pursue activities in helping to protect the environment and to help people find their place in French society.