As a component of Z-HOPE™ (Zetas Helping Other People Excel), International Women of Color implemented programs impacting the mind, body and spirit throughout Africa. For the mind, IWC established a “Promoting Literacy Program,” in which books and educational supplies were collected and delivered to Malawi and Cape Coast, Ghana. For the body, IWC facilitated the “She Who Brings Water Brings Life” and has bored water wells throughout Ghana. For the spirit, IWC supported various programs related to HIV/AIDS, poverty and hunger, home care assistance, medical kits and emergency accommodations and shelters for women and children suffering from domestic violence.
For the body, IWC facilitated the “She Who Brings Water Brings Life” and has bored water wells throughout Ghana. For the spirit, IWC supported various programs related to HIV/AIDS, poverty and hunger, home care assistance, medical kits and emergency accommodations and shelters for women and children suffering from domestic violence.
Under the direction of the 25th Centennial International President Valerie Hollingsworth Baker, International Women of Color began implementing its Capstone Project, Wo Ye Bra. Through a partnership with Infinity Global Empowerment, LLC (IGE), the sorority’s support focuses on four critical issues affecting young women in Ghana: educational retention, sustainability, women’s empowerment, and entrepreneurship and micro-financing (cf. 4th Edition of the IWC Toolkit). The Water Well Maintenance program is also vital to provide the necessary repairs to wells the sorority sponsored throughout Ghana.
As we move into our second century of service, International Women of Color will include support for the Children’s Library in Cape Coast, Ghana, the Z-HOPE™ Clinic at Afua Kobi Ampen Girls Senior High School and plans for a tour to Ghana that will include visits to Zeta’s programs and initiatives.