Afro-Latin Development

 

 

 

 

 

“when and where I enter, in the quiet, undisputed dignity of my womanhood, without violence and without suing or special patronage, then and there the whole...race enters with me”

 

 

-Anna Julia Cooper, American Civil Rights Advocate -

Excerpt from “A Voice From the South”

 

 

 

 

 

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Economic Development and Education:

WWIE supports organizations that assist Afro-Latinas develop business and other skills to acquire and maintain reliable employment to help lift themselves and their families out of poverty. WWIE also supports projects that enable Afro-Latinas to create and preserve wealth in the form of savings, homes and entrepreneurial ventures.

 

Health and Sexual Awareness:

WWIE supports organizations that promote a safe and informed environment in which women and girls can participate in their own reproductive health. This includes, but is not limited to, providing education about prevention strategies, improving access to health care services and providing support to survivors of domestic and gender-based violence.

 

Leadership Development:

WWIE supports organizations that recognize the value of Afro-Latina women and girls as assets to their families and communities and that promote leadership skills to empower women and girls to become active social change agents and participate more fully in their communities.

 

Cultural Enrichment:

WWIE supports organizations that encourage creative expression by Afro-Latina women and girls as a means to disseminate cultural traditions and engage the communities in which they live.

 

Program Areas