OAA's Upcoming Council Budget Hearing
Budget Hearing for the Office on African Affairs has been scheduled for Friday, April 19th at 10:00AM. The hearing will be held in room 120 at the John Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW). Details available here. Persons wishing to testify about the performance of OAA or another Community Affairs agency may contact Garret King, Committee on Workforce and Community Affairs at 741-0948 or email: gking@dccouncil.us.
Mayor’s FY 2014 Budget Town Hall Meetings
Mayor Vincent C. Gray invites you to the FY2014 Budget Town Hall Meetings scheduled throughout the city in the month of April. See dates and locations below. For more information and to request translation or interpretation Services, call 202.442.8150.
Ward 5 - FY2014 Budget Briefing
Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 | 6:30-8:30PM
Location: Luke C. Moore Academy – 1001 Monroe Street, NE
Ward 1 - FY2014 Budget Briefing
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013 | 6:30-8:30PM
Location: Columbia Heights Recreation Center
Ward 8 - FY2014 Budget Briefing
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 | 6:30-8:30PM
Location: Turner Elementary School – 3264 Stanton Road, SE
Ward 4 - FY2014 Budget Briefing
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013 | 6:30-8:30PM
Location: Brightwood Elementary School – 1300 Nicholson Street, NW
YOUTH - FY2014 Budget Briefing
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013 | 11:00AM-1:00PM
Location: Historic Charles Sumner School and Archives – 1201 17th Street, NW
Ward 2 - FY2014 Budget Briefing
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013 | 2:00-4:00PM
Location: Historic Charles Sumner School and Archives – 1201 17th Street, NW
Ward 6 - FY2013 Budget Briefing
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2013 | 2:00-4:00PM
Location: Capitol Hill Montesorri @ Logan – 215 G Street, NE
Ward 3 - FY2014 Budget Briefing
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 | 2:00-4:00PM
Location: Alice Deal Middle School – 3815 Fort Drive, NW
Ward 7 - FY2014 Budget Briefing
Date: Thursday, May 2, 2013 | 2:00-4:00PM
Location: Department of Employment Services – 4058 Minnesota Ave, NE
OAA Director Discussed “Bridging the Gap Between Domestic and Foreign Affairs: Improving the Quality of Life of African Immigrants"
On Saturday, March 27th, Ngozi Nmezi, executive director of Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray’s Office on African Affairs, discussed this topic: “Bridging the Gap Between Domestic and Foreign Affairs: Improving the Quality of Life of African Immigrants in the United States”. Watch the Recap
OAA Director, Ngozi Nmezi, on "Africa Open For Business" Panel
The Landmark Development Initiative (LDI) Africa and Atlas Corps Fellows co-sponsored an event on Monday, March 25th, which featured a panel discussion including guest speakers, Taha Sharif, LDI Founder Gbenga Ogunjimi, and the Director of the DC Mayor’s Office on African Affairs, Ngozi Nmezi. Director Ngozi Nmezi opened the floor by sharing her experiences as a Nigerian-American being raised in Washington, D.C., as well as her time as Director in achieving the objectives under the Office on African Affairs which include outreach and education, youth involvement, multicultural awareness and capacity building. Read More
Meet OAA'S New Set of Ambitious Interns!
 Sherif Elhassan was born in Sudan and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Khartoum, Sudan. Through his experiences, Sherif developed strong capacity building, project management and leadership skills. He enjoys focusing on the topics of Public and Reproductive Health, and has an interest for youth, whichis why he wanted to be a part of the DC Mayor’s Office on African Affairs.
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 Mercy Erhiawarien is a proud native of Nigeria. She completed her Master's in Public Policy from the University of Cape Town and is passionate about serving the African continent and its people. Her interests are in the areas of education, nutrition, and capacity building. She is eager to contribute to the work of the OAA and support the welfare and development of the African Diaspora in Washington, DC.
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T.E.A.M. Africa Health Initiative
 The Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (OAA) is pleased to invite you to participate in Think.Eat.Act.Move Africa’s African Wellness Fete on June 1, 2013. The Fete is a culmination of the OAA’s TEAM Africa initiative, an outreach and education program focusing on the health and wellness of the District’s African communities. TEAM Africa provides the District’s African residents with culturally relevant education on health and wellness issues through a social media awareness campaign, health workshops, and mobile testing and resources fairs.
