ABOUT US

Amani Women Center (AWC) provides culturally tailored programs and services that empower and contribute to the economic security, spiritual, mental, and physical well-being of refugees and immigrant women.  

PROGRAMS

• The Amani Sewing Academy-ASA (workforce development and job placement). A holistic approach that includes life skills training, women empowerment, survivors & victims services, financial literacy, civic engagement, & our unique ESL buddy project.

• The Healthy Families Program-HFP (health equity, FGM/C resources, mental health, counseling, domestic violence prevention, sexual assault advocacy, human and social services, emergency assistance & general community support services.   

• The Amani Community Ambassadors Leadership Program-ACALP (translation & interpretation, research, community health education, immigration services, community outreach, advocacy, mobilization, navigation, promotion, and canvassing).

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* AWC’s Healthy Families Program (HFP) includes various supportive services and emergency assistance for refugees, survivors, program participants and families in crisis. Translation and interpretation assistance in Amharic, Dari, Pashto, Kiswahili, Arabic, French, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Somali and Tigrinya includes screening and helping the community with public benefits such as LIHEAP, SNAP, CAPS, WIC, TANF, MEDICAID, Rental Assistance, Georgia Pathways, Immigration resources, referrals and much much more.

AWC's Workforce Development & Small Scale Manufacturing is experiencing remarkable growth...

Amani Women Center's workforce development and small-scale manufacturing arm Clarkston Ga, is experiencing remarkable growth as socially responsible companies seek to partner with the organization for its exceptional production of upcycle and ethically produced goods.        

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AWC'S FGM/C INITIATIVE 

Necklace made by Refugee Women @ Amani Women Center.

 AWC's Save Our Sisters Initiative seeks to secure critical medical care for refugee women suffering from serious health problems cause by Female Genital Cutting (FGC) By purchasing our cloth button items (necklaces, and bookmarks, proudly handcrafted by refugee women at the Amani Sewing Academy, you are helping refugee women access life-changing medical services, including restorative surgery.

AWC News Blog/Media:

• Amani Women Center (AWC) – Proud to receive the Center for Civic Innovation’s 2023 Good Trouble Honors!

• AWC – NON-PROFIT RECIPIENT OF THE SIGGIE AWARD.

• Amani Sewing Academy Graduates 25 Resilient Women of Excellence!

• Refugee Women Reap What They “SEW” as AWC’s Workforce Development & Small Scale Manufacturing Gains Momemtum!

• AWC Alumna – Dibora Abrhe

• AWC Helps Refugee Children Put Their Best Foot Forward.

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ASA Graduate Class of 2023  

"Resilient Women of Excellence"

 

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Johari Africa is a social enterprise under Amani Women Center, Inc. Johari Africa is Swahili for Jewels of Africa.

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