Become a Tobacco Control Advocate!

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Nile Sisters is seeking an encouraging, organized, and enthusiastic individual who is willing to commit to part-time hours working with our Keeping Our Lungs Safe tobacco-control program targeting refugee and immigrant populations in Lancaster, north Los Angeles County (approximately 70 miles from downtown LA). This could be structured as either an internship or volunteer opportunity, depending on the needs of the candidate. The Tobacco Control Advocate assists our staff in community outreach, administration, special events and forming relationships with the refugee and immigrant organizations and families that participate in this program. Knowledge of Spanish, Creole, Swahili, French or any African tribal languages would be an enormous asset.

Nile Sisters Development Initiative aids newcomers and migrants to Southern California beyond the initial assistance allocation period. We also assist refugee and immigrant families who experience difficulties after assimilation. Since 2001, Nile Sisters has served thousands of refugees and immigrants.

The following are a few of the many reasons we assist refugees:

• refugees frequently arrive in the US with few or no belongings.
• most refugees lack basic English language skills.
• most refugees lack employment skills that are marketable in the US.
• most refugees lack knowledge of US legal, monetary, social, and transportation systems.
• some families have lost their breadwinners.
• some refugees have higher education, but in a language other than English.
• some refugees experience culture shock due to lack of acculturation services.

Mission Statement

The Nile Sisters Development Initiative mission is to educate, support, and offer training to refugee and immigrant women and their families to help them overcome barriers to social and economic self-reliance.

Our Vision:

We seek to establish a well-integrated, productive, and vital refugee/immigrant community in Southern California.