To better understand San Diego refugee experiences, we partnered with our community to explore a range of topics including housing, health, jobs and education. We learned that addressing the unique needs of this community confronted with deep poverty requires multidisciplinary policy changes and cannot be done by simply making adjustments
PANA was covered by KPBS in the article "New Initiative Aims To Improve Experience Of Refugees In San Diego", published on June 1, 2016 By Tarryn Mento.
[caption id align="alignnone" width="800"] Credit: Facebook [https://www.panasd.org/caption] KPBS mentioned PANA's participation in SURJ San Diego's racial justice survey in an article titled "Most San Diego Candidates Fail To Respond To Racial Justice Survey" by
PANA was covered by KCBX in the article "In Low Voting San Diego Neighborhood, Refugee Groups Want 100% Turnout" published on May 31, 2016 by Claire Trageser.
PANA was thrilled to host the 4th San Diego Power Hour panel series focussing on Muslim Civil Society and voting. The event was covered by San Diego Uptown News. Above: Panelists and delegates meet and greet before the event. Above (left to right): Ramla Sahid of PANA, Natalie Maroun of
Why is faith-based organization in Muslim communities important? Thursday, May 12, 2016 #MuslimVotes #PowerHour was another night of networking and fun. This time, the panel portion featured local voices from Muslim faith-based organizing and voting rights advocacy, as well as distinguished guests from Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority
According to the California Department of Social Services, over 82,000 refugees have been resettled in San Diego, the top destination city of the top destination state nationwide. At a time with record-breaking levels of displacement globally, we have a critical opportunity in San Diego to be a world leader,
Donate today to invest in the voices of refugee families in San Diego. Did you know... * About 1 in 40 San Diego county residents came here as a refugee? * Most refugees can vote but face barriers? At PANA, we believe that in order to truly address the most pressing needs
We're thrilled to share that the Refugee Symposium drew a crowd of 100 people to learn and connect around refugee reception and inclusion in San Diego, Japan, and Korea. Huge thanks to the Karen Organization of San Diego for making the event possible, and inviting PANA to co-host.
The Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security published this infographic on WhiteHouse.gov (original): The Screening Process for Refugee Entry Into the United States 1. Many refugee applicants identify themselves to the U.N. Refugee Agency, UNHCR. UNHCR, then: * Collects identifying documents * Performs initial assessment * Collects biodata: name,
[caption id align="alignnone" width="750"] Photo credit: Nelvin C. Cepeda [https://www.panasd.org/caption] The San Diego Union-Tribune covered PANA's co-hosting, alongside the Karen Organization of San Diego, of the April 5th, 2016 Refugee Symposium at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa
Do you build mobile apps? Do you care about social justice? Join other San Diego area app developers in a half-day hackathon focussed on an early-stage app to catalyze smart, local community organizing campaigns. RSVP and join to learn more details: https://panasd.typeform.com/to/L0opOU Agenda: 11:00