Who we are

«Our purpose is clear, our passion unwavering,

and our impact immeasurable.»

Our mission

To uplift refugees, immigrants, and the most vulnerable among us. We strive to help them become self-sufficient, thriving community members.

Founded in 1989 by Walter Lam, a refugee himself, the Alliance for African Assistance began its journey in San Diego. We've been unwavering in our commitment to supporting refugees in their resettlement.

For over three decades, we've reached out to refugees, immigrants, asylum seekers, and those in need worldwide. We focus on providing social, cultural, and educational assistance, including housing, health screenings, education, language classes, and job training.

As an affiliate of the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) we've successfully resettled 14700 refugees from various countries. But we don't do this alone. We work with a network of dedicated partners, including the UNHCR and fate based institutions, foundations, organizations and coorporations.

We work with a large number of partners to maximize our impact.

Presbytery of San Diego
Rancho Bernardo Village Presbyterian Church
San Diego Foundation
Shadow Mountain Community Church
Solana Beach Presbyterian Church
State of California - Refugee Health
United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR)
US Department of Health & Human Services - Office of Refugee Resettlement
Wells Fargo
Westminster Presbyterian Church Escondido
Workforce Partnership

Invitation for Bid/Request for Proposals (IFB/RFQ) 2025-001

The Alliance for African Assistance (“The Alliance”) requests your participation in a competitive bidding process for the selection of a Licensed Solar Contractor for a capital improvement project at The Alliance building located at 5952 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92115. Qualified Contractors interested in providing such services (“Respondents”) must demonstrate the ability to perform the work described in the Project Description set forth in this Invitation for Bid/Request for Proposal (the “RFP”) and have significant, prior experience successfully performing comparable work.

This Request is not an offer or commitment to purchase any goods or services or to award or enter into a contract.

The bid opening will be held at 5952 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92115, on March 24, 2025 @ 12:30 pm. A walkthrough is scheduled for February 17, 2025, at 4:00 PM. The last day for questions is February 21, 2025, at 4:00 PM.

A Bid Bond of 5% of the total bid amount is required. The awarded contractor must provide a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each covering 100% of the contract amount.

This project follows prevailing wage laws under Davis-Bacon Act Wage Decision subject to both Federal (CA20250001, Mod. 1, 01/24/2025)

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