UNITED BANTU OF OHIO

The United Bantu of Ohio , Inc. (UBO) assists refugees, low-income, and establishing a home in Franklin County in Columbus by providing educational, cultural, and leadership development opportunities through community organization efforts to address systemic racism and to embrace diversity within the fabric of cultural institutions by promoting change, equity, and peace.The United Bantu represent a traditionally subjugated and oppressed cultural group in Africa. They have been victims of persecution, prejudice, oppression, and violence. The Somali Bantu were barred from political participation and land ownership, were prevented from intermarrying, had limited access to formal education and were relegated to service and labor intensive positions regardless of their training. Due to this many Somali Bantu are illiterate and have very limited job skills.