Wawa Aba Womanist Leadership Institute
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Women, girls & gender-diverse people in East Africa face violence, neglect & criminalization. The Wawa Aba Institute builds trauma-informed, community-led leadership to foster healing, resilience & justice, challenging systemic barriers to equity & peace.
Today’s #ThursdaysInBlack is a call to rise louder and more fearlessly against all forms of violence.
During #16DaysOfActivism, Wawa Aba affirms this truth: survivors deserve justice that heals, not systems that harm.
#FearlesslyWhole #EndViolence #WawaAbaInstitute
During #16DaysOfActivism, Wawa Aba affirms this truth: survivors deserve justice that heals, not systems that harm.
#FearlesslyWhole #EndViolence #WawaAbaInstitute
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Today’s #ThursdaysInBlack is a call to rise louder and more fearlessly against all forms of violence.
During #16DaysOfActivism, Wawa Aba affirms this truth: survivors deserve justice that heals, not systems that harm.
#FearlesslyWhole #EndViolence #WawaAbaInstitute
During #16DaysOfActivism, Wawa Aba affirms this truth: survivors deserve justice that heals, not systems that harm.
#FearlesslyWhole #EndViolence #WawaAbaInstitute
Day Two of the 16 Days of Activism reminds us that love should never bring harm.
Today’s Womanist Crush, Robin, lifts that truth with care and courage.
#16DaysOfActivism #WednesdayWomanistCrush #EndGBV #WawaAbaInstitute
Today’s Womanist Crush, Robin, lifts that truth with care and courage.
#16DaysOfActivism #WednesdayWomanistCrush #EndGBV #WawaAbaInstitute
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Day Two of the 16 Days of Activism reminds us that love should never bring harm.
Today’s Womanist Crush, Robin, lifts that truth with care and courage.
#16DaysOfActivism #WednesdayWomanistCrush #EndGBV #WawaAbaInstitute
Today’s Womanist Crush, Robin, lifts that truth with care and courage.
#16DaysOfActivism #WednesdayWomanistCrush #EndGBV #WawaAbaInstitute
The 16 Days of Activism are here.
Survivors of SGBV deserve justice, safety & systems that will not fail them. We call for accountability, & a future rooted in dignity.
Let’s honor survivors & transform the systems that harm them.
#FearlesslyWhole #WawaAbaForJustice #16DaysofActivism
Survivors of SGBV deserve justice, safety & systems that will not fail them. We call for accountability, & a future rooted in dignity.
Let’s honor survivors & transform the systems that harm them.
#FearlesslyWhole #WawaAbaForJustice #16DaysofActivism
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The 16 Days of Activism are here.
Survivors of SGBV deserve justice, safety & systems that will not fail them. We call for accountability, & a future rooted in dignity.
Let’s honor survivors & transform the systems that harm them.
#FearlesslyWhole #WawaAbaForJustice #16DaysofActivism
Survivors of SGBV deserve justice, safety & systems that will not fail them. We call for accountability, & a future rooted in dignity.
Let’s honor survivors & transform the systems that harm them.
#FearlesslyWhole #WawaAbaForJustice #16DaysofActivism
Actions Are Everything!
Too often, we let people call themselves “friends” while their actions say the opposite.
If someone doesn’t support your journey, your business, or your growth it’s okay to let them go.
Choose people who match your effort.
#friendship #selflove #WawaAbaInstitute
Too often, we let people call themselves “friends” while their actions say the opposite.
If someone doesn’t support your journey, your business, or your growth it’s okay to let them go.
Choose people who match your effort.
#friendship #selflove #WawaAbaInstitute
November 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Actions Are Everything!
Too often, we let people call themselves “friends” while their actions say the opposite.
If someone doesn’t support your journey, your business, or your growth it’s okay to let them go.
Choose people who match your effort.
#friendship #selflove #WawaAbaInstitute
Too often, we let people call themselves “friends” while their actions say the opposite.
If someone doesn’t support your journey, your business, or your growth it’s okay to let them go.
Choose people who match your effort.
#friendship #selflove #WawaAbaInstitute
Flashing back to the first Womanist Conference and this moment with Wawa Aba leaders from Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda standing together in purpose and vision.
