2009: Kaiser Permanente, one of America's leading health care organizations, has requested the assistance of Solidaris in developing an outreach model for their African-American client base in Denver, Colo. Solidaris will assist an organization that delivers health care to over 8 million Americans in launching an effective, sustainable, and advanced cultural competency approach to health care in the interest of African-Americans. The project will be completed at the end of 2009.
Race and Cultural Diversity Course
2008: Kicking off Mississippi State University's new online Diversity Certificate Program for professionals, Greg Meyjes of Solidaris Intercultural Services LLC will offer an online graduate course. With its focus on the workplace, this interdisciplinary online course offers a practical, evidence-based overview of concepts and issues pertaining to the realities of race and culture in organizations and society today.
Black History Month
2007: Solidaris represents local organizations in the city of Falls Church, Virginia by organizing an event in honor of Black History Month, 2007. The event is designed to stimulate cross-cultural appreciation through the arts - a rich sampling of music and food drawing on African and African-American traditions.
Friday February 2nd, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., McGonagal Exhibition Space, 212 N. West Street, Falls Church, Virginia.
The Roma in Bulgaria
2006: European Community funds to render "technical assistance to the implementation of project activities and institutional set-up for disadvantaged ethnic minorities issues with a special focus on Roma" in 2007-2008 (pending.)
2005: Solidaris established essential grassroots contacts with community-based organizations serving Roma (Gypsy) populations in Bulgaria, as a preliminary step to proposing and carrying out social inclusion projects involving the Roma.