XO Foundation’s Post

WHAT A JOURNEY! 💥😍✨ You haven’t heard from us in a while - but we have been busy meeting amazing XtraOrdinary people!   It’s with gratitude and happiness we can look back at 6 months of records for XO:  ➡ Khalid Mohammed, Jan Scherman and Angelica Jonsson joined XO in January  🚆 We went on a tour to meet fantastic people all over Sweden  ⬆ We tripled the amount of applications   It’s difficult to describe in words what we have experienced during these past 6 months. There are so many people, initiatives and stories from all over Sweden that we would like to share with you! 💗   The goal with the tour and all hard work this spring was twofold;  👋 To spread the XO message throughout Sweden 📈 To increase the number of applicants Our XO journey has just begun - we are proud of what we have achieved - but that hard work continues! 💪   We are excited to present the results from the XO Jury Conni Jonsson, Susanne Najafi, Peter Wallenberg, Sara Wimmercranz, Claes Dahlbäck and Hjalmar Didrikson! They did not have an easy job evaluating all talents and their amazing ideas💡   We had 134 applications and the XO Jury found 8 talents that received grants last week at a ceremony at Hasselbacken - please join us in congratulating 🎉👏   📢 Moshira Hassan, from Borlänge. Developing digital solutions for the social services workforce.   📢 Janna Nasser & Sally Ismael, from Örebro, with Alga UF. Develops sustainable insulation material from seaweed.   📢 Lanna Ali, from Göteborg, with Angered Apparel. Designs her own luxury clothes with inspiration from her home; Angered.   📢 Jasmin Nasser, from Stockholm, with Studiegården. A centre for young people in the south of Stockholm where they can get help with their homework.   📢 Muna Idow, from Göteborg, with Mermaid Simskola. Swimming school for people in socio-economically disadvantaged areas who cannot swim.   📢 Ismail Ali, from Stockholm, with Alié Moistures. Has developed a unique formula and products for textured hair.   📢 Emil Falk, from Gnosjö, with Window Glass Recycling. Has developed a machine that can recycle window glass that currently ends up in landfill.   📢 Iman Talabani, from Stockholm, with Talabani Productions. A production company by and for the free woman.   The XO Team would like to extend a big huge THANK YOU to all amazing people that made this evening special 🙏 Hillevi Pihlblad Rafidashti for power and inspiration💥 Khulud Omar the poet from Borlänge 🌟 Yalla Rinkeby for amazing food 🥙 Kerim akkoc for mastering the barbeque🌭 Olle Lundberg, Anna C Belfrage, Gunnar Asp, Florijeta Mulolli, Mustafa Zatara, Max Lagerbäck, Abdirahiim Abdi, Lova Svensson, Amanda Mattsson, Ali Taleb, Elis Hodzic, Muhib Lafta, Abenezer Yakob, Estefanía Coral, Ismael Hamoudi, Alireza Ahmadi