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THE AFRICAN WOMEN'S UJAMBO (GOOD HEALTH) INITIATIVE

Award Number: BBCMP071002
ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH
OPDIV: DHHS/OS
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2007
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/31/2011

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THE AFRICAN WOMEN'S UJAMBO (GOOD HEALTH) INITIATIVE - The Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights (BCRHHR) at Boston Medical Center provides comprehensive health, mental health, legal, social work, and support services to more than 450 refugees each year, three-fourths of whom are from Africa. African refugee women are an especially challenging Limited English Proficiency (LEP) population facing enormous barriers to care. Most African refugee women have survived traumatic experiences of war, political oppression, displacement, and extreme poverty. They lack of knowledge about Western medicine, hold traditional views of women?s health and bodies, and frequently have a history of sexual torture and trauma, which they consider a source of shame. The Ujambo (Good Health) Initiative is designed to help African refugee women overcome these barriers to care and connect them with criticalliy needed needed mental health services and cancer screening (mammograms and Pap smears). The BCRHHR has partnered with the Somali Development Center


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = -$3,842 )
2013	2009	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER	ONE BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	Bilingual/Bicultural Service Demonstration Grants	02	3	3/5/2013	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$3,842
														Subtotal = -$3,842

Issue Date FY: 2009 ( Subtotal = $175,000 )
2009	2009	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER	ONE BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	Bilingual/Bicultural Service Demonstration Grants	0	3	8/19/2009	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$175,000
														Subtotal = $175,000

Issue Date FY: 2008 ( Subtotal = $175,000 )
2008	2008	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER	ONE BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	Bilingual/Bicultural Service Demonstration Grants	0	2	7/28/2008	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$175,000
														Subtotal = $175,000

Issue Date FY: 2007 ( Subtotal = $175,000 )
2007	2007	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER	ONE BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	Bilingual/Bicultural Service Demonstration Grants	0	1	9/17/2007	NEW	$175,000
														Subtotal = $175,000

Grand Total All Awards = $521,158

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THE AFRICAN WOMEN'S UJAMBO (GOOD HEALTH) INITIATIVE

Award Number: BBCMP071002

ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH

OPDIV: DHHS/OS

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2007

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/31/2011

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