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Somali Bantu Community Org., Inc.

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Social Adjustment Services for Refugees and Immigrants 

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Somali Bantu Community Org., Inc.

964 North Indian Creek Drive

Suite A-3

Clarkston, GA 30021

Phone (404) 508 0390

www.somalibantu.com

Somali Bantu Community Organization was founded on February 2, 1993 in Nairobi, Kenya, by a group of Somali Bantu intellectuals. Their main objective was to assist hundreds and thousands of Somali Bantu refugees who fled from the civil war of Somalia to Kenya.

As a nonprofit organization, SOBCO volunteers were closely collaborated with UNHCR and a number of International Relief Agencies operating in Kenya in support of Refugees Programs. From 1993 – 1994, SOBCO volunteers were involved in programs to resettle over 10,000 Somali Bantus refugees who were facing hardships in refugee camps in Kenya. SOBCO provided them with food, clean water, and shelter. It has a liaison office in Nairobi, Kenya which coordinates the organization’s operations throughout East Africa. SOBCO’s main office in North America is in Clarkston City of Dekalb County in the state of Georgia. It has three branches elsewhere in the United States. These offices are in Ohio, California, and Washington State.

A refugee is a person who fled from his/her homeland and seeks protection for fear of persecution on account of race, religion, or nationality. 

SOBCO’s mission is to build stronger and diverse communities by facilitating the social/emotional adjustment and cultural transition of refugees and immigrants. Our mission also include training and educating refugees and immigrants so as to ensure that they can develop the skills and gain the opportunities to become self-reliant.

·       Social Adjustment Services

·        Refugee Women Programs

·        Violence Prevention through Cultural Education

·        Home Visits and Family Mediation through traditional    

         methods

·        Youth Development

·        Occupational Training and Placement Services

·        Post Trauma Counseling

·        Elderly Refugees

SOBCO volunteers in Metro-Atlanta arrange food, clothing, and housing for new arrivals. They also introduce the refugees to their new communities. Furthermore, the volunteers assist new comers in completing paper work and help them enroll their children in schools.

SOBCO is guided by a panel of volunteers, which include professionals, women activists, traditional community leaders and those with experience in public relations.

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