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #WomanistConference #EastAfrica
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #WomanistConference #EastAfrica
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Flashing back to the first Womanist Conference and this moment with Wawa Aba leaders from Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda standing together in purpose and vision.
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #WomanistConference #EastAfrica
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #WomanistConference #EastAfrica
TAKE A STAND
Every #ThursdaysInBlack, we speak out against all forms of violence seen & unseen.
What are you standing for today?
For more reach us on www.wawainstitute.com
#TakeAStand #EndViolence #WawaAbaInstitute #ThursdaysInBlack
Every #ThursdaysInBlack, we speak out against all forms of violence seen & unseen.
What are you standing for today?
For more reach us on www.wawainstitute.com
#TakeAStand #EndViolence #WawaAbaInstitute #ThursdaysInBlack
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 AM
TAKE A STAND
Every #ThursdaysInBlack, we speak out against all forms of violence seen & unseen.
What are you standing for today?
For more reach us on www.wawainstitute.com
#TakeAStand #EndViolence #WawaAbaInstitute #ThursdaysInBlack
Every #ThursdaysInBlack, we speak out against all forms of violence seen & unseen.
What are you standing for today?
For more reach us on www.wawainstitute.com
#TakeAStand #EndViolence #WawaAbaInstitute #ThursdaysInBlack
Celebrating Haffy, a queer Muslim activist who blends passion, care, and sharp administrative skill in the work of justice. Their commitment to community support continues to inspire.
#WawaAbaWednesday #WednesdayWomanistCrush #CommunityCare #JusticeWork
#WawaAbaWednesday #WednesdayWomanistCrush #CommunityCare #JusticeWork
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Celebrating Haffy, a queer Muslim activist who blends passion, care, and sharp administrative skill in the work of justice. Their commitment to community support continues to inspire.
#WawaAbaWednesday #WednesdayWomanistCrush #CommunityCare #JusticeWork
#WawaAbaWednesday #WednesdayWomanistCrush #CommunityCare #JusticeWork
When you don’t know what to do, pause. Be still.
Oprah says if you’re asking everyone “Should I do this?” you don’t yet trust your own answer.
Stillness brings clarity. Your knowing always rises.
#WomanistTuesday #WawaAbaInstitute #OprahWisdom #StillnessIsPower
Oprah says if you’re asking everyone “Should I do this?” you don’t yet trust your own answer.
Stillness brings clarity. Your knowing always rises.
#WomanistTuesday #WawaAbaInstitute #OprahWisdom #StillnessIsPower
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
When you don’t know what to do, pause. Be still.
Oprah says if you’re asking everyone “Should I do this?” you don’t yet trust your own answer.
Stillness brings clarity. Your knowing always rises.
#WomanistTuesday #WawaAbaInstitute #OprahWisdom #StillnessIsPower
Oprah says if you’re asking everyone “Should I do this?” you don’t yet trust your own answer.
Stillness brings clarity. Your knowing always rises.
#WomanistTuesday #WawaAbaInstitute #OprahWisdom #StillnessIsPower
This is the week you rise.
Alice Walker reminds us: The only way we lose our power is by believing we have none.
Your strength, brilliance, and voice are already within you. Claim them.
Happy Monday.
#MondayMagic #WomanistWisdom #RiseAndReclaim #WawaAba #PowerWithin #LeadershipReimagined
Alice Walker reminds us: The only way we lose our power is by believing we have none.
Your strength, brilliance, and voice are already within you. Claim them.
Happy Monday.
#MondayMagic #WomanistWisdom #RiseAndReclaim #WawaAba #PowerWithin #LeadershipReimagined
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This is the week you rise.
Alice Walker reminds us: The only way we lose our power is by believing we have none.
Your strength, brilliance, and voice are already within you. Claim them.
Happy Monday.
#MondayMagic #WomanistWisdom #RiseAndReclaim #WawaAba #PowerWithin #LeadershipReimagined
Alice Walker reminds us: The only way we lose our power is by believing we have none.
Your strength, brilliance, and voice are already within you. Claim them.
Happy Monday.
#MondayMagic #WomanistWisdom #RiseAndReclaim #WawaAba #PowerWithin #LeadershipReimagined
Flashing back to Charm City Models at the Wawa Aba Conference, bringing a powerful blend of creativity and presence to the room.
