{"id":42401,"date":"2025-12-04T09:28:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/inspiration\/our-partnership-with-uaf-and-kerims-story\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:30:48","slug":"our-partnership-with-uaf-and-kerims-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/en\/people-culture-en\/our-partnership-with-uaf-and-kerims-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our partnership with UAF and Kerim&#8217;s story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42401\" class=\"elementor elementor-42401 elementor-42237\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-241eb3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"241eb3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db95f3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db95f3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc46c21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc46c21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e368593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e368593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"971\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kerim-Yildiz-1.1-scaled-e1748958203537-971x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33145\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kerim-Yildiz-1.1-scaled-e1748958203537-971x1024.jpg 971w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kerim-Yildiz-1.1-scaled-e1748958203537-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kerim-Yildiz-1.1-scaled-e1748958203537-768x810.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kerim-Yildiz-1.1-scaled-e1748958203537-1456x1536.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kerim-Yildiz-1.1-scaled-e1748958203537.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 971px) 100vw, 971px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb7189 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fb7189\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22136cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22136cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kerim Yildiz<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa6704f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa6704f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consultant<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5463a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5463a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kerim is an experienced digital innovation consultant with a strong background in digital transformation and creative technology. Specializing in stakeholder management, innovation processes, and translating technology trends into strategic business solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdcd5f9 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fdcd5f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:kerim@nlmtd.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb218e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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data-id=\"2946b69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW4873552 BCX4\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4873552 BCX4\">At <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW4873552 BCX4\">nlmtd,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4873552 BCX4\"> it&#8217;s about doing business together <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4873552 BCX4\">and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4873552 BCX4\"> making a real impact. Social change starts with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4873552 BCX4\">the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4873552 BCX4\"> people, and inclusiveness is fundamental to the future we are building. As a B Corp-certified<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4873552 BCX4\">\u00a0consulting firm, we believe that everyone deserves equal opportunities to participate and make a difference.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f201e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34f201e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d710a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18d710a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\">Our colleague <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW210623212 BCX4\">Kerim<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\"> concurs with the value of the UAF foundation.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\">In 2020, he arrived in the Netherlands as a refugee<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\">With motivation and perseverance, he learned the language, completed a master&#8217;s degree, and received <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\">professional <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\">guidance from UAF.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\">That guidance was critical to his development <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\">and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\"> enabled him to integrate fully<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\">Since May 2024, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW210623212 BCX4\">Kerim<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\"> has been a consultant at nlmtd<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210623212 BCX4\">. He works on transitions with impact, bringing his knowledge, background, and unique perspective to our projects.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d028ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d028ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"919\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KerimYildiz-1-scaled-e1748360514195-919x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31576\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KerimYildiz-1-scaled-e1748360514195-919x1024.jpg 919w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KerimYildiz-1-scaled-e1748360514195-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KerimYildiz-1-scaled-e1748360514195-768x855.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KerimYildiz-1-scaled-e1748360514195-1379x1536.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KerimYildiz-1-scaled-e1748360514195.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 919px) 100vw, 919px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0675917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0675917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW234041836 BCX4\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Since February 2025, he has been committed to serving as the interim Coordinator of the UAF Academy, the online learning platform for highly educated refugees. <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234041836 BCX4\">This is for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234041836 BCX4\"> him a special role, or as he puts it himself:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ab62f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62ab62f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a386358 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"a386358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03d966 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c03d966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tI am now able to make an immediate impact for people who are in a situation similar to where I once was.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Kerim Y\u0131ld\u0131z -  nlmtd<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4218833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4218833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233856172 BCX4\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW233856172 BCX4\">Kerim<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233856172 BCX4\"> sees his<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233856172 BCX4\"> personal experience <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233856172 BCX4\">as<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233856172 BCX4\"> his <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233856172 BCX4\">driving force to make a difference<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233856172 BCX4\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233856172 BCX4\">It is precisely that strength that drives his work at both UAF and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW233856172 BCX4\">nlmtd, making it<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233856172 BCX4\"> valuable.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233856172 BCX4\">The combination of both roles demonstrates how personal commitment, entrepreneurship, and social impact can reinforce one another.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5c075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a5c075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49656973 BCX4\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49656973 BCX4\">To deepen this connection, in September, he joined nlmtd and started a laptop collection campaign. We collected used laptops within our company, which will be distributed to refugee students through UAF. <\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49656973 BCX4\">This is how we increase their access to education and language classes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49656973 BCX4\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49656973 BCX4\">and bring to life our shared mission: inclusion and equal opportunity for all.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25cc14f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25cc14f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/001_20251112_UAF_Live_Photo-Ben-Houdijk_hr_1126-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-42257\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/001_20251112_UAF_Live_Photo-Ben-Houdijk_hr_1126-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/001_20251112_UAF_Live_Photo-Ben-Houdijk_hr_1126-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/001_20251112_UAF_Live_Photo-Ben-Houdijk_hr_1126-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/001_20251112_UAF_Live_Photo-Ben-Houdijk_hr_1126-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/001_20251112_UAF_Live_Photo-Ben-Houdijk_hr_1126-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92103ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92103ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>The partnership between nlmtd and UAF shows how social impact and entrepreneurship support each other. It&#8217;s more than just a project: it&#8217;s a shared responsibility to create opportunities and promote progress for people in need.<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consultant Kerim is an experienced digital innovation consultant with a strong background in digital transformation and creative technology. Specializing in stakeholder management, innovation processes, and translating technology trends into strategic business solutions. 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