Mapendo International was founded to protect and care for at-risk refugees in Africa and we want to introduce you to the organization if you don’t know it already. According to Wikipedia, Mapendo was founded in 2003 by Sasha Chanoff and Dr. John Wagacha Burton. While conducting refugee rescue operations with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Sasha became aware of the unseen and therefore unmet needs of the many refugees living in urban settings.

Sasha’s encounter with a refugee named Rose Mapendo was the catalyst to the creation of the organization… Max Dana mentioned Rose Mapendo in her post: International Women’s Day: Extraordinary Women, and you can read all about Rose Mapendo’s story on this page. 

Mapendo – Mission Statement (read more here):

Mapendo International works to fill the critical and unmet needs of people affected by war and conflict who have fallen through the net of humanitarian assistance. This commitment is expressed through targeting individuals, families and groups of people overlooked by existing aid programs. Mapendo strives to alleviate human suffering, to protect life and health, and to raise awareness for these vulnerable people.

Our Favorites Tweets @mapendo:

No way out: Inside the world’s biggest refugee camp http://bit.ly/9eMJCy

South Africa: “Attacking foreigners with impunity is not going to happen this time around.” http://bit.ly/aq7xAl

DRC-RWANDA: Land rows complicate refugees’ return http://bit.ly/dCHPzW

Mapendo’s own Victoria Yang talks about her experiences as a refugee, and how the US 1980 Refugee Act changed her life http://bit.ly/dtflTD

Heart-breaking photos of urban refugees in TIME magazine http://bit.ly/bOg6lE

Pls RT – Today, join Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, and @mapendo to help rescue forgotten #refugees! http://bit.ly/ddu2ac #wrd10

Mapendo International works on many projects such as The Clinic, Rescue and Protection, Awareness Programs. The Boston-based non-profit organization is doing a lot for Africa and you should definitely visit Mapenda International Website and follow the organization @mapendo.