The African Refugee Development Center (ARDC) is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 by refugees and Israeli citizens to assist, support and empower refugees and asylum seekers in Israel. The ARDC seeks to ensure access to basic social services, to facilitate integration and promote self-sufficiency. It also advocates for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers and for a humane and fair Israeli asylum policy. The ARDC's work includes individual counseling, humanitarian aid, education, community development, awareness raising and policy initiatives. Through the ARDC, diverse communities are drawn together to promote understanding and cooperation amongst refugees and the broader population.
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24/03/2013
On Thursday, March 21 ARDC held its annual Refugee Seder in Levinsky Park. Pesach, the Jewish festival commemorating the exodus from Egypt some 3,000 years ago, is an important moment for ARDC...
20/03/2013
The ARDC, together with its partner Hotline for Migrant Workers, recently released a research report entitled Do Not Send Us So We Can Become Refugees Again.
The report examines the...
20/03/2013
ARDC draws your attention to the newly established center for Eritrean women in Tel Aviv which is a new initiative designed and run independently by a group of Eritrean women. Set up in July...