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #CharmCityModels
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #CharmCityModels
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Flashing back to Charm City Models at the Wawa Aba Conference, bringing a powerful blend of creativity and presence to the room.
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #CharmCityModels
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #CharmCityModels
Stop all forms of violence. Not just some all.
This Thursdays In Black we say enough.
Enough silence. Enough pain. Enough fear.
It’s time to stand for peace, dignity, & equality for everyone.
Violence has no home where love, respect, & justice live.
#ThursdaysInBlack #StopViolence #Peace #Hope
This Thursdays In Black we say enough.
Enough silence. Enough pain. Enough fear.
It’s time to stand for peace, dignity, & equality for everyone.
Violence has no home where love, respect, & justice live.
#ThursdaysInBlack #StopViolence #Peace #Hope
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Stop all forms of violence. Not just some all.
This Thursdays In Black we say enough.
Enough silence. Enough pain. Enough fear.
It’s time to stand for peace, dignity, & equality for everyone.
Violence has no home where love, respect, & justice live.
#ThursdaysInBlack #StopViolence #Peace #Hope
This Thursdays In Black we say enough.
Enough silence. Enough pain. Enough fear.
It’s time to stand for peace, dignity, & equality for everyone.
Violence has no home where love, respect, & justice live.
#ThursdaysInBlack #StopViolence #Peace #Hope
Womanist Tuesday calls us to lead from ancestral wisdom.
Those before us named themselves with intention. That wisdom still moves through us.
What ancestral guidance is shaping who you are becoming today?
#womanisttuesday #ancestralwisdom #womanistleadership #selfdefinition #wawaabainstitute.
Those before us named themselves with intention. That wisdom still moves through us.
What ancestral guidance is shaping who you are becoming today?
#womanisttuesday #ancestralwisdom #womanistleadership #selfdefinition #wawaabainstitute.
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Womanist Tuesday calls us to lead from ancestral wisdom.
Those before us named themselves with intention. That wisdom still moves through us.
What ancestral guidance is shaping who you are becoming today?
#womanisttuesday #ancestralwisdom #womanistleadership #selfdefinition #wawaabainstitute.
Those before us named themselves with intention. That wisdom still moves through us.
What ancestral guidance is shaping who you are becoming today?
#womanisttuesday #ancestralwisdom #womanistleadership #selfdefinition #wawaabainstitute.
You carry the strength of women who survived storms you’ll never have to face.
Walk boldly this week.
#MondayMotivation #WomanistLeadership #Resilience #StrengthInHeritage #WomenWhoLead #LeadershipDevelopment #WawaAbaInstitute #AncestralStrength #PurposeDrivenLeadership
Walk boldly this week.
#MondayMotivation #WomanistLeadership #Resilience #StrengthInHeritage #WomenWhoLead #LeadershipDevelopment #WawaAbaInstitute #AncestralStrength #PurposeDrivenLeadership
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
You carry the strength of women who survived storms you’ll never have to face.
Walk boldly this week.
#MondayMotivation #WomanistLeadership #Resilience #StrengthInHeritage #WomenWhoLead #LeadershipDevelopment #WawaAbaInstitute #AncestralStrength #PurposeDrivenLeadership
Walk boldly this week.
#MondayMotivation #WomanistLeadership #Resilience #StrengthInHeritage #WomenWhoLead #LeadershipDevelopment #WawaAbaInstitute #AncestralStrength #PurposeDrivenLeadership
Every woman deserves safety, respect, and freedom.
Let’s break the silence and #StopViolenceAgainstWomen together.
#wawainstitute #ThursdaysInBlack #EndGBV
Let’s break the silence and #StopViolenceAgainstWomen together.
#wawainstitute #ThursdaysInBlack #EndGBV
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Every woman deserves safety, respect, and freedom.
Let’s break the silence and #StopViolenceAgainstWomen together.
#wawainstitute #ThursdaysInBlack #EndGBV
Let’s break the silence and #StopViolenceAgainstWomen together.
#wawainstitute #ThursdaysInBlack #EndGBV
Placards raised. Words spoken. Futures imagined.
This is womanist community in East Africa choosing liberation, together.
