AWWAS
    What we do
    • We are building a support community for women who have been victimised with over a 100 women who AWWAS has impacted
    • Empower Young Women who have been victims of abuse by providing tools for creative therapy and expression; who then become storytellers and agents for recovery and rehabilitative-change in their communities
    How we do it
    Through our four pillars of creative expression, which are listed below, we mentor, equip, and build a network of young women who can stand up to being a victim by telling stories that change society and help those who have been abused get better
    • Creative Art
    • Creative Writing
    • Documentary Photography
    • Illustrative Dance
    Why we do it
    • To transform emotional trauma into stories that drive social change and help other women heal.
    • To challenge societal ‘norms’.
    • To confront victimisation
    • To challenge our conniving culture of silence
    Impact Outcome
    To have raised social change agents across communities in Africa who have broken free from abuse, have challenged silence, are emotionally healthy, creatively productive and are no longer entrapped by victimisation nor stigma.
- Our Story Sometime in 2017, AWWAS embarked on a journey to aid the African girl in finding her voice over the hold of victimisation and the culture of silence it thrives in, inspiring her to be an agent of social change. AWWAS is an acronym for A Woman With A Story. It is an initiative of the Dan Kauna Foundation (CAC/IT/ NO 120928) that provides a platform for creative therapy and expression for women, with the goal of transforming emotional trauma into stories that drive social change. See more
500 + Over 500+ participants
reached
6 + 6+ years of
impact
9 + 9+ projects
executed
The Plot
Shekwonazhi paraphrased to mean ‘Made for Purpose’ in Gbagyi, the indigenous language of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), aims to emphasize the fact that women and girls who have been abused, in spite of victimisation, stigma and the trauma that comes with it were in fact. See more

Transforming Trauma
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