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OUR MISSION<\/h4>Uzima Women Relief Group International provides care and support to families affected by the effects of war and disease in Canada and internationally to contribute to the global efforts to relieve poverty and improve women\u2019s health and education.<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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OUR VISION<\/h4>We envision a world where women understand their rights and have access to quality health, education, and economic stability.<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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OBJECTIVES<\/h4>\n
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  • To advance education and relieve poverty of Black (racialized) community members in the Toronto area by\u00a0providing employment-related workshops and training on resume writing, job interview preparation,\u00a0job skills training, mentoring programs, and job placement assistance.<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0To relieve poverty and advance education in agricultural and farming techniques, and kitchen garden training to poor women in rural communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1631327776550{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

    Uzima Women Relief Group International is a non-profit organization incorporated in 2012. Uzima is a Kiswahili word meaning wellness.
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    <\/div><\/div>\nThe organization works to alleviate poverty and augment wellness among at-risk populations facing health challenges brought about by lack of access to better economic opportunities.<\/p>\n

    Also, Uzima focuses on medical care and medicines, good nutrition and education for both women and men with a focus on women empowerment.<\/p>\n

    As a not-for-profit organization, we seek diverse voices in working to improve uzima. Although we are open to all racial groups, we especially encourage black, and people of color, and others currently less represented in our governance groups to consider joining us in these important leadership roles.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”181″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” css_animation=”right-to-left”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”team”][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”BOARD MEMBERS” color=”custom” el_width=”70″ accent_color=”#00a74f” css=”.vc_custom_1658512273716{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_basic_grid post_type=”team” max_items=”12″ element_width=”3″ order=”ASC” grid_id=”vc_gid:1708020112392-6517feab-29d8-4″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1631330158267{padding-top: 70px !important;}” el_id=”partners”][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”OUR PARTNERS” color=”custom” el_width=”70″ accent_color=”#00a74f”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1631299225022{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”]\n

    Uzima has participated in numerous community events and projects over its course thanks to support from various agencies. Below are links to their websites. Our blogs showcase current and past events from these organizations.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1631290657494{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=”210,211,213,214,219,218,222,221,475,473″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” custom_links_target=”_blank” slides_per_view=”4″ autoplay=”yes” hide_pagination_control=”yes” hide_prev_next_buttons=”yes” partial_view=”yes” wrap=”yes” custom_links=”#E-8_aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRnRhaWJ1Y2hjLmNhJTJGZW4lMkYlMkNodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmJsYWNreW91dGguY2ElMkYlMkNodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5hbXJlZmNhbmFkYS5vcmclMkYlMkNodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmFjc2RjLmNhJTJGJTJDaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cucm90YXJ5Ymx1ZmZzLmNvbSUyRiUyQ2h0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGbm9ydGh3LmNhJTJGJTJDaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuYXBhYS5jYSUyRiUyQ2h0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmVsc2NpLmNhJTJGJTJDaHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRmFiZWluZ29jYW5hZGEuY2ElMkYlMkNodHRwJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmtjYWNhbmFkYS5vcmc=”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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