Stories of Washington Area Women’s Foundation Grantee Partners

Grantees of Washington Area Women’s Foundation make a real difference in the lives of the women they serve. Here are the stories of just a few of our Grantee Partners and the women they’ve touched, told through text, video and photographs.

Profiles of Grantee Partners

Urban Alliance Foundation Urban Alliance nursing students are working their way to a brighter future in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy of The Urban Alliance Foundation)

The Rebecca Project for Human Rights Through the Rebecca Project, Imani Walker and Malika Saada Saar advocate better treatment options for drug-addicted women and their families in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. (Photo courtesy of The Rebecca Project)

DAARA, Inc. Fatoumata Thiam helps young women in Prince George’s County reclaim control of their lives. She’s the founder of DAARA (Developing AIDS & Addiction Response Alternatives).

Video

Metamorphosis Click To Play 2006 Leadership Luncheon 2005 Leadership Luncheon The Stepping Stones Initiative Testimonial 1 Testimonial 2 Testimonial 3 Testimonial 4 YWCA National Capital Area Click To Play A participant in YWCA National Capital Area’s Washington Area Women in the Trades (WAWIT) program proudly describes how her experience in being a part of the program is a “stepping stone” on a positive, forward-looking path for rest of her life.

Photos