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 | 12:00-4:00PM Learn More
Mayor Gray Mourns Passing of Chinua Achebe
Mayor Vincent C. Gray expresses his condolences to the District’s African community, and literary enthusiasts all over the world over the death of renowned Nigerian author, poet & professor, Chinua Achebe. Widely known as the “Father of African Literature,” Achebe, 82, died on March 21st in a Boston, Massachusetts hospital after suffering from a brief, undisclosed illness. Read More
Mayor Gray Submits Fiscal Year 2014 Budget to Council
 Mayor Vincent C. Gray released his Fiscal Year 2014 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan. The $10.1 billion budget leverages the District’s strong financial position to make major investments in expanding affordable housing, strengthening education and workforce development, and safeguarding public safety without raising new taxes or fees. Read More
February Unemployment Figures Show Continued Private-Sector Job Growth in District
Mayor Vincent C. Gray today said new federal unemployment statistics show that the District’s private-sector economy continues its robust growth even as job cuts in the federal government and the uncertainty created by federal budget sequestration hamper overall growth.
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Mayor Gray Welcomes Upgrade for District’s Bond Rating from Standard & Poor’s
 Mayor Gray welcomed news that Wall Street credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) had upgraded the District’s rating for a key category of municipal debt – general-obligation (GO) bonds – from an “A+” rating to a “AA-” rating. Read More
East African Diaspora Project Comes to Campus
The everyday lives of East Africans in Silicon Valley is currently on display on the fifth floor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library. Read More
President Obama Meets with Leaders of Sierra Leone, Senegal, Malawi, and Cape Verde
 President Obama welcomed President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Joyce Banda of Malawi, and Prime Minister José Maria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde to the White House. Read More
African in America
What does it mean to be black in America? Read More
CFA Delegation Meets with President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone
A delegation of Diaspora leaders organized by the Constituency for Africa (CFA), met with the President of Sierra Leone, H.E. Ernest Bai Koroma, March 28th, in downtown Washington. Read More
Debut Novel Tackles African Immigrant Stereotypes
In her debut novel, Ghana Must Go, Taiye Selasi begins with the Sai children preparing to travel from the United States to Ghana for the funeral of the family patriarch, Kweku Sai. Read More
Why Europe's Africans Choose to Come to Britain
"There are more opportunities in Britain", says Gulaid, a Norwegian-Somali barber shop owner from Streatham. The land of opportunity? Read More
Black Caucus to Focus on African Immigrants at Howard U. Forum
The Congressional Black Caucus’s Taskforce on Immigration Reform in partnership with Howard University will host a forum on the impact of Immigration Reform in Black America.
Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 | 7:30-9:00PM
Learn More & Register
Trade Mission to South Africa Information Session
The DC Chamber is hosting an information session in conjunction with Export DC - District of Columbia Department of Small & Local Business Development (DSLBD) to expand your small business to South Africa.
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 | 1:00-2:30PM
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Speed Networking
At Speed Networking, you'll have three minutes to introduce yourself and your business in a format akin to speed dating. Speed Networking events are hosted at some of Washington's most acclaimed restaurants and meeting spaces. This month's Speed Networking is co-sponsored by Events DC, the premiere organization for special events and state-of-the-art facilities in the city.
Date: Friday, April 26, 2013 | 8:30-10:30AM
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The Mid-Atlantic Equity Center’s 2013 Annual Regional Conference: Boosting Success for 21st Century Learners: Equitable Practices for High Achievement
The 2013 Annual Regional Conference will bring together national and local experts to share research based strategies for meeting the complex educational needs of diverse student populations.
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 | 8:00AM-3:45PM Register
Seminar Series: Business Planning Process
The DC Small Business Development Center has partnered with the DC Public Library to offer business planning classes every month at a different library from February through December.
Date: February 21, 2013-November 5, 2013
OPGS Funding Alert
Subscribe to the Mayor's Office of Partnerships and Grant Services' Funding Alert. You may view the new edition of Funding Alert by clicking here.
Innovative Approaches to Improve Community Health Grant
The Kresge Foundation seeks to improve community health by encouraging cross-sector collaboration and the integration of community health strategies into health care, especially the primary-care safety net. Learn More
RGK Foundation Grants on Education, Community, Health/Medline
RGK Foundation awards grant program to the three major areas of Education, Community, and Health to non-profit organizations. The grant program in Education seeks to enhance formal K-12 education, particularly in mathematics, science and reading. Learn More
Grants to Expand the Use of Technology-Assisted Care in Targeted Areas of Need
The Grants funds programs that serve people in treatment who have been underserved because of lack of access to treatment in their immediate community due to transportation concerns, an inadequate number of substance abuse treatment providers in their community, and/or financial constraints.
