Turning Interest Into Action

Upward African Woman (UAW) is a California-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization, founded in 2014 with the goal to empower women, and give them and their children an opportunity for a better life. 

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Mission Statement

UAW is committed to establishing and supporting sustainable programs to tackle poverty, illiteracy, disease, and hopelessness in order to improve the general well being of the African woman and child.