Somali Bantu Community Orientation

Family and Community Outreach for Somali Bantu Refugees

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.  Cover photo courtesy of UNHCR.