MINNEAPOLIS – The agenda for the recently held African Women in the Diaspora Conference included lectures on gender issues, human rights issues with regard to sex and labor human trafficking, and widowhood. But perhaps the most often discussed topic was the practice of female genital cutting. Read more
Women have been at the forefront of change and have played a big role in building and sustaining communities as well as organizing for the violence against women in the African society; yet for a long time their stories haven’t been told. Read more
The African Girls Initiative for Leadership and empowerment (AGILE) is a program that was created in 1998 by the Minnesota African Women’s association (MAWA). Their mission is to “Promote the wealth and wellbeing of African refugee and immigrant women and their families.” Read more
Marianne Neba is 18 years old, a native of Cameroon who immigrated to the United States a few years ago and recently graduated from Park Center High school Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. For the last three years, Neba has been a participant of the AGILE/Amakolo African Girls Pathways to Success project offered by the Minnesota African…
The Minnesota African Women’s Association (MAWA) this past summer, engaged women from different parts of Africa across the Twin cities, in a series of training programs and activities that made the summer very enriching. Read more
Do you know that many household cleaners that you buy to clean around the home, wash your dishes, wash your clothes, etc. are actually harmful to you as your breathe them in while cleaning around the home? Do you know you can make your own non-toxic household cleaners at home, using vinegar and other ingredients…
MAWA is looking for 4 low-income West African refugee or asylee women who would like to become Licensed Family Child-Care providers. Women should be residents of Minneapolis or the North-West Hennepin area – Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, etc. If interested, please call us at 763-561-2224 and ask for Miss Sandra. This announcement is open…