Programs
Asylee Women Enterprise specializes in creating activities that assist asylees with life skills that will aid them as they make their transition into life in the United States. These skills, while not necessarily marked as major events on the calendar, are still quite impactful to our asylees.
Each Monday and Wednesday women and men asylum seekers and asylees can participate in our Employment and Education Program and these sessions are held from 10 am – 2 pm with registration being required.
These activities include:
- ESL (Beginner to Advanced Level Classes)
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- ESL (English as a Second Language) is extremely important to integration into the United States as it is the primary language in the country. Women are taught conversational English, grammar, reading, listening comprehension, writing, and vocabulary.
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- Resume Writing
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- AWE also teaches how to properly construct resumes. Many women making the transition from their former countries have work experience there but don’t know how to properly transfer their experiences into English or standard resume format. This works in conjunction with their ESL lessons.
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- Online Application Assistance
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- Once their English skills have improved and they’ve gained proficiency in resume writing, AWE also offers services to assist with online job applications.
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- Interviewing Skills
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- No application will ever be good enough to completely negate people skills and etiquette. After helping asylees write tailor their resume to their skillset, AWE also prepares them to go on to the interview process. With instructions on body language and proper words to use, AWE ensures that asylees have developed the necessary skills to succeed in their interview.
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- Basic Driver Education
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- Another major facet of American society is driving. While many countries do have roadways and vehicular transit, the countries where many asylees are fleeing from either don’t have streetlights, lane dividers and the other signals that we do in the United States. So basic driving education gets asylees up to speed with the driving process in the United States, with an education on the various signs and signals.
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- Special Guest Speakers
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- AWE is in constant search for guest speakers on various topics from job opportunities to advice on American city life.
In addition, AWE offers Hospitality Hours on Tuesdays and Thursday (these sessions are held from 10am – 2pm and registration is required) where women asylum seekers and asylees can enjoy activities like:
- Crafting & Sewing
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- Crafting and sewing allow for the asylees to stay connected to and pass on their cultural practices and creative customs. Things like pots, quilts, and blankets can be made.
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- Computer Time
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- AWE offers free computer time for the women to access the internet for recreational purposes which also greatly assists in improving their overall computer skills through practice.
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- Yoga
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- Yoga is a practice that calms and regulates the mind. With all of the displacement of refugees from their countries and the PTSD that follows, it is essential for refugees that learn ways to address these psychological issues with non-destructive hobbies.
- Yoga is a practice that calms and regulates the mind. With all of the displacement of refugees from their countries and the PTSD that follows, it is essential for refugees that learn ways to address these psychological issues with non-destructive hobbies.
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- Personal Story Writing Classes
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- Writing is a form of expression and many refugees may feel the desire to tell their life story prior to fleeing their countries. These classes can help to cultivate their English writing abilities.