Our mission is connecting the Bari people in the USA and helping them achieve their goals as responsible and productive members of the American society. We focus on three programs:
Community Development
- Facilitate the integration, and render assistance (such as interpretation and translation of documents, immigration, and citizenship classes) to all people (Bari persons and non-Bari) who legally entered USA (50 States and Territories), to the extent that such persons can smoothly adjust to the American society way of life with dignity, and in turn contribute to the community
- Provide ways and means of strengthening family relationships through interfamily and community support.
- Use education, empowerment, dialogue, and integration of positive values to promote sociocultural connectivity among the Bari people (especially the youth) including those in the motherland, in an effort to preserve and enrich Bari cultural values and language, and other traditions that are effective in shaping the Bari into peaceful responsible and productive citizens.
- Foster connectivity between the Bari people and other communities through a series of dialogue, educational workshops, panel discussions, cultural and heritage activities.
- Render support and assistance to individuals or community programs that positively impact humanity, promote better livelihood and help individuals/communities access local, county, state and federal resources, including programs pertaining to studies, promotion of arts, science, and public health.
- Render emergency assistance in cases of devastation of a community member or a household member, by creation of a devoted emergency fund through contributions, donations, and fund raising.
Education and Youth
- Use education, empowerment, dialogue, and integration of positive values to promote sociocultural connectivity among the Bari people (especially the youth) including those in the motherland, in an effort to preserve and enrich Bari cultural values and language, and other traditions that are effective in shaping the Bari into peaceful responsible and productive citizens.
- Scholarships are provided to two qualified Bari youth annually to help with expenses and promote higher education.
Rural Development in South Sudan
- Support rural development programs aiming to improve the quality of life for people in South Sudan.