Florentine
and Tchadrak are our latest addition to the refugee resettlement project and we
are helping them acclimate to American life. We don’t know much about their
background, here is what we do know:
Florentine speaks French and is originally
from Rwanda. Tchadrak speaks French and Swahili and is from the Congo.
They came to the United States six weeks ago with the help of the Ethiopian
Community Association of Chicago. They live in a very small studio apartment in
Rogers Park. Florentine was a school teacher for 8-10 year olds, Tchadrak owned
a “mini market”, selling milk and groceries. They attend English classes at the
Ethiopian Community Center and, this week, started
working at the United Club Lounge at the airport.
We are helping them
improve their English skills, we have provided clothing and bedding for them,
taken them to the grocery store and introduced them to American foods. We will
help them learn computer skills using the computers at the local library
branch.
They
need a twin size air mattress and a set of twin size sheets.
