Are you aware that, in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn, more than 300 refugees from Darfur, Sudan are making a home … and are trying to protect their family, friends and others left behind, in Internally-Displaced Person (IDP) camps Darfur, and in refugee camps in the adjacent country, eastern Chad.do so, they created the

Founded in 2003 by Darfurians living in the New York area, our purpose is to gather Darfurians together to strengthen our sense of community. As a non-profit organization , we want to build cooperation with our new neighbors and to influence the tragic events in the region of Africa from which we were forced to flee. We hope to help Darfur achieve peace and progress to a bright future.

Darfur People’s Association of New York

Mission Statement

· Help newly-arrived Darfuris adjust to American society

· Unify Darfuris throughout the USA so they may become a powerful voice for advocacy

· Raise public awareness about the critical situation in Darfur

· Advocate for Darfur at all levels of the United Nations and the U.S. government

· Encourage humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to work throughout Darfur and in Chad-based Darfuri refugee areas

· Support cultural, social, infrastructure and other developmental projects and investments in Darfur

· Help establish democracy in Sudan

· Help end the social, political, and economic marginalization of Darfur within the economy and power structure of Sudan

· Establish and promote the value of tolerance, peaceful cohabitation and dispute-resolution among all Sudanese peoples

· Advocate for issues of concern to women and youth, emphasizing education and health

DPANY Approach

We wish to achieve these goals by coordinating with the various Darfur groups and carrying on cultural and communication programs with them. We will

· Work side by side with all Darfurian organizations in the United States and elsewhere in the world;

· Encourage Darfurians in the US to educate themselves and train in various fields that can be used for rehabilitation after war;

· Encourage NGOs to provide necessary aid to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in

· Darfur and refugees in Chad;

· Help all warring parties to settle the conflict and reconcile.

DPANY Goals

· Help newly arrived Darfurians to adjust to American society

· Raise public awareness regarding the situation in Darfur

· Unify Darfurians in the USA so that they may become a powerful voice

· Advocate for Darfur at all levels of the UN and the US Government

· Encourage humanitarian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to work in Darfur

· Support cultural, social and developmental projects in the region

· Help establish democracy in the region and lift the social, political and economic marginalization from which it suffers

· Advocate for the issues of concern to women and youth

· Establish values for peaceful cohabitation, tolerance and resolution of disputes