$1500 for driving lessons and soccer for the 16-year-old son whose father was driven out of his home country by officials opposed to his efforts to end political violence. He was harassed and jailed, and many family members were beaten or threatened. The boy now lives in the U.S. with his stepmother while his father continues his activism abroad.
$2600 for tutoring and a CIF award for two sisters, ages 17 and 19, whose mother fought corruption in her home country. She came to the U.S. after the military harassed and assaulted her.
$3000 for sports expenses for two siblings, ages seven and eight, whose mom was repeatedly stalked and threatened for her efforts to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day.
$4380 for arts enrichment and a CIF award for three siblings, ages 10 to 19, whose mother advocated against racism and rape culture in schools. In retaliation, she lost contracts with the local schools and government that she relied on and was forced to relocate
$4500 for tuition and enrichment activities for three children from two families, ages 6 to 14, whose parents fled their home countries after their human rights activism put them in immediate danger.
$3000 for five CIF awards for five children from three families whose parents were targeted for their human rights organizing in their home countries and were forced to relocate to the US.
$800 for summer camp for the 17-year-old daughter whose mother organized against government corruption in her home nation. She came to the U.S. after the military harassed and assaulted her.
$3000 for school tuition for two children, ages 10 and 15, whose dad established an interfaith mosque to counteract society’s negative bias towards Muslims post-9/11. He faced harassment and detention by the FBI and local law enforcement and chose to leave the U.S. to end the persecution.
$3000 for tutoring and recreational activities for the two siblings, ages seven and eight, whose mom was repeatedly stalked and threatened for her efforts to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day.
$6600 for extracurricular activities, summer camp and a CIF award for five children, ages five to 23, from three families whose parents, human rights activists, were forced to leave their home country after they faced threats and their comrades were killed or imprisoned.