1. Refugee Transitions:
“Who and Where We Serve”

2. Where We Serve:
Countries of origin; counties served
Our students
…and we serve three counties in the Bay:
come from 42 countries…
San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Alameda

3. Who We Serve:
A snapshot of clients and countries

4. Who We Serve:
A snapshot of clients and countries
Hosai, Afghanistan
-Hosai was a star of our Sunnyvale
Enrichment Camp (here she is
enjoying some down-time after
lunch) .
-She has a strong grasp of English
and lives with her family in
Santa Clara.
-Hosai is one of the millions of IDPs,
refugees, and migrants affected by
ongoing political instability,
conflict-induced displacement,
and drought in Afghanistan.

5. Who We Serve:
A snapshot of clients and countries
Chandra, Bhutan
-Chandra has been a dedicated youth
leader and is clearly comfortable
assisting his peers from OIHS.
-Here he is serving the dinner he helped
make this weekend at our Boys’
Overnight Camp.
-Bhutanese refugees are mainly ethnic
Nepalis who have lived in southern
Bhutan for centuries. Expelled for
religious and ethnic differences, the
majority are unable to return to
Bhutan or resettle in Nepal.
-Recently-arrived, young Bhutanese
refugees, like Chandra, have typically
spent much of their lives in camps.

6. Who We Serve:
A snapshot of clients and countries

7. Who We Serve:
A snapshot of clients and countries
Burmese Refugees
-Previous page: Burmese refugees with our South Bay Director Elsa
Amboy.
-Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) is one of the least developed
countries in the world and has been ruled by the military since 1962.
-There are more than 500,000 Burmese refugees as the result of general
political strife and ongoing ethnic clashes.
-150,000 persecuted Karen/Karenni people have lived in refugee camps in
Thailand.
- RT has assisted well over 300 Burmese refugees since 2008 – almost 5
percent of all Burmese refugees re-settled in the United States!

8. Who We Serve:
A snapshot of clients and countries
Kongolo, DRC
-A huge soccer fan,
Kongolo lives with his
family of 9 in San
Jose.
-He is pre-literate in
English and speaks
Swahili at home.
-While political stability
has returned to much
of DRC, certain
regions remain volatile
and almost 500,000
Congolese remain in
neighboring countries’
refugee camps.

9. Who We Serve:
A snapshot of clients and countries
Ninevah, Iraq
-An incredibly outgoing nine-year-
old, Ninevah lives in Sunnyvale
with her family.
-She speaks Assyrian and English,
with a strong grasp of Arabic
and Kurdish.
-As an Assyrian, Ninevah is a
member of one of the many
persecuted ethnic minorities in
post-2003 Iraq.
-Iraqi refugees currently arriving in
the US are often highly-
educated but also suffer from
higher rates of PTSD and
trauma than other refugees.

10. Who We Serve:
A snapshot of clients and countries
Justine, Rwanda Zebib, Eritrea
-Justine is a talented -Quiet and friendly,
artist and a great “Zebibinaldo,” as her
older sister. friends call her, was
-She lives with her the soccer star of our
family in downtown South Bay camp.
San Jose. -The majority of refugees
-While Rwanda has from Eritrea fled
stabilized, the during the Ethiopian-
country still faces a Eritrean War of
refugee crises – most 1998-2000 and face
Rwandan camps are persecution if they
significantly return.
overcrowded and -RT has served over 35
camp children receive Eritrean refugees
little education. since 2008