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BULSHADA BANTU SOOMAALIYEED EE PITTSBURGH

Our Mission and Vision
Group of women laying in the grass at a Somali Bantu community event

HIMILADEENA

Hadafkayagu waa inaan dhisno bulsho ku dhexjirta Somali Bantu ee Greater Pittsburgh iyada oo u saamaxaysa shaqsiyaadka iyo qoysaska inay si guul leh ula qabsadaan uguna gudbaan nolol isku filnaansho ah bulshada Maraykanka, gaar ahaan dhinaca dhaqan-dhaqaale iyo aragtida madaniga ah, iyagoo labaduba bixiya kaalmo toos ah dadka si khayraadka iyo fursadaha kale.

ARAGTIDA MUSTAQBALKA

Aragtidayadu waa inaan aragno bulsho Bantu Soomaali ah oo midaysan, si qoto dheer isugu xidhan, oo ku nool Gobolka Greater Pittsburgh oo si buuxda ula jaanqaaday kuna dhex milmay bulshada Maraykanka, iyada oo la ilaalinayo dhaxalkii iyo haybtii dhaqanka ee gaarka ahayd.

USB president speaking at a community event

XIRIIRKA ADEEGA

Adeegani wuxuu caawiyaa isku xirka qoysaska bulshada Somali Bantu iyo bixiyeyaasha kheyraadka ee aagga Pittsburgh kuwaas oo ku habboon inay caawiyaan baahidooda. Isu -duwaha Adeeggeenna iyo Isuduwaha Qaadashadu waxay u adeegaan sidii isku xirayaasha ilahaan waxayna qoysaska ka caawin doonaan inay maraan hababka codsiga ee lagama maarmaanka ah iyo sidoo kale inay ka caawiyaan inay fahmaan wixii shuruudo ah ee barnaamijyadan. Isuduwaha Adeeggu wuxuu kaloo si joogto ah u helaa ururro bixiya ilaha ay qoysasku u baahan yihiin. Hoos waxaa ku yaal qaar ka mid ah ilaha aan ka caawino isku xirka qoysaska:

Kaalmo wax ku ool ah iyo mid saadka ah si loo dejiyo meel cusub oo ay degaan qoysasku.

Caawinta caawinta kuwa raadinaya iyo ogaanshaha fursadaha shaqo ee ku habboon xirfadda qofka.

Fududeynta iyo qaybinta deeqaha alaabta guriga, dharka, iyo cuntada qoysaska ku jira bulshada Somali Bantu.

Adeegyada la -talinta xirfadleyda, ogaanshaha, iyo daaweynta caafimaadka dhimirka ee dhacdooyinka naxdinta leh.

Ka caawi xubnaha bulshada inay maraan nidaamyada iyo dhismayaasha bulshada Maraykanka.

Barashada qof-qof ee jawiyada guriga ee aasaaska u ah Ingiriisi wada sheekaysiga.

Waxaan iskaashi la leenahay Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank si aan u siino xafaayadaha qoysaska leh carruurta yaryar ama dadka waayeelka ah.

BARNAAMIJYADA HADDA

Hoos waxaa ah barnaamijyadeenna hadda, mustaqbalka, & isku -duwaha Bulshada Bantu Somaliyeed. Si aad isugu qorto barnaamij waxaad gujin kartaa badhanka hoose waxaana lagu geyn doonaa foomka is-qoritaanka. Buuxi macluumaadkaaga oo dooro barnaamijka aad jeceshahay inaad iska qorto. Mutadawac ayaa kula soo xiriiri doona haddii ay u baahan yihiin macluumaad dheeraad ah.

A place for school-age children to go after school and receive homework help as well as hang out with other children and have healthy role models to influence their lives.

Dhacdooyinka xilliyeed ee loogu talagalay inay bulshada isku soo jiidaan agagaarka hiddaha dhaqanka.

Gargaar lacageed oo loogu talagalay kuwa ku jira bulshada Somali Bantu. Ka caawi kirada, daryeelka ilmaha, iyo gaadiidka.

Helitaanka kheyraadka beeraha yar-yar ee khudradda iyo beerista miraha. Abuuritaanka isku filnaansho.

Goob loogu talagalay xubnaha bulshada inay isugu yimaadaan jawi nabdoon iyo munaasabadaha & adeegyada kale.

