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Practical Living Institute (PLI) has launched a women’s leadership training program
named “Project Destiny.” Project Destiny is designed for Sudanese refugee women
living in Egypt, many of whom have lost contact with family members and friends.
They are strangers in a foreign land with few resources. They are desperate for
relationships and spiritual direction in order to make some sense out of all that has
happened in their lives.
Barbara Davis serves as Project Director. She will work with the women from
September 2009 until May 2010. Barbara understands the plight of these women,
because she has interacted with them during the last three years. She is providing the
women with spiritual guidance and training for sustainable living skills.
Project Destiny will help Sudanese refugee women develop leadership skills, which
will empower and bring transformation to their lives. Though the task may be difficult
for the refugee women being served, it is a goal that can be achieved with diligence
and perseverance.
ABOUT THE REFUGEES
There are tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees in Egypt. Most of them are seeking
refuge from ongoing military conflicts in their home country of Sudan. Their official
status as refugees is highly disputed, and they have been subjected to racial
discrimination and police violence. They live among a much larger population of
Sudanese migrants in Egypt, estimated to be more than two million. It is believed that
many more of these migrants are in fact refugees, but see little benefit in seeking
recognition.
Unemployment, insufficient education opportunities, limited access to health care, high
housing costs and integration difficulties are some of the biggest challenges faced by
refugees. The majority of Sudanese refugees live in a tiny room housing 7 or 8 people
with no air-conditioning (temperatures reach 110 F in the summer). They arrive with
what little they can carry and are forced to live well below the poverty line.
The Sudanese are the largest refugee group in Egypt. They make up 73% of asylum
seekers in Egypt. Sudanese refugees consist of different ethnic groups and speak
different languages. Although Egypt kindly opens its borders for the Sudanese to
enter, it is unable to provide financial assistance to the refugees due to its own rapidly
growing population. Therefore, the Sudanese refugees have no access to housing,
education, or health care.
named “Project Destiny.” Project Destiny is designed for Sudanese refugee women
living in Egypt, many of whom have lost contact with family members and friends.
They are strangers in a foreign land with few resources. They are desperate for
relationships and spiritual direction in order to make some sense out of all that has
happened in their lives.
Barbara Davis serves as Project Director. She will work with the women from
September 2009 until May 2010. Barbara understands the plight of these women,
because she has interacted with them during the last three years. She is providing the
women with spiritual guidance and training for sustainable living skills.
Project Destiny will help Sudanese refugee women develop leadership skills, which
will empower and bring transformation to their lives. Though the task may be difficult
for the refugee women being served, it is a goal that can be achieved with diligence
and perseverance.
ABOUT THE REFUGEES
There are tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees in Egypt. Most of them are seeking
refuge from ongoing military conflicts in their home country of Sudan. Their official
status as refugees is highly disputed, and they have been subjected to racial
discrimination and police violence. They live among a much larger population of
Sudanese migrants in Egypt, estimated to be more than two million. It is believed that
many more of these migrants are in fact refugees, but see little benefit in seeking
recognition.
Unemployment, insufficient education opportunities, limited access to health care, high
housing costs and integration difficulties are some of the biggest challenges faced by
refugees. The majority of Sudanese refugees live in a tiny room housing 7 or 8 people
with no air-conditioning (temperatures reach 110 F in the summer). They arrive with
what little they can carry and are forced to live well below the poverty line.
The Sudanese are the largest refugee group in Egypt. They make up 73% of asylum
seekers in Egypt. Sudanese refugees consist of different ethnic groups and speak
different languages. Although Egypt kindly opens its borders for the Sudanese to
enter, it is unable to provide financial assistance to the refugees due to its own rapidly
growing population. Therefore, the Sudanese refugees have no access to housing,
education, or health care.
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