Never leave that 'til tomorrow which you can do today.
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
The greatest danger for most of us is not that we aim too high and we miss it, but we aim too low and reach it.
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
SANAD Foundation:
The Sudanese American National Affairs and Development Foundation (SANAD) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) broad-based community initiative dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of Sudanese American children and families.
Aims and Objectives:
1- To enable men, women, and families to overcome cultural and language barriers, and to motivate and inspire them to be educated, enlightened citizens.
2- To strengthen the family ties and community spirit and to introduce community programs that bridge the gap and enhance the relationships between parents and their children in a family, as well as among families within the community.
3- To sponsor, organize and carry out cultural and educational events in order to preserve Sudanese cultural values while exposing community members to core American values.
4- To create forums for exchange of ideas, experiences and information in order to address the needs of the community.
5- To assist new immigrants, refugees and recently displaced individuals with translation, counseling services that are crucial to the resettlement process.
6- To provide emotional as well as financial assistance to
families that experience the loss of the head of a household income due to illness, death, or other crisis or situations.
7- To advocate cultural exchange, to promote education at all levels, and to cooperate with charitable and other organizations involved in community services.
8- To establish a school for the children of immigrants that promotes the preservation of their Sudanese languages and cultures while preparing and assisting to be successful in the mainstream public school system.
9- To establish a community center that houses the school, and a central community information office in order to formalize and strengthen the operations necessary to service the community.
10- To develop an entrepreneurial group that promotes viable small business concepts of community members in order to raise the statndard of living of the members of the community members, and contribute to the national economy.
SANAD Foundation is a member of
