ARDC in the News
ARDC and its programs have been profiled in Israeli and international media – check us out on the net!
Articles
Petition: Refugees not entitled to legal representation
Y Net News, September 11, 2009
Several organizations, including the ARDC, filed a petition in the High Court of Justice, seeking to ensure asylum seekers are represented by a lawyer in all interviews and procedures conducted by the Ministry of Interior.
Fighting for Israel’s African refugees
The Jerusalem Post, July 12, 2009
Discusses the difficulties refugees face in Israel and the struggle to attain refugee status.
Israel takes over UNHCR activities
Human Rights Tribune, July 3, 2009
The Israeli Interior Ministry took over the process of Refugee Status Determination (RSD) from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on July 2.
A visit to the African Refugee Development Center by Rachel Pope
The Lancet Student, July 3, 2009
African Refugees in Israel: "Real People, Real Needs"
The Alternative Information Center, June 24, 2009
As part of International Refugee Day, the ARDC organized an afternoon of festivities to further the understanding of the daily lives of refugees.
Israel Diary- In the Presence of Someone Special
The Good People Fund, April 4, 2009
Special visit with Yohannes Bayu, founder of the African Refugee Development Center.
Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Israel: February 2009 Update
Refugees’ Rights Forum
Facts and figures on Asylum Seekers
ISRAEL: Asylum-seekers detained, harassed
African Press, February 5, 2009
After having lived and worked for two years in hotels in the southern resort city of Eilat, Sudanese and Eritrean asylum-seekers and refugees were shocked to discover a new Interior Ministry regulation: Their new work permits bore a stamp barring them from residing and working in Eilat.
Fugee Fridays/Left to fend for themselves on the streets of Tel Aviv
Haaretz, December 24, 2008
The ARDC rebuilds lives by takes in refugees who have experienced trauma, have been left on the streets in Tel Aviv with nothing, and makes sure that they gain access to healthcare, education, employment, food and shelter.
Providing an Israeli Shelter for Africa’s Refugees
Israel 21c, December 3, 2008
Yohannes Bayu founded the ARDC has established four shelters in south Tel Aviv: one for men, one for families with children, one for minors, and most recently a shelter for single parents and pregnant women.
New Israeli Humanitarian Group Launched
The Canadian Jewish news, September 4, 2008
There’s a new non-profit humanitarian organization to add to the long list of Israeli groups that work to apply Jewish principles to help those less fortunate both in Israel and in developing countries.
Death in the Desert
Jerusalem Post, July 31, 2008
In the South Tel Aviv hostel run by the African Refugees Development Center, one refugee’s survival story after another is heard.
Israel’s Africa Problem
Challenge, May/June 2008
Voluntary organizations, such as the ARDC, help to deal with the overwhelming amount of African refugees by establishing shelters and collecting food and clothing.
In Israel, Ethiopian Refugee Helps Others
The Christian Science Monitor, April 1, 2008
Yohannes Lemma Bayu provides practical aid for what the government recently called a ‘tsunami’ of African asylum seekers.
Knocking on Haven’s Door
Haaretez, March 2, 2008
Despite the harsh conditions of asylum seekers in Israel they continue to view the country as a Haven, where they will be treated fairly under the law.
A ‘Humantarian Disaster’ Next Door
Haaretz, January 24, 2008
The refugees have three basic problems that must be solved: the need for an initial shelter, the legal opportunity to work, and access to health services.
No Longer Asking About Their Mother
Haaretz, January 7, 2008
ARDC discovered two young girls who crossed the Egyptian border alone. The girls were transferred to a shelter for female refugees in the north.
College Students Visit Israel to Aid African Refugees
The Jerusalem Post, January 1, 2008
Twenty-one students traveled abroad with Hillel on an alternative break to volunteer at an abandoned discotheque that recently transformed into a makeshift shelter for about 130 African refugees.
Influx of African Refugees Puts Strain on Tel Aviv Shelters
Haaretz, December, 24, 2007
More than 300 of the 1000 new asylum seekers in Israel reside in ARDC shelters.
News in Brief
Haaretz, August 24, 2007
Dozens of people, including 15 refugees demonstrated in Jerusalem’s Paris Square against the expulsion of refugees to Egypt.
Black Panthers: African Refugees Struggle for a Better Future
Y Net, July 25, 2007
Dozens of men who have escaped their country and are now living in unbearable conditions in two emergency shelters, are being taken care of by the ARDC, an organization that was established by a group of African refugees and Israeli activists.
Government Orders Liberians Seeking Asylum Out by Next April
The Jerusalem Post, June 5, 2006
A Carnival of Sadness
New Israel Fund
Israel is forced to provide humanitarian assistance to the estimated 8000 African refugees entering Israel through Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
Assistance Organizations to Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Tel Aviv University, 2005
Brief information on various assistance organizations to asylum seekers and refugees
African Refugees Development Center
Wikipedia
Wikipedia article on the ARDC
The African Refugee Development Center
Planet Nana
Mission of the ARDC.
RRIS Students Volunteer to Help African Refugees In Israel
IDC Herzliya
RRIS graduates developed a humanitarian initiative program to help feed Sudanese refugees living in Israel.
African Refugee Passover Seder held in Tel Aviv
IDC Herzliya
Various international and Israeli NGO’s, under the direction of the ARDC, joined together to put on a Passover Seder in honor of the African refugee community in Israel.
