WHO WE ARE?
Minnesota African Women Coalition (MNAWC)is a group of Compassionate & Determined Individuals who are driven to serve, influence, impact and bring about positive change in the lives of indigenous immigrants’ communities, BIPOC Communities and disadvantaged people in several communities in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Twin Cities.
MISSION & VISION
Our mission is to cultivate, foster and implement sustainable and long-lasting change through Economic Development, Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, Job Training & Career Development, Mental Health initiatives, Memory Loss and Dementia awareness in the BIPOC & African Immigrant communities in the Twin Cities.
We Identify and address issues to help Immigrant and BIPOC Individuals, family’s business owners, nonprofits, and social organizations to get back on their feet. We represent and present the needs of the community to leaders within the state offices and legislators’ office. Our vision is to become a lifelong catalyst to state agencies to bring the community's needs to life providing resources, funding and services to African immigrant communities, businesses and BIPOC Communities.
ADVOCACY
We are an advocate, support and one of the voices behind the African communities, BIPOC communities and underprivilege business communities in the Twin Cities Minnesota.
Covid19 pandemic has revealed the historic struggles of disadvantage business enterprise. These enterprises and their communities are struggling. There is a population within this disadvantage business enterprise communities that is often ignored, Immigrants. Immigrant owned businesses & communities have been impacted just as hard from the pandemic and civic unrest, yet they received very little from the previous relief packages due to technical challenges, financial hardship and lack of funding and access to small business loans.
COVID-19 has also brought additional challenges to these communities and highlights the need for community-led approaches to support individuals in the prevention and management of chronic mental conditions.
We collaborate and have constant dialogue about ameliorating and bringing awareness to the disparity between African immigrants and the rest of Minnesotans.