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Somali Bantu Community Orientation Curriculum Index:
Family and Community Outreach for Somali Bantu Refugees

This curriculum is available to download by individual section for ease of reference.

Main Curriculum:

• Title Page
• Guide to Materials
• Model Community Orientation Schedule
  
• Session 1: Introduction
  • Map of the United States
  • Issues Related to Somalis and Somali Bantu
• Session 2: Services and Rights
  • The Rights of Refugees in the United States
  • A History of Immigration and the United States
  • Sample Client Resettlement Plan
• Session 3: Housing
  • Sample Lease Agreement
• Session 4: Financial Literacy
  • Sample Check
  • "The Bean Game"
  • Mock Budget
• Session 5: Employment
  • What are Your Skills?
  • Sample Resume
  • Sample Job Application
  • Sample W-4
  • Sample Paycheck Stub
  • Sample W-2
  • The Way to Work video, (Order Form)
• Session 6: Education
  • Somali Bantu Resettlement: Background Information
  • A Teacher's Guide to Religion in Public Schools
  • A Parent's Guide to Religion in Public Schools
  • Class Room Simulation
• Session 7: Health
  • Planning Your Family
  • What Kind of Birth Control is Best for You?
  • Nine Core Competencies for an Interpreter in Community or Health Care Settings
  • Information for Health Care Provider When Dealing with a Muslim Patient
  • Guidelines for Interpreted Visits
• Session 8: Nutrition
  • Food Pyramid Guide
  • Food Pyramid Guide for Young Children
  • The Supermarket Game
• Session 9: Social Adjustment
  • Refugee Adjustment and Adaptation
  • Simulated Culture Clash
• Session 10: Legal System
  • Immigration Consequences of Convictions Summary Checklist
• Session 11: Evaluation
  • Somali Bantu Community Orientation Evaluation Form
    
• Community Trips
  
• Resources

This curriculum has been funded in part through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement, November 2004. U.S.Committee for Refugees and Immigrants 1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW Suite200 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 202 797-2105 ext. 3009 Fax: 202 347-2576. http://www.refugees.org © U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants 2004. Cover photo courtesy of UNHCR.

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