Dugsiga kadib & fasalka dhammaadka usbuuca ee carruurta iyo dhallinyarada (da'doodu tahay 6-17) oo baraya hiddaha dhaqanka iyo diinta ee bulshada Bantu-ga Soomaaliyeed.

Waxbarashada fasalka dadka waaweyn ee qoysaska cusub ee Maraykanka si looga caawiyo fahamka dhaqanka cusub.

BARNAAMIJYADA MUSTAQBALKA OO DHOW

Xarunta Xannaano -maalmeedka (hirgelinta la beegsaday 2022)

Ikhtiyaarka xannaano-maalmeedka oo ku salaysan bulshada, dhaqan ahaan u nugul saacadaha shaqada.

Ikhtiyaarka gaadiidka ee kuwa bulshada ee u baahan hab ay ugu safraan goobtooda shaqo.

Adeegyada Wakaaladda Socdaalka (hirgelinta la beegsanayo 2022)

Ikhtiyaarka ballanka ee xubnaha bulshada ee doonaya inay u safraan si ay u arkaan qoyska gudaha ama caalamkaba.

Adeegyada Dib -u -dejinta (hirgelinta la beegsaday 2023)

Bixinta tooska ah ee adeegyada dib -u -dejinta ee loogu talagalay kuwa qaxooti ahaan ku imanaya Maraykanka.

Services and Programs

United Somali Bantu of Greater Pittsburgh 2020/2021 Board Roster 

Board Of Directors

Halima Hassan (Chairman) (Community Elder)

Siraji Hassan (President) (Director USB)
Fatuma Muhina (Vice President Board) (Service Coordinator USB)

Muna Adan (Treasurer) (Secretary) (Housing Authority City Pittsburgh, Northview Heights)

Dadiri Molambo (Community Elder)
Hassan Ahmed (Community Elder)
Haji Sundi (Community Elder)
Hamadi Mahitula (Community Elder) 

Advisory Committee

David Groetzinger Organizational (In the Steps of Boaz)
Adam Argondizzo Design (Antlers to Peaks Photography, II-VI Inc.)
Ryan Driscoll Legal (Christian Immigration Advocacy Center (CIAC) 

Directors and Officers
  • Where does the Somali Bantu community in Pittsburgh live?
    The majority of the community lives in Northview Heights, but there are families scattered in other neighborhoods of the North Boroughs such as Bellevue, Brighton Heights, and Avalon. There are also some families in the East Liberty area, McKees Rocks and a few surrounding areas.
  • When did the Somali Bantu refugees start arriving in Pittsburgh?
    Many of the families began arriving to Pittsburgh in 2004. But, others have continued to arrive either directly from refugee camps or by migrating to Pittsburgh from other states to be with family and a community that speaks their language.
  • What are the primary languages spoken by the Somali Bantu community?
    The primary languages spoken by the Somali Bantu are Chizigula and Maay Maay.
  • Who are the Somali Bantu?
    The Somali Bantu are a people group who were brought to Pittsburgh as refugees from the country of Somalia after spending over 20 years in refugee camps along the Somali borders. They originate from the Jubba Valley which is in southern Somalia between the Jubba River and Shabelle River. The Somali Bantu were agricultural farmers in Somalia and worked this area of fertile land to grow crops for their families and villages. They primarily follow Muslim faith practices and traditions and are very welcoming and friendly people who desire to learn to know their neighbors in the Pittsburgh region. Check out these pages to learn more about the culture and why they are coming to the United States. Who Are We? Why Did We Leave Home? What is it like to Live in a Refugee Camp? What is it like to Live in the United States? Our Culture & Heritage
  • Where are the Somali Bantu from?
    The Somali Bantu are originally from the Jubba Valley in Somalia with is a narrow valley between the Jubba River and Shabelle River.
  • Who are the Jareer?
    The word Jareer is a derogatory term the Somali Bantu were often referred to by tribes who were over them. The word refers to the way Somali Bantu hair is tightly curled. But it was used in a very negative way. It would be very shameful and disrespectful to refer to any Somali Bantu with this term.
  • How can I support the work of the United Somali Bantu of Greater Pittsburgh?
    You can support United Somali Bantu of Greater Pittsburgh (USB) by donating either by money or through In Kind donations. You can also support us by making others aware of our organization or by volunteering at our events that we hold in the community.
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