
EMPOWER A WOMAN - EMPOWER A NATION
Donate to help refugees from Ukraine arriving at the Romanian border in Suceava.
UAW in partnership with The African Refuge and the Sierra Leone Consulate.
Donations will go immediately to providing refugees with food, temporary accommodation and hygiene products.

Turning Interest Into Action
Upward African Woman (UAW) is a California-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization, founded in 2014 with a goal to empower women, giving them and their children an opportunity for a better life.
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.
WHO WE ARE

Since our founding in 2013, Upward African Woman has developed and grown in a positive direction. We’re very proud of the diversity of our staff, and their abilities to contribute their own unique experience and skills to our success. Find out more about some of our team members below.
MEET OUR TEAM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MONALISA OKOJIE
AINEAKHO OJIOR
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT
NORMA DALKE
DIRECTOR OF YOUTH
MESI ADA USIADE
FUNDRAISING AND EVENT COORDINATOR
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS
DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN AFFAIRS
JUNIOR TEAM
JUNIOR TEAM
JUNIOR TEAM