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Read Noteworthy, The Olympian article on the 2^nd Refugee and Immigrant Legislative Day.

Read the position papers presented at the 2008 Refugee and Immigrant Legislative Day: Citizenship, Housing and ESL, and K-12.

ReWA celebrated the 12^th annual International Women's Day on March 6th at its main office. more

Over One Thousand Rally at Statehouse in Support of Immigrants and Refugees.

ReWA's Spring / Summer 2008 Newsletter is ready for download.

Read the Northwest Asian Weekly article “A historic first at the Capitol”

Mayor Greg Nickels' speech at the April 18th Grand-Opening Ceremony for ReWA's new Early Childhood Education Center at Bethany Church.

Everett Herald article: “Bilingual kids have power at home”

Seattle Times article: “Native cultures, newfound politics mix”

ReWA's Mission

Refugee Women's Alliance is a nonprofit, multi-ethnic organization that promotes inclusion, independence, personal leadership and strong communities by providing refugee and immigrant women and families with culturally and linguistically appropriate services. ReWA advocates for social justice, public policy changes, and equal access to services while respecting cultural values and the right to self determination.

ReWA and Al-Shifa Clinic partner to make the first open-community student run clinic in Seattle.

In establishing the this service, health care professionals from the University of Washington School of Medicine and ReWA are working hard to provide basic medical services to the underserved using an interdisciplinary team approach. As professional and undergraduate students, Al-Shifa has started a partnership with ReWA to provide basic healthcare at the first open-community student run clinic in Seattle, targeting the un-insured - especially immigrants who do not know the resources available to them. more

OCVA Moving Mountains Award 2007

ReWA Domestic Violence Program is the proud recipient of the Office Of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA) Moving Mountains Award 2007 for its work with refugee and immigrant victims and survivors of crime.

Sexual Assault Education Videos

The Seattle Police Department and Refugee Women's Alliance co-produced “The Unspoken Truth:Sexual Assault” education videos in six different languages to provide important information regarding sexual assault, including victims’ rights and resources. For more information and ordering please see our page on ReWA's Domestic Violence Program.

Sexual Assault Posters

ReWA Domestic Violence Program has created sexual assault posters in Southeast Asian, East African, and Eastern European different languages available for community outreach.

'I Just Keep Quiet', a short film about human trafficking, co-produced by Refugee Women’s Alliance and the Seattle Police Department, has been recognized by the Pegasus Awards, receiving its highest honor, the Award of Excellence. Read about it in ReWA's Summer 2006 Newsletter.