User:Rhythmnation2004/JAMAA
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| JAMAA | |
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| Founder(s) | Adrien Tuyaga |
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| Type | Service |
| Headquarters | Bujumbura, Burundi |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Focus | Cultural awareness, Racial unity and tolerance |
| Method | Community service |
JAMAA is a service club whose primary focus is to bring racial harmony and cultural awareness to the community through various activities. JAMAA, which literally means "family" in Swahili [1], does not have one governing body, instead consisting of dozens of separate and distinct chapters throughout the world. JAMAA appears at high schools and colleges across the United States, including Onondaga Community College [2] and The Collegiate School [3]. Many JAMAA members are also steppers.
Aside from its service to the community, JAMAA has led worldwide philanthropic efforts in Africa. [1] Most sources indicate that JAMAA was first founded by Adrien Tuyaga, a Burundi native, to combat ethnic violence and gang affiliation.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ McLeod, Jason & Mathews, Dylan (December 2002), “Brave Steps Towards Peace”, New Internationalist (no. 352), <http://newint.org/features/2002/12/01/step/>
- ^ “Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Conflict and Displacement in Burundi”, Women's Commission for Refugee Women & Children: 13-14, October 2000, <http://www.womenscommission.org/pdf/bi.pdf>.
