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(2025) Eight gentlemen joined with staff of Habitat for Humanity Buffalo on Holy Thursday morning, April 17th, putting in a few hours of...

(2025) We at ROTA have been very grateful to all our benefactors that enabled us to serve God's people in many ways. The below pictured...

Our new family is adjusting well to life among us in Western NY.

(2024) While plans were underway for the reunion and resettlement of a family new to Buffalo from Uganda, we received word of a Rwandan...

(2024) People are just so generous with the donations of Time, Talent, and Treasure and we at ROTA try to organize small events to share...

Getting the younger children ready for their first experience of Catholic School in Western NY.

A surprise blessing for ROTA as we assist in the resettlement of a new family arriving in Buffalo.

(2021) One of our area African families experienced the tragedy of the sudden death of the forty-five year old father of the family. They...

(2019) One of our local refugee families were the unfortunate victim of an early morning fire that quickly engulfed a 2 1/2-story house...

(2018) Only a few short months ago Jenaro Aken made a journey back to his birth home of Khartoum, Sudan. Along with many celebrations of...

(2016) For the past two years, ROTA has been contacted by a variety of Public Middle Schools all of whom are reading “A Long Walk to...

(2015) Time continues to march on as Fidele works diligently toward bringing his family to Buffalo to begin their new life together. On...

(2013) For a third consecutive year, the Rotary Club of Clarence teamed up with ROTA and provided a Christmas party to many of our...

(2012) One goal of most refugees who arrive in our area is taking advantage of the educational possibilities that exist here. As many...

(2011) Reaching Out 2 Africa continues to assist local African families in Western New York while coordinating construction and...

2010 brought many happy times for former refugees as graduations took place. Victor Habasshuti, left, pictured here with his brother...

(2011) Forty pre-registered African Sudanese voters along with Fr. Ron Sajdak boarded a Grand Tour Bus early Sunday, January 9th to begin...

(2007) How many of us really believe in miracles? I know I do! For twenty-five years in a land so far away called Sudan, people's fought...