How ARC Advances Social Justice in Crises
American Refugee Committee (ARC) is a nonprofit organization, based in Minneapolis, MN that works with refugees, internally displaced persons and people facing disaster and conflict in 11 countries (ARC 2016). The types of conflict ARC addresses includes natural and war related disasters and gender based violence that result in oppression, persecution, poverty in terms of resources, health, education and wealth, and displacement. ARC aims to assist vulnerable populations as such to utilize resources, strengths, and opportunities to achieve self sufficiency, dignity, safety and wellbeing (ARC ). Through humanitarian aid, advocacy, education and development, ARC commits to empowering people to persist …show more content…
For example, in Myanmar and Thailand, ARC addresses health by training locals for health management and leadership, educating communities about health and distributing mosquito nets at 14 points along the border to prevent malaria (ARC 2015). Nutrition, reproductive healthcare, neonatal care, counseling and HIV/AIDS prevention programs, and education campaigns helped improve access and quality of health services (ARC). ARC also seeks to bring economic opportunities through vocational skill building programs and micro enterprise loans (ARC). Through Asili (Foundation), ARC helped DRC community establish a social enterprise with three components: agriculture, medical clinic, and clean water (ARC 2015). In Somalia, ARC helped start a fishery through provision of boat repair tools and teaching sustainable fishing and financial management (ARC). ARC provides education through funding or alternative methods like homeschooling, village schools, skills training and mentoring, a part of the Questscope program in Syria and Jordan (ARC 2015). Through education, counseling, medical and legal services and enabling women leadership, ARC seeks to respond and prevent gender based violence (ARC …show more content…
Its methods of empowerment, education, local leadership, and development enable the people to decide and implement the solutions to their needs and wants. This affirms the empowerment of the local community as well as ensures the continuance of the established programs through new leaders. Based off of sufficiency, community collaboration and solidarity also allow people to have positive influence among individuals and groups and ensure their programs become part of the system. Another strength is the creativity in programs, which ARC design to foster community involvement, discussion and activism. Along with other organizations, ARC takes part in the 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence in the form of community discussions, speech and debate competitions (Thailand, Pakistan), sporting events (Uganda), street theater and puppet shows (Pakistan, Syria) (ARC). In order to raise money for girls education, ARC hosts a yearly marathon in Uganda’s Nakivale settlement
American Refugee Committee (ARC) is a nonprofit organization, based in Minneapolis, MN that works with refugees, internally displaced persons and people facing disaster and conflict in 11 countries (ARC 2016). The types of conflict ARC addresses includes natural and war related disasters and gender based violence that result in oppression, persecution, poverty in terms of resources, health, education and wealth, and displacement. ARC aims to assist vulnerable populations as such to utilize resources, strengths, and opportunities to achieve self sufficiency, dignity, safety and wellbeing (ARC ). Through humanitarian aid, advocacy, education and development, ARC commits to empowering people to persist …show more content…
For example, in Myanmar and Thailand, ARC addresses health by training locals for health management and leadership, educating communities about health and distributing mosquito nets at 14 points along the border to prevent malaria (ARC 2015). Nutrition, reproductive healthcare, neonatal care, counseling and HIV/AIDS prevention programs, and education campaigns helped improve access and quality of health services (ARC). ARC also seeks to bring economic opportunities through vocational skill building programs and micro enterprise loans (ARC). Through Asili (Foundation), ARC helped DRC community establish a social enterprise with three components: agriculture, medical clinic, and clean water (ARC 2015). In Somalia, ARC helped start a fishery through provision of boat repair tools and teaching sustainable fishing and financial management (ARC). ARC provides education through funding or alternative methods like homeschooling, village schools, skills training and mentoring, a part of the Questscope program in Syria and Jordan (ARC 2015). Through education, counseling, medical and legal services and enabling women leadership, ARC seeks to respond and prevent gender based violence (ARC …show more content…
Its methods of empowerment, education, local leadership, and development enable the people to decide and implement the solutions to their needs and wants. This affirms the empowerment of the local community as well as ensures the continuance of the established programs through new leaders. Based off of sufficiency, community collaboration and solidarity also allow people to have positive influence among individuals and groups and ensure their programs become part of the system. Another strength is the creativity in programs, which ARC design to foster community involvement, discussion and activism. Along with other organizations, ARC takes part in the 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence in the form of community discussions, speech and debate competitions (Thailand, Pakistan), sporting events (Uganda), street theater and puppet shows (Pakistan, Syria) (ARC). In order to raise money for girls education, ARC hosts a yearly marathon in Uganda’s Nakivale settlement