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Success Story: Mercetaine Antilles

Mercetaine's journey began in Haiti in 1991 when she boarded a boat bound for Florida. "Never, never, never say you can't do it. I learned that at African Services."

Mercetaine’s journey began in 1991 when she landed in Florida after four days at sea. She boarded a boat from Haiti just before the election of President Jean Bertrand Aristede. A year later, the infamous military coup set an international refugee crisis in motion. Nearly three-quarters of the 40,000 people who fled were eventually returned to Haiti.

ASC Ethiopia - Celebrating 10 Years

ASC Ethiopia is celebrating 10 years of service and has accomplished so much in that time. We are so proud of the accomplishments and have an eye towards a bright future.

News and Updates

ASC in Harlem and the Homeland

Adam Phillips, from Voice of America, visits our Harlem office to learn more about our work here in Harlem and in Ethiopia. Click here for the full article, and watch the video above.

Tides Foundation Funding for ASC Ethiopia

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor advised fund managed by Tides Foundation, African Services Committee has received significant additional support for its general operating expenses in 2014, costs which include items such as management staffing, office rent, and utilities, including much higher heating bills this winter. These are costs to which many of our government grants don’t contribute their proportionate share, so surprise assistance from this donor through Tides is especially welcome.