#WawaAbaWednesday #WednesdayWomanistCrush #CollectiveCare #WeRiseTogether
This is womanist community in East Africa choosing liberation, together.
#WawaAbaWednesday #WednesdayWomanistCrush #CollectiveCare #WeRiseTogether
November 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Placards raised. Words spoken. Futures imagined.
This is womanist community in East Africa choosing liberation, together.
#WawaAbaWednesday #WednesdayWomanistCrush #CollectiveCare #WeRiseTogether
This is womanist community in East Africa choosing liberation, together.
#WawaAbaWednesday #WednesdayWomanistCrush #CollectiveCare #WeRiseTogether
Bright eyes. Bold talks. Women rising at Wawa Aba Institute.
Behind it all quiet courage, unseen fights, doing it scared.
We see you. We rise together.
#WomanistTuesday #WawaAbaInstitute #RiseTogether
Behind it all quiet courage, unseen fights, doing it scared.
We see you. We rise together.
#WomanistTuesday #WawaAbaInstitute #RiseTogether
November 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Bright eyes. Bold talks. Women rising at Wawa Aba Institute.
Behind it all quiet courage, unseen fights, doing it scared.
We see you. We rise together.
#WomanistTuesday #WawaAbaInstitute #RiseTogether
Behind it all quiet courage, unseen fights, doing it scared.
We see you. We rise together.
#WomanistTuesday #WawaAbaInstitute #RiseTogether
You’re not behind you’re unfolding.
Trust your pace, celebrate your growth, and keep moving with confidence.
Your story is right on time.
#MondayMotivation #WawaAbaInstitute #Growth
Trust your pace, celebrate your growth, and keep moving with confidence.
Your story is right on time.
#MondayMotivation #WawaAbaInstitute #Growth
November 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
You’re not behind you’re unfolding.
Trust your pace, celebrate your growth, and keep moving with confidence.
Your story is right on time.
#MondayMotivation #WawaAbaInstitute #Growth
Trust your pace, celebrate your growth, and keep moving with confidence.
Your story is right on time.
#MondayMotivation #WawaAbaInstitute #Growth
Just Voices reminding that rest, like music, can hold power. Quiet moments build strength too. 🎶
#SaturdayResting #WawaAbaInstitute #JustVoices
#SaturdayResting #WawaAbaInstitute #JustVoices
November 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Just Voices reminding that rest, like music, can hold power. Quiet moments build strength too. 🎶
#SaturdayResting #WawaAbaInstitute #JustVoices
#SaturdayResting #WawaAbaInstitute #JustVoices
Today’s Friday Flashback goes to Cohort Two and Wawa Aba’s Rwandan siblings — a moment full of connection, learning, and the Wawa Aba spirit shining through.
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #CohortTwo #Rwanda
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #CohortTwo #Rwanda
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Today’s Friday Flashback goes to Cohort Two and Wawa Aba’s Rwandan siblings — a moment full of connection, learning, and the Wawa Aba spirit shining through.
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #CohortTwo #Rwanda
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #CohortTwo #Rwanda
Domestic violence is not a private matter it’s a human crisis.
Silence only protects the abuser. Action protects lives.
Let’s listen, speak up, and stand with survivors until fear is replaced with freedom.
#ThursdaysInBlack #EndDomesticViolence #SpeakUp #StopAbuse #SafetyForAll #BreakTheSilence
Silence only protects the abuser. Action protects lives.
Let’s listen, speak up, and stand with survivors until fear is replaced with freedom.
#ThursdaysInBlack #EndDomesticViolence #SpeakUp #StopAbuse #SafetyForAll #BreakTheSilence
October 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Domestic violence is not a private matter it’s a human crisis.
Silence only protects the abuser. Action protects lives.
Let’s listen, speak up, and stand with survivors until fear is replaced with freedom.
#ThursdaysInBlack #EndDomesticViolence #SpeakUp #StopAbuse #SafetyForAll #BreakTheSilence
Silence only protects the abuser. Action protects lives.
Let’s listen, speak up, and stand with survivors until fear is replaced with freedom.
#ThursdaysInBlack #EndDomesticViolence #SpeakUp #StopAbuse #SafetyForAll #BreakTheSilence
Rev. Godfrey Adela reads “I Am Not Your Data” — Abhaya Xaxa’s fierce declaration of identity and dignity.
Abhaya’s words remind us: we are not data points, we are living stories. 💚
#WawaAbaWednesday #WednesdayWomanistCrush #AbhayaXaxa #IAmNotYourData #Wholeness
Abhaya’s words remind us: we are not data points, we are living stories. 💚
#WawaAbaWednesday #WednesdayWomanistCrush #AbhayaXaxa #IAmNotYourData #Wholeness
October 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Rev. Godfrey Adela reads “I Am Not Your Data” — Abhaya Xaxa’s fierce declaration of identity and dignity.
Abhaya’s words remind us: we are not data points, we are living stories. 💚
#WawaAbaWednesday #WednesdayWomanistCrush #AbhayaXaxa #IAmNotYourData #Wholeness
Abhaya’s words remind us: we are not data points, we are living stories. 💚
#WawaAbaWednesday #WednesdayWomanistCrush #AbhayaXaxa #IAmNotYourData #Wholeness
The Courage to Be Seen!
To be seen is sacred work letting light touch even the trembling parts.
Vulnerability breathes truth into leadership.
Softness heals what control never could.
www.wawainstitute.com
#WomanistTuesday #WawaAbaInstitute #DaringLeadership #BreneBrown
To be seen is sacred work letting light touch even the trembling parts.
Vulnerability breathes truth into leadership.
Softness heals what control never could.
www.wawainstitute.com
#WomanistTuesday #WawaAbaInstitute #DaringLeadership #BreneBrown
October 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The Courage to Be Seen!
To be seen is sacred work letting light touch even the trembling parts.
Vulnerability breathes truth into leadership.
Softness heals what control never could.
www.wawainstitute.com
#WomanistTuesday #WawaAbaInstitute #DaringLeadership #BreneBrown
To be seen is sacred work letting light touch even the trembling parts.
Vulnerability breathes truth into leadership.
Softness heals what control never could.
www.wawainstitute.com
#WomanistTuesday #WawaAbaInstitute #DaringLeadership #BreneBrown
Toni Morrison said it best:
“If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.”
This week, shed the expectations that silence your spirit. You were born to soar, not just survive.
#WawaAbaInstitute #WomanistWisdom #MondayLift
“If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.”
This week, shed the expectations that silence your spirit. You were born to soar, not just survive.
#WawaAbaInstitute #WomanistWisdom #MondayLift
October 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Toni Morrison said it best:
“If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.”
This week, shed the expectations that silence your spirit. You were born to soar, not just survive.
#WawaAbaInstitute #WomanistWisdom #MondayLift
“If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.”
This week, shed the expectations that silence your spirit. You were born to soar, not just survive.
#WawaAbaInstitute #WomanistWisdom #MondayLift
There are seasons when the weight feels unbearable when strength seems far away.
But faith reminds us: “Do not fear, for I am with you.”
Keep walking. Keep believing. Strength will meet you there.
Strength | Resilience | Perseverance
#Leadership #Faith #Courage #Resilience #WawaAbaInstitute
But faith reminds us: “Do not fear, for I am with you.”
Keep walking. Keep believing. Strength will meet you there.
Strength | Resilience | Perseverance
#Leadership #Faith #Courage #Resilience #WawaAbaInstitute
October 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
There are seasons when the weight feels unbearable when strength seems far away.
But faith reminds us: “Do not fear, for I am with you.”
Keep walking. Keep believing. Strength will meet you there.
Strength | Resilience | Perseverance
#Leadership #Faith #Courage #Resilience #WawaAbaInstitute
But faith reminds us: “Do not fear, for I am with you.”
Keep walking. Keep believing. Strength will meet you there.
Strength | Resilience | Perseverance
#Leadership #Faith #Courage #Resilience #WawaAbaInstitute
Flashing back to a moment full of life. Rev. Dr. Chebet started to sing, and soon everyone was dancing and laughing together. The kind of joy that stays with you.
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #WawaAbaConference
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #WawaAbaConference
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Flashing back to a moment full of life. Rev. Dr. Chebet started to sing, and soon everyone was dancing and laughing together. The kind of joy that