Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) is an international, Pan-African, non-governmental development organisation for African women with its Head Office in Kampala, Uganda and a UK/Europe sub-regional office based in London, United Kingdom. AMwA was established in 1985 as a small community-based organisation, which sought to create a space for African women to organise autonomously, network with each other, share skills and expertise, identify issues of concern and speak for themselves, which was essential considering their position as migrants and refugees in the UK. Translated from Swahili, our name means symbolises the principles of sisterhood on which the organisation was based: 'Solidarity among African Women'.  AMwA’s ethos is ‘Speaking for Ourselves’.

Over the years, AMwA has grown into a Pan African International Development Organisation and an NGO in consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council that focuses on women’s leadership development and policy-influencing in the UK, Europe and Africa. AMwA’s aim is to provide solidarity, support, awareness, and to build links with African women active in the areas of their own development. Over the past 23 years since it has been in existence, AMwA has actively supported initiatives to strengthen links with the women’s movement in Africa. More...