Deadline: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Learn More
Legal Services to the Poor
The District of Columbia Bar Foundation announces funds to support programs in Washington D.C. for legal services providers that offer poor and vulnerable residents access to civil legal representation.
Deadline: Friday, April 12, 2013 Learn More & Apply
13th Annual Public Private Partnership Conference
"Moving Forward – Building Greater Sustainability"
Join the Mayor’s Office of Partnerships and Grant Services’ (OPGS) and the Center for Nonprofit Advancement on a comprehensive day of learning and networking that will connect you with leaders from across the region and resources to grown and sustain your nonprofit. Sessions will provide learning opportunities on a variety of topics including financial management, social media, fundraising, grant development, collaboration, and data sharing.
Date: Friday, June 7, 2013 | 8:30AM-2:30PM
Venue: World Bank, Preston Auditorium 1818 H Street, NW Washington DC 20433
Ethiopian Community Health Fair
 The Ethiopian Community Center is helping organize a health fair with Chartered Health, one of the health insurance providers for the DC Alliance program. The event will target Ethiopians living in DC. The workshops are part of T.E.A.M. Africa and the first of six roving workshops
Date: Sunday April 14, 2013 | 2:00-5:00PM
Venue: International Ethiopian Evangelical Church 7930 Eastern Ave NW. Washington, DC 20012
2013 National Primary Care Symposium on Aging
This symposium brings together federal, state, and local government agencies, local and private organizations, healthcare stakeholders and decision makers to discuss important senior health issues.
Date: Monday, April 15, 2013 | 8:00AM-5:30PM Learn More & Register
Next Meeting of the CHW Professional Network of the District of Columbia
For more info, contact Fernanda Azucena, DCPCA Community Health Access Program Coordinator, at (202) 552-2318.
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013 | 6:00-8:00PM Register
Conference to Eliminate Health Disparities in Genomic Medicine
The goal of the conference is to demonstrate the impact of genomic medicine on disparities in healthcare, understand how underrepresentation in genomics impacts the private sector, and discuss the role of industry, payers, and nonprofit organizations in addressing genomic health disparities.
Early Registration Deadline: Saturday, April 27, 2013
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HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration: NURSE Corps Scholarship Program (NCSP)
The NURSE Corps Scholarship Program is a selective program of the U.S. Government that helps alleviate the critical shortage of nurses currently experienced by certain types of health care facilities located in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). Learn More & Apply
The National Center for Farmworker Health: 2013 Migrant Health Scholarship
The purpose of the scholarships is to assist health center staff to pursue their educational goals in health care and to contribute to the development of the Community/Migrant Health Center workforce. Selection of recipients is based on demonstrated commitment to working in migrant health, choice of career path, and personal experience, with special recognition of those who have a family history as farmworkers. Learn More & Apply
Bilingual Health Access Program (BHAP) Orientation
 Bilingual staff (who speak Spanish and Amharic) from Mary’s Center will be at the Department of Human Services (DHS) to assist limited and non-English proficient clients – for the month of April, 2013.
Financial Preparation for Disasters and Emergencies Webinar
FEMA, the Ready Campaign, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Operation Hope are collaborating to bring you a free webinar on financial preparedness for disasters and emergencies. This is one of many efforts happening to support “Financial Capability Month” in April and promote American’s starting early in financial literacy.
Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 | 3:00PM EDT Register
DC Housing Authority is Accepting New Applications for the Waiting List for Housing Assistance
The DC Housing Authority waiting list is a data base of people who have applied for housing in one or more of DCHA’s housing assistance programs.
Deadline: Friday, April 12, 2013 Learn More
DDOT Transportation for Elderly and Person with Disability Program Information Session
The District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) invites interested non-profit organizations to apply for their 2013 Transportation for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities (Section 5310 Program). The program provides financial assistance to non-for profit organizations that include local or neighborhood based nonprofit organizations and religious or charitable organizations for the purchasing of vehicles and wheelchair equipment that can help them meet the transportation needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities when transportation service is unavailable to meet these needs. Grant applications are due Friday, May 10th. To RSVP for more information, please contact Circe Torruellas of DDOT at 202-671-2847 or circe.torruellas@dc.gov.
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013 | 9:00-10:00AM
Venue: DDOT Offices located 55 M Street, SE.
