Mission

Our Mission

Through education, empowerment, and dialogue, PARARA USA aims to foster connectivity among Bari people in the USA in an effort to facilitate their integration into the American society with dignity, and as responsible, productive members.

Parara USA is a non-profit organization incorporated in Minnesota, USA in 2006 and has a federal tax-exempt 501(C) (3) status [83-0463872].

Who are Bari People?

The Bari people are people of the Bari ethnic group who live in the newly current Country of South Sudan (Africa). In the early 2000s due to the tragic civil wars of the Sudan (1955-1973 and 1983-2005), many Bari people immigrated to various countries world wide, but most to the USA and Canada. In the USA, the Bari people are currently dispersed across various cities, for example in Minneapolis (Minnesota), San Diego (California), Portland (Maine), Des Moines (Iowa), Nashville (Tennessee) and others.

What We Do

Our mission is connecting the Bari people in the USA and helping them achieve their goals as responsible and productive members of the American society.

Parara USA endeavor to:

Community Development in the USA

  1. Facilitate the integration, and render assistance (such as interpretation and translation of documents, immigration, and citizenship classes) to all people (Bari persons and non-Bari) who legally entered USA (50 States and Territories), to the extent that such persons can smoothly adjust to the American society way of life with dignity, and in turn contribute to the community
  2. Provide ways and means of strengthening family relationships through interfamily and community support.
  3. Use education, empowerment, dialogue, and integration of positive values to promote sociocultural connectivity among the Bari people (especially the youth) including those in the motherland, in an effort to preserve and enrich Bari cultural values and language, and other traditions that are effective in shaping the Bari into peaceful responsible and productive citizens.
  4. Foster connectivity between the Bari people and other communities through a series of dialogue, educational workshops, panel discussions, cultural and heritage activities.
  5. Render support and assistance to individuals or community programs that positively impact humanity, promote better livelihood and help individuals/communities access local, county, state and federal resources, including programs pertaining to studies, promotion of arts, science, and public health.
  6. Render emergency assistance in cases of devastation of a community member or a household member, by creation of a devoted emergency fund through contributions, donations, and fund raising.

Education and Youth in the USA

  1. Use education, empowerment, dialogue, and integration of positive values to promote sociocultural connectivity among the Bari people (especially the youth) including those in the motherland, in an effort to preserve and enrich Bari cultural values and language, and other traditions that are effective in shaping the Bari into peaceful responsible and productive citizens.
  2. Scholarships are provided to two qualified Bari youth annually to help with expenses and promote higher education.

Rural Development in South Sudan

  1. Support rural development programs aiming to improve the quality of life for people in South Sudan.

Radio Project in South Sudan

  1. Develop a radio network in the outskirts of cities in South Sudan that help rural communicates receive useful and economic information that help strengthen and grow communities.

Mobile clinic in South Sudan

  1. Sponsor local doctors to establish mobile networks that can help check and maintain health of rural communities in South Sudan.

 

 

 

 

What is going on?

*** Bari Census Form/Registration ***

How many Bari in the USA ? Who are the future youth? Did your contact info changed?

We are collecting important contact and ID information for Bari members in the USA. This will help us 1) connect better and know our numbers and 2) get more organized in the process. I need your help.

State Leaders– collect information from local members and send to us.

Members– collect your family info and send it to state leaders for collection. if you do not have a local active office, please send us your form directly.

Please download below document and fill it out then send to : info.pararausa@ gmail.com

Parara Census Form: bari-census-form-info-update

 

 

 

 

 

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