We Are All Human Foundation (WAAH) – a diversity, inclusion and equity non-profi – together with around 75 Latin leaders, have launched the Hispanic Recovery Plan to support Hispanics whose businesses and jobs have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The initiative is part of the Hispanic Star, a collective platform to unify Hispanics in the US and celebrate their contributions to the country.
According to the coalition, The Hispanic Recovery Plan is a platform to communicate, organise and mobilise individuals nationwide, unify efforts to mitigate the immediate economic impact of Covid-19. It aims to provide a path to “a solid and speedy recovery, particularly for Hispanic small and medium enterprises, entrepreneurs, and independent workers, who contribute more than $700 billion in sales to the economy annually, and employ more than 2.3 million people”.
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The platform will provide access to key leaders and subject matter experts via daily informational webinars on health, policy, business and other topics of interest for Hispanics during this time of crisis. It will also enable a marketplace for talent and services to provide visibility and available opportunities. Leaders will appeal to corporate America to support the Latin community in a number of ways, including advocating to promote retention and increasing Hispanic supplier diversity.
The initiative also will empower more than 5,000 Hispanic Star ambassadors nationwide to create “Hispanic Star Hubs” to share information and take action on local priorities.
“This is a time for Hispanics to unify efforts and take action together; COVID-19 is already affecting us all, but Hispanics will be disproportionately impacted,” said Claudia Romo Edelman, Founder and CEO of WAAH. “We understand the importance of coordinated action to protect each other today, but to also have a recovery plan so that we can get back on our feet quickly tomorrow.”
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