DCOA Offers Ambassador Training Workshop
The D.C. Office on Aging (DCOA) will be holding a workshop for their Ambassador Training Program. The program is a FREE, interactive, member-based designed to reach out to older adults and their caregivers to help them learn about available services and resources offered through DCOA. To register and for more information, residents can call 202-724-5622.
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 | 10:00AM-12:00PM
Venue: DC Office on Aging 500 K Street, NE
'AILA Citizenship Workshop 2013'
 Jesus House DC in partnership with the American Immigration Lawyers Association DC will host this single-day workshop where licensed attorneys will provide free assistance to lawful permanent residents eligible for naturalization. Attorneys will also be on hand to answer questions about the naturalization process, including questions about the forms, the fees, the qualifications for American citizenship, and other related matters.
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013 | 10:00AM-1:00PM
Venue: 919 Philadelphia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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New Amharic Classes at the ECC
 The ECC's new Amharic classes begin April 2nd. Register now, while space remains! Feel free to call (202.726.0800) or e-mail eth@prodigy.net for more information.
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Ethiopian Community Development Council's 19th Annual National Conference
This year's theme considers the link between global occurrences, local policy and advocacy discussions, and the challenges of diversifying service provision. Plenary topics include refugee protection in recent African conflict zones, integration and education in the U.S., and challenges and changes in recent U.S. asylum policy and practice.
Date: Thursday, May 16 - Friday, May 17, 2012 Learn More & Register
Health Care Law Interactive Webinars
The HHS Partnership Center continues to host a series of webinars for faith and community leaders. All webinars are open to the public and include a question and answer session where you can ask HHS staff any questions you may have. We also encourage you to submit questions you would like to have answered on the webinars to ACA101@hhs.gov.
The Health Care Law 101
Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 | 3:00PM ET Register
The Health Care Law 101 (Spanish)
Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 | 3:00PM ET Register
Early Voting for the Special Election
Qualified electors may register to vote and cast in-person absentee ballots at the Board's office. For more information, please contact the DC Board of Elections at 202-727-2525 eholder text.
Date: April 8-20, 2013 | 8:30AM-7:00PM
Venue: One Judiciary Square 441 D Street, NW
DDOT Hosts Public Meeting about 27th Street Bridge
District Department of Transportation (DDOT), in cooperation with Rock Creek Park, will conduct a public meeting to discuss the status of the design of the proposed replacement of the 27th Street bridge over Broad Branch stream. For more information, please contact DDOT at 202-673-6813.
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013 | 6:30-7:30PM
Venue: Rock Cree Park Nature Center located at 5200 Glover Road, NW
Councilmember Bowser and DC Water to Host a Town Hall Meeting
Councilmember Bowser will co-host a Town Hall with the DC Water and Sewer Authority. This will be an open house format; DC Water will discuss a range of issues including water quality, construction projects, the Clean Rivers Project, catch basins, water mains and fire hydrants, employment opportunities and customer service. For more information please contact Emanuel Briggs from DC Water at 202-787-2613 or emanuel.briggs@dcwater.com, or Judi Gold from the Office of Councilmember Bowser at 202-724-8052, jgold@dccouncil.us.
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013 | 6:30-8:30PM
Venue: Truesdell Education Campus, 800 Ingraham St NW
Brightwood Park Citizens Association Earth Day Clean-Up
The Brightwood Park Citizens Association will host an Earth Day Neighborhood Clean-up event of Emery Park. Free District Department of Environment (DDOE) reusable bags will be provided for participants. For more information, please contact Bryan Lozano at 202-724-8052 or blozano@dccouncil.us.
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013 | 10:00AM-12:00PM
Venue: Emery Recreation Center located 5701 Georgia Avenue, NW
Equal and Inclusive Housing: Knowledge for Stakeholders Webinar
The Equal and Inclusive Housing: Knowledge for Stakeholders webinar – presented by the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights – provides an introduction to housing discrimination in the District, including local and federal fair housing laws, and to the process of reporting complaints of discrimination to the Office of Human Rights. Learn More & Register
Want your event featured on the 'African Beat'?
'The African Drum' is distributed to over 4,500 subscribers every other Friday. If you would like to submit your event to be included in our calendar, please submit the following event details: what, when, & where, and provide a link to where readers can go for more information. Submission deadline for the next edition is Wednesday, April 17th at 5:00PM (Send all materials, along with any questions, to oaa@dc.gov).
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