Akina Mama wa Afrika [AMwA] is an international, pan-African, non-governmental development organisation for African women based in the UK with an Africa regional office in Kampala, Uganda. AMwA was set up in 1985 by women from different parts of Africa resident in the United Kingdom. Translated from Swahili, the name means `solidarity among African women`, signifying African sisterhood. AMwA was founded to create space for African women to organise, and build links with African women active in the areas of their own development.



Vision.

A world in which there is social, economic and political autonomy of African women.



Mission Statement.

Akina Mama is an African women`s international non-governmental development organisation based in the UK and Africa. Coordinating local, regional and international initiatives, Akina Mama serves as a mobilising, networking, information, advocacy and training forum for African women, building their leadership capacities to influence policy and decision-making.



Objectives.

AMwA serves as a research forum on African women’s issues, and provides a platform for African women to participate in policy and decision-making. AMwA`s objectives are:



To influence policies that affect African women at national, regional and international levels



To participate in the construction of a feminist epistemology by African women



To strengthen and promote African women`s feminist leadership



To respond to the leadership needs of African women and African women`s organisations