Refugee Womens Network Inc

REFUGEE WOMEN'S NETWORK INSPIRES AND EQUIPS REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN TO BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES.

SOCIAL ADJUSTMENTSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO HELP REFUGEES ASSIMILATE INTO THEIR NEW LIVES IN THE U.S. AND TO ENCOURAGE SELFRELIANCE SO THAT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAN SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE SIMILAR SITUATIONS IN THE FUTURE.LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP TRAINING GIVES REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO BE ADVOCATES FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.PAST GRADUATES OF THE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM HAVE GONE ON TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN NONPROFITS THAT SERVE REFUGEE WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTWOMENS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO EQUIP REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO BECOME ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT THROUGH EMPLOYMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INCLUDE: LENDING CIRCLES, CAREER PATHWAY PROJECT, CHEF'S CLUB-FOOD ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM.CIVIC ENGAGEMENTCIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM-RWN IS WORKING TO ENCOURAGE AND EMPOWER GEORGIA'S NEWEST CITIZENS TO GET INVOLVED IN PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING ON ISSUES THAT MATTER TO THEM BY BEING A PART OF THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL POLITICS. RWN EDUCATES REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS ON THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, VOTER REGISTRATION AND VOTER EDUCATION.COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMCOMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM (CHP) WILL HELP TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN ATLANTA WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE AND APPROPRIATE PROGRAM. THESE OBJECTIVES WILL BE ACHIEVED BY INCREASING THE KNOWLEDGE OF DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH & WELLNESS PROMOTING BEHAVIORS AMONG REFUGEE WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL AS THEIR ACCESS TO AVAILABLE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THE CHP PROMOTERS WILL REACH WOMEN AND FAMILIES IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES OF CHP PROGRAMS ARE HIKING, BIKING AND SWIMMING WOMEN'S GROUPS, WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH AND MOTHERSXMOTHERS FOR WOMEN IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGES.YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMTHE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF THE REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT YOUTH BY BRINGING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH RESOURCES, FINANCIAL AND FUTURE READINESS SUPPORT, AND CIVIC EDUCATION DIRECTLY TO THEM.SERVICES FOR OLDER REFUGEESRWN PROVIDES SERVICES TO ALL REFUGEES WHO ARE OLDER THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE. THE SERVICES INCLUDE SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, INFORMATION REFERRALS, AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS SUCH AS EXCURSION TRIPS, ETC.