AFAB + BC
2020
Partnership with AFAB-Kafanm
Partnership with AFAB-Kafanm
Introducing AFAB
Introducing AFAB
The Association of Haitian Women in Boston is a community-based grassroots organization dedicated to empowering low-income Haitian women and their children. They 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.
The Association of Haitian Women in Boston is a community-based grassroots organization dedicated to empowering low-income Haitian women and their children. They 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.
They promote women’s access to social and economic opportunities in order to expand women’s knowledge; develop their abilities to be self-sufficient, independent, and confident; and empower women to take control of their destiny.
They promote women’s access to social and economic opportunities in order to expand women’s knowledge; develop their abilities to be self-sufficient, independent, and confident; and empower women to take control of their destiny.
The organization has been running for 32 years – the first 10 strictly as a volunteer organization and the last 22 with full-time staff.
The organization has been running for 32 years – the first 10 strictly as a volunteer organization and the last 22 with full-time staff.
Founder and Executive Director of AFAB ~ Carline Desire
Founder and Executive Director of AFAB ~ Carline Desire
Understanding AFAB's History
Understanding AFAB's 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."
"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."
AFAB's Core Values
AFAB's 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.
The Team
The Team
Organization Mission Statement & Goals
Organization Mission Statement & Goals
Where #BLM to #MeToo and AFAB Intersect
Where #BLM to #MeToo and AFAB Intersect
Roots in Black Feminism: Founded and run by Black feminist women dedicated to empowering and uplifting Haitian women and raising public awareness as well as personal consciousness.
Roots in Black Feminism: Founded and run by Black feminist women dedicated to empowering and uplifting Haitian women and raising public awareness as well as personal consciousness.
The Power of Narrative: They are transforming rape culture narratives and giving women the tools to take back their story and reaffirm themselves. Through services like Financial Literacy Workshops, food, shelter, & ESL, they are providing the women with the tools to care for themselves and reject traditional male centric culture in the Haitian community.
The Power of Narrative: They are transforming rape culture narratives and giving women the tools to take back their story and reaffirm themselves. Through services like Financial Literacy Workshops, food, shelter, & ESL, they are providing the women with the tools to care for themselves and reject traditional male centric culture in the Haitian community.
Self-Care: There's an intersection of this course and this organization because it is centering Black women at its core. AFAB fights against the silencing of Black women in practicing empowerment through empathy and in their belief of community care as a form of self care.
Self-Care: There's an intersection of this course and this organization because it is centering Black women at its core. AFAB fights against the silencing of Black women in practicing empowerment through empathy and in their belief of community care as a form of self care.
Intersectionality: The work of AFAB feeds into our conversation on intersectionality because they serve Black Haitian women who are also victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. AFAB works to deconstruct the stigma of DV in the Haitian community and provides a place for the healing and self care that is at the center of Black feminism ideology/thought.
Intersectionality: The work of AFAB feeds into our conversation on intersectionality because they serve Black Haitian women who are also victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. AFAB works to deconstruct the stigma of DV in the Haitian community and provides a place for the healing and self care that is at the center of Black feminism ideology/thought.