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22 Jan 07
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at www.iistl.org
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Now refugees with home-based businesses have an array of administrative services and a business location without the expense of becoming tenants. Business Links was also awarded a major grant from Hewlett-Packard. HP provided $150,000 in technology and services so we can provide training and technical assistance to refugee entrepreneurs. The mobile training lab and other state-of-the-art equipment are also available for use by other Institute departments. -
The diversity in the resettlement program was even greater than in 2004. Afghan, various Russian ethnicities, Somali Bantu, Liberian, Congolese, and Eritrean groups continued to be resettled. Mesketian (or Ahiska) Turks, Uzbeks and Ethiopians joined us as well. A small number of Vietnamese also came late in the year. More than 4,900 received immigration supportive assistance. We provided information and referrals as well as application photos and help completing various applications. In all, more than 7,000 applications were completed, including citizenship and family reunification petitions. -
We worked collaboratively with several agencies under formal contracts (African Mutual Assistance Association of Missouri, African Refuge and Immigrant Services, Bilingual International Assistant Services, Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma, and the Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Program). These efforts will expand in 2006 with a technology grant from SBC Communications.
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