Welcome to CSAW, the Community of Sudanese and American Women/Men (CSAW).
Our Boulder, Colorado-based organization is a non-denominational nonprofit group dedicated to uniting Sudanese and American women and men. Our goal is to help Sudanese refugees achieve
their dreams of security, peace, health, friendship, empowerment, and education here in the US. CSAW offers a full range of
support services to this end through community partnerships and resources. Working with the Sudanese gives American volunteers
a unique opportunity to help make a difference.
As of 2008, CSAW
has helped support the resettlement of 16 women in Boulder with the hope and expectation that more young refugees will arrive
in the near future. The needs of a refugee new to this country are great, and so volunteers can help in a myriad of ways.
As a volunteer, you will make new and wonderful friendships with a group of truly remarkable women and men. American volunteers
have said, time and again, that they receive as much as they give, and that learning about the Sudanese culture, one steeped
in rich traditions, is a magical experience. Please click on Getting
Involved to learn more.
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| Micklina and Rose demonstrate Sudanese cooking at a recent CSAW fundraiser. (Photo by Peter Wayne) |
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| Mama Jiggi (drawing by Evi Bassoff) |
This
portrait by Evi Bassoff features Mama Jiggi, who represents the thousands of radiant Southern Sudanese women who have faced
extreme adversity with courage, resourcefulness, and grace. Her husband, Lado Jurkin, a Boulder Lost Boy, hopes to be permanently
reunited with his wife and their young daughter, Jiggi, sometime soon. For information on this and other portraits,
visit our gallery.
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