Activities
SAOM has been dedicated to helping the community with a wide
range of social services and advocacy work. Since 1996 we have:
Established a sister-City liaison between Ann Arbor-Michigan and Dakar-Senegal
Created a fund to assist community members in financial
difficulty
Volunteered at the Ann Arbor Soup Kitchen
Gained a seat in Ann Arbor Hospitality Committee
Raised roughly $10,000 for the A. B. S Defense Fund
Donated $1,500 to help the victims of the Joola boat accident
Purchased a city owned property in Detroit
Contributed an average of $1,000/year on social services to
help community members in need
Secured a shipment of $4,000,0000 worth of medical
supplies to Senegal thru World Medical Relief
Raised money to send the remains of deceased community members
back to Senegal
Assisted the community with Immigration filings and related
financial needs