Marshallese Educational Initiative Inc

The Marshallese Educational Initiative is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization located in Springdale, Arkansas, where the highest concentration of Marshallese in the continental United States reside. We were founded in July 2013 by non-Marshallese educators and Marshallese community members to raise awareness of Marshallese history and culture and facilitate dialogue by blending academic research with community outreach.

Today, we offer a variety of services and programming specific to women, youth, and seniors, and the agencies that serve them, as well as programming in the arts and humanities. We actively work to raise awareness of the ongoing biological, ecological, and cultural consequences of U.S. nuclear testing and climate change. In response to the pandemic, of which our community is especially vulnerable, we continue to assist Marshallese residents with utility and rental assistance. The last two years have emphasized just how inequitable our society can be; we aim to bring positive social change to our community, specifically through raising educational attainment levels so that our Islander community can enjoy a higher quality of life. As a proud intercultural organization, we actively promote and facilitate dialogue among diverse communities to foster positive social change.