SDOP bOOSTS AAP Domestic Violence Program
The Action Aid Program “Domestic Violence and Family Crises” Program has got a boost. The program has been awarded a $10,000 grant. The grant is expected to enhance the AAP working with members who are victims of domestic violence, and the program will work with members to educate and encourage them to report violence against them.
The Domestic Violence project is mostly educational, and part working with individuals who are experiencing domestic abuse and violence to report the menace in the community. The project may expand its coverage but it is entirely focused on its target group. In an email to Action Aid Program by Nina Lewis, the Associate for Program, Madam Clara Nunez, said, “It is with a great deal of pleasure that we enter into a partnership with the Action Aid Program and all of those involved with the project.”
The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People asserts, “We are always looking for new and exciting partnerships. If you know of other community groups that might meet our funding criteria and would be interested in applying for a grant from Self-Development of People, please provide them with our website…”
On behalf of the Action Aid Program, Gibson W. Jerue, Executive Director of the program, thanked the Presbyterian and the SDOP families for the grant and assures them of a good and rewarding partnership.
At Domestic Violence Workshop
“It is our responsibility to help people who are abused. The Victims need our help. We should REACH OUT, UPLIFT AND ENCOURAGE the victims,” – Rue Gbayor Sleh.
Domestic Violence Workshop
“It is our responsibility to help people who are abused. The Victims need our help. We should encourage and uphold the dignity of victims of domestic violence and family crises, reach out to them and protect them, not shame them. Abusers always want control. Don’t let them.
Over the years, we have built our relationships with community-based and social organizations to ensure that women and children in the New American communities are not only protected from abuse, but they are also promoted and empowered.
Some of the organizations we have partnered with include the Executive Women, United Liberians Association in North Dakota, and other refugees organizations that share our goals and ideals to empower women. One thing has driven our passion – TO HELP THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST!
Domestic Violence Workshop
“If one person has all the power and control, that is a problem. Domestic violence happens to anybody,” says Jean Hannig, Assistant Professor of Paralegal at the Minnesota University Moorhead or MSUM. She was main presenter at a Domestic Violence and Family Crisis workshop organized by the Action Aid Program (AAP).
According to Prof. Hannig, the perpetrator may appear apologetic at times, but the apology is only intended to keep his/her victim in control. She said abusers often blame their victims and make them to feel guilty. “The victim blames herself because the perpetrator told her she made him do it,” Prof. Hannig noted.
Earlier, the AAP Executive Director Gibson W. Jerue urged participants to take the workshop seriously to guide themselves against abuse.
IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE
The New American community, especially those coming from refugee camps in Africa and elsewhere, are in great need of assistance with their immigration cases.
Parent-School Relations
One of the problems New American student face is that their parents are not involved in their school activities. We endeavor to connect parents with school authorities.
Family Support
Some major issues New American families face are language and culture barriers, inability to read and write to get gainful employment, family management, etc.
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is a systemic problem within the New American community. The culture of man dominance and wife battering is an issues we have had to deal with.
Domestic Abuse Can Happen To Anybody
Abusive partners are subtle and they present themselves as loving and caring until they get hold of you.