ALG is an established Colorado nonprofit of 15 years created to serve the entire African immigrant community to help improve their quality of life. We do it through social, education and economic programs such as youth empowerment and public speaking classes reaching thousands of individuals. Every year during the month of August, we celebrate loudly and proudly the impact African immigrants have in the state of Colorado.
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The African Leadership Group (ALG) never stands still.
The advocacy and service nonprofit organization, founded in 2006 by Senegalese immigrant Papa Dia, continues to grow...
Migrant from Haiti finds warm ALG welcome in Colorado
Katiana Orelien had never been outside her native Haiti until she boarded a plane in the fall of 2023 and flew to Managua, Nicaragua. It was but the first step in a long journey that landed her in the Denver area last February.
Proposition 131 would “put democracy back in the hands of voters”
An issue on Colorado’s November ballot would fundamentally alter how statewide elections are conducted in ways proponents say would deemphasize political extremes and restore...
ALG’s services for migrants through the eyes of two new arrivals
ALG is offering English and life skills classes, has held resource and health fairs, is helping people find places to live, and is continuing to explore how else it might be of service to the new residents, who continue arriving in significant numbers.
Senegal delegation blog gives a taste of the experience
"Witnessing the beautiful disposition of my brothers and sisters in Senegal, I want to find joy in my privilege, remember the lessons learned from our ancestors, and use those lessons to do and be better!"
In 2023, ALG responded nimbly to unforeseen circumstances
As we at the African Leadership Group look back on 2023, we take pride in planned events like Afrik Impact, Leadership Africa, our Public...
ALG Resource Fair served 300 new arrivals
When the African Leadership Group held a resource fair October 27 at its Aurora headquarters, it had serving people like Nourou in mind. Thanks to generous donations from individuals and businesses, the resource fair provided 300 recent arrivals with clothing, food and other staples to help them prepare for their new life here, and for the looming winter.
Senegal trip yields many new connections
An eight-person African Leadership Group delegation traveled to Senegal in February to forge partnerships and plan a variety of horticultural and water development projects, as well as cultural exchanges.
Papa Dia receives Notley Changemaker award
African Leadership Group Founder and Executive Director Papa Dia was one of three people named as a Notley Inaugural Changemaker at an event on...
Pacific Western Bank: A valued ALG partner
When California-based Pacific Western Bank expanded into Colorado four years ago, its executives began looking for community partners it could support with Community Reinvestment Act contributions. ALG made an instant impression.