Many immigrants, like Hani, arrived in the United States with technical training, advanced degrees and a high capacity to contribute positively to the economic well-being of their communities. However, obtaining work permits and re-certifying, or updating, their academic credentials can be a daunting task.
The Hani Foundation will focus on the critical issues affecting immigrants in the United States as they try to overcome the legal, professional, and cultural hurdles which often bar them from obtaining work in their specific field of expertise. This is a problem which affects immigrants across all employment sectors but is, most glaringly, dominant in the medical field. The Hani Foundation will begin working with immigrants who hold existing degrees in the medical field from a country outside the United States. This includes doctors, nurses, lab technicians etc. who need assistance and encouragement moving through the difficult and, time-consuming, stages of legal immigration or asylum, qualifying examinations and, ultimately, work permits in their chosen field.
Navigating through the initial United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) protocols is just the beginning. Once legal residency, or citizenship, is granted (which can take years in some cases) the real battle to earn the right to work in one’s field of professional expertise begins. The Hani Foundation intends to assist our immigrant neighbors as they undertake this process.
Hani Elgaali, Sudanese was born on July 15, 1985 in Saudi Arabia. He grew up in a large, loving family with 6 older brothers. He received his undergraduate degree in Computer Application and a Masters’ Degree in Information Technology from Bharati vidyapeeth University, & Manipal in Pune, India. Hani immigrated legally to San Francisco in 2012, and was employed as a System Engineer at Meraki & Cisco for almost a decade before his untimely death on August 24, 2022. Hani was passionate about helping immigrants work in their field of expertise & involve in community services support.
The Hani Foundation intends to raise funds to support immigrants with existing medical degrees – allowing them to fulfill the necessary requirements to practice their medical specialties in the United States. The Hani Foundation will take an activist role as an advocate for the licensing of foreign physicians and others in the medical field. It will support and encourage open communication between those medical-degreed candidates and the government agencies, universities, hospitals, and medical institutions that could train them, give them scholarships, provide internships and permanent employment so that they can achieve their personal and professional dreams.
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