WWA has successfully implemented various health promotion, violence prevention, civic engagement programs, and newly-arrival immigrant social services in Atlanta, Georgia for over 29 years. WWA initiated the need to include available domestic violence resource information during orientation of new refugees, and developed and implemented a model physical activity program for Muslim women in Atlanta. The first T-Visa in the State of Georgia (Trafficking visa) was awarded to a WWA client. WWA was the first refugee serving agency in Metro Atlanta to begin to work with single mother’s head of households. Additionally, WWA has a long history and experience of developing curricula for diverse populations, and conducting transformative leadership train-the-trainer programs, which has resulted in independence and stabilization of refugees as they build relationships across borders and ethnic lines.
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Women Watch Afrika is a founding Anchor Organization of the Southern Movement Assembly. The Southern Movement Assembly is an organizing strategy for community and movement governance based on the political commitment spoken by Southern Freedom Fighter Fannie Lou Hamer: ‘Nobody is Free until Everybody is Free.’ The Southern Movement Assembly is made up of a broad base of Southern-based leaders and communities who live and fight on many frontlines. We believe that we are stronger together, and we participate in grassroots democracy to exercise political power at the community, city, state, and regional levels.
Women Watch Afrika is a founding organization partner of the Black Migrant Power Fund. The Black Migrant Power Fund (BMPF) is a community-led, trust-based grantmaking fund that supports grassroots organizations on the frontlines of immigrant and racial justice across the United States. BMPF is housed at Four Freedoms Fund.
Women Watch Afrika is a founding member of the Georgia Immigrant Rights Alliance (GIRA). The Georgia Immigrant Rights Alliance (GIRA) is a statewide coalition of immigrant and refugee- led community organizations that coordinate advocacy on policies that affect immigrant and refugee communities.
Women Watch Afrika is a founding member of the Georgia Redistricting Alliance (GRA). The Georgia Redistricting Alliance is a diverse coalition of civil rights, voting rights and community organizations that fight for the fair representation and voting power of BIPOC communities. We work to ensure that the redistricting process in Georgia is transparent, accountable and conducted in multiple languages. GRA was formed in response to redistricting and gerrymandering efforts that attempt to dilute the voting power of People of Color. We believe that district lines should be drawn in accordance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 so no political party or racial group benefits over another. We believe that local elected officials and community members have untapped power and potential to influence their district maps and the redistricting process. We also believe that we must fight for a full and complete census and ACS in order as a foundation to our democracy.
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