Our HISTORY
The Association of Haitian Women in Boston (AFAB-KAFANM) is a grassroots organization founded by a group of Haitian women from different social, religious, and economic backgrounds who have joined forces since August 1988 for a women’s voice in the Haitian community.
1988
Birth of AFAB
1996
KAFANM open house and new AFAB’s office space
1996
Launch of Annual Fundraiser
1995
Launch of ESL classes
1998
Domestic Violence Program
1999
Haitian Roundtable on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assualt
2001
Economic Literacy Training
2002
First Annual Clergy Breakfast
Our Mission
We are a community-based grassroots organization dedicated to empowering low-income Haitian women and their children. We believe that everyone, regardless of race or sex, should have equal rights, and that women should have unlimited opportunity to develop as individuals, unhampered by social traditions.
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OUR CORE VALUES
- We are committed to the women’s struggle.
- In all our programs and services, we will work to raise the consciousness of Haitian women about their social, economic, and political rights as citizens and engage them in organizing work to ensure their entitlement.
- We believe in the need to demystify social traditions that serve as barriers to women’s empowerment.
- We value speaking out and taking action against all types and forms of violence against women.
- We believe that, with support, women can empower themselves by taking charge of their own lives: being self-sufficient, having a true sense of their identity, having voice, and reclaiming their self-worth.
- We believe that society must treat people equally, equitably, and respectfully, independent of their academic, economic, and social backgrounds, age, sexual orientation, race, physical ability, or religious beliefs.
- We are committed to respecting, understanding, and supporting one another.
- We are committed to providing a nurturing environment where people are culturally sensitive to the issues of Haitian women and their families.
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