Apricot International is a nonprofit organization that connects displaced and underserved professionals from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to high-quality remote tech jobs. With a particular focus on Palestine and non-GCC neighboring countries, Apricot addresses the systemic barriers: legal restrictions, limited mobility, and exclusion from global hiring networks that prevent skilled individuals from accessing meaningful employment.
Apricot operates at the “last mile” of the employment pipeline, bridging the gap between training and job placement. Its model is threefold: direct placement into remote tech roles, subcontracting talent to socially conscious companies, and forming full-stack project teams for staff augmentation. What sets Apricot apart is its end-to-end support, including training in interview skills, onboarding, communication, and mentorship to ensure retention and career growth.
Backed by a team with experience at Google, Salesforce, Deloitte, and Target and co-led by displaced professionals themselves, Apricot combines operational excellence with deep regional credibility. To date, Apricot has placed 60+ professionals and is projected to pay out well over a million dollars in wages to the region in the next year.
Apricot’s mission is grounded in a simple belief: talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. By expanding economic agency through tech employment, Apricot is building a more inclusive and resilient future, one job at a time.
Apricot International is a nonprofit organization that connects displaced and underserved professionals from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to high-quality remote tech jobs. With a particular focus on Palestine and non-GCC neighboring countries, Apricot addresses the systemic barriers: legal restrictions, limited mobility, and exclusion from global hiring networks that prevent skilled individuals from accessing meaningful employment.
Apricot operates at the “last mile” of the employment pipeline, bridging the gap between training and job placement. Its model is threefold: direct placement into remote tech roles, subcontracting talent to socially conscious companies, and forming full-stack project teams for staff augmentation. What sets Apricot apart is its end-to-end support, including training in interview skills, onboarding, communication, and mentorship to ensure retention and career growth.
Backed by a team with experience at Google, Salesforce, Deloitte, and Target and co-led by displaced professionals themselves, Apricot combines operational excellence with deep regional credibility. To date, Apricot has placed 60+ professionals and is projected to pay out well over a million dollars in wages to the region in the next year.
Apricot’s mission is grounded in a simple belief: talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. By expanding economic agency through tech employment, Apricot is building a more inclusive and resilient future, one job at a time.
