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Welcome to CARI’s website!

The Center for African Refugees and Immigrants (CARI) is a national division of the Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc. (ECDC). The idea for CARI grew out of ECDC’s extensive experience working with African newcomers, African community-based organizations (CBOs), and mainstream institutions. Over the course of two decades operating in the fields of refugee resettlement and service provision, the need for a national resource center focusing on issues of concern to African immigrants and refugees has become apparent to ECDC. Thus, CARI was established as a source of public education, capacity-building, community development and dialogue for and among African refugees and immigrants and their allies in the United States.

We present this website as a means of exchange and learning for our various stakeholders. Among the many features of CARI’s website are the African Voices discussion board where community members can share ideas and information; a resource section where visitors can find publications and education materials related to health and social issues affecting African immigrants and refugees; and a members-only page that includes capacity building tools, training opportunities, funding announcements, and an ARN discussion board for members of the African Resource Network.

CARI, and this website, is the culmination of many years of dialogue, planning, and hard work among staff at ECDC and our partner African community-based organizations. Welcome and enjoy the site!

ECDC's 18th Annual National Conference

         - 18th Annual National Conference Request for Proposals
         - Workshop Proposal Form

MAA Innovations in Technical Assistance                                      (MITA)

          MITA Background
          MITA Grantees

   MITA RESOURCES
          MITA Site Visit Review Tool
          MITA Workplan Template
          MITA Sample Agreement between ECBO and Local TA Provider
          MITA First Site Visit Reporting Format
          MITA Reporting Format - Grantees Report to ECDC
          MITA Site First Visit Evaluation Tool
          Case Study for Grantmanship Webinar
          How to Write a Winning Proposal
          Proposal Planning
          Grant Writing for Growth
          Tips for Establishing Child Care Microenterprise Development Program

Training & Technical Assistance Calendar
Call in number: 218-339-2500 Participant Code: 665521

Links to other Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Technical Assistance (TA) Providers

         Child Welfare
         -US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bridging Refugee Youth and
          Children's Services (BRYCS)
          http://www.brycs.org/

         Cultural Orientation Resource Center (COR)
         -Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
         www.culturalorientation.net

         Employment
         Economic Development (Microenterprise)
         -ISED Solutions, Inc.
         http://www.isedsolutions.org/

         -RefugeeWorks
         www.refugeeworks.org

         English Language Training
         -Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning
         www.spring-institute.org

         Ethnic Community Self-Help Organizations
         -ECDC's MAA Innovations in Technical Assistance (MITA)
         www.ecdcinternational.org

         International Rescue Committee(IRC)
         www.theirc.org

         LGBT (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender) Refugee Resource Center
         -Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
         www.heartlandalliance.org/

         The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
         www.searac.org

         Immigration
         -Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)
         http://cliniclegal.org/

         -National Partnership for Community Training for Immigrant
          Service Providers
         http://gulfcoastjewishfamilyandcommunityservices.org/fcst/

         ORR Special Initiatives (Wilson/Fish, Preferred Communities,
         Integration Initiative)
         -ISED Solutions, Inc.
         http://www.isedsolutions.org

         Refugee and Immigrant Health Program
         -Massachusetts Department of Public Health
         www.mass.gov/dph/refugee

         Torture
         -National Capacity Building Project for Specialized Torture
         Treatment Centers
         www.healtorture.org

 


 



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The African Resource Network (ARN) is a national network of organizations and individuals engaged in promoting the well-being of Africans living in the United States.It is facilitated and managed by ECDC CARI. The Network serves as a forum for members to share personal experiences, build organizational capacity, and collectively organize around shared concerns.

Click here for more information about the ARN and membership opportunities.


Spotlight

The African Refugee Network Newsletter is a monthly publication of CARI, which examines the latest news and events relevant to African refugees living in the United States and abroad. To view the latest edition, click here.


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