Welcome to AWWG
WHO WE ARE
AWWG is a Pan African women�s grass root organisation founded in 1989 by a number of African women to meet the needs and advocate the rights of newly arrived African women refugees and asylum seekers in the UK through the provision of outreach services, general advice and
Our programme development is contiguous with agreed local, regional and national priorities thus ensuring the formation of real partnership. These relationships enable AWWG to influence policy development and shape programme implementation at every level. Consequently, we are able to offer a complementary service, which through our affiliations ensures Pan African involvement across geographical and cultural boundaries.
AWWG's main activities are in the following areas:
- General Health Promotion - Information and Advice
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
- Advocacy Project
- Education and Training
- Volunteers Project
- The West African Initiative
- Refugee Project
- African Parents Forum
- Linguistic and Language Support (ESOL)
- Social Health
- Policy and Research
Our Target groups are:
Children, community health workers, health educators, mothers, NGOs, outreach workers, people living with HIV, parents/families, refugees, women, and youth.
Programme Management
The entire programmes we develop are properly researched, with appropriate work schedule and delivery plan to ensure that agreed objectives, programme outcomes and monitoring requirements are met. Each project is assigned a Co-ordinator and is supported by a proficient team of advisors and specialists. Our management approach involves more than providing a service. We ensure that we have recognisable delivery models that are informed by the community base. In so doing we are able to sustain user participation and give users a sense of ownership.
Our Centre Facilities
AWWG is very popular within the community. It has an average of about 100 new persons accessing its services each month.
- The organisation has now secured a well equipped and spacious resource centre comprising of 2 large meeting/conference rooms, a large reception area, an office space and a modern computer suit boosting 25 new computers
- If you would like to access any of our facilities, then call us on 0208 885 5822
AWWG's Team
AWWG is an established organisation with an experienced and professional team of managers, advisors and supporters who have proven abilities and good track record in their chosen field. Our work practice is based on collective principles and investment in all key stakeholders. we are therefore able to guarantee the effective implementation of all programmes.
