SEPA describes literacy, mentorship and community services funded in part by ARPA

At a meeting of the Oshkosh City Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Moshe Shasuguro, president and co‑founder of Sustainability Education and Progress as One (SEPA), described the nonprofit’s community center, youth mentorship and adult support services and said the organization opened a local center in 2025 using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding the committee had supported.

SEPA, Shasuguro said, focuses on place‑based development and is “guided by our anti colonial, anti racist principles and strategies.” He told committee members the group began community work in Zambia in 2008, registered in Wisconsin in 2010, received 501(c)(3) status in 2018, and launched multiple youth programs in Oshkosh in 2023. “At SEPA, we identify local needs, we harness community strength, and develop global partnerships, and build more sustainable futures,” he said.

Why it matters: Committee members had previously supported SEPA’s ARPA request, and SEPA’s programs touch education, social services and racial equity efforts in Oshkosh. Shasuguro said the group’s youth and adult programming is intended to address literacy gaps and barriers he…