This workshop is teaching African immigrants American laws. It is also showing them things that they can't do here that might have been acceptable in their homelands. DP
By Lauren Ober, Free Press Staff Writer
burlingtonfreepress.com: Jacob Bogre and Jean-Marie Mujakazi understand the difficulties of immigrating to the United States. Everything is different, from the way children are raised to the rules of the road.
Navigating this new country can be scary and even dangerous for those unfamiliar with American laws and cultural mores. Through the Association of Africans Living in Vermont, Bogre, the president of the organization, and Mujakazi, an outreach worker, seek to smooth the path for recent immigrants so that they can fully take advantage of what the United States has to offer.
The AALV, which serves about 1,000 relocated Africans in Vermont, hosted a community awareness workshop Saturday at City Hall to help the African refugee community become more acclimated to life, and the laws, in Vermont.
"They need to follow regulations. We want people to be aware of that," Bogre said.But before new residents can follow the regulations, they need to understand what those regulations are. During the day-long workshop, AALV presented speakers involved in child services, law enforcement, traffic safety and immigration law in hopes of providing immigrants with a solid foundation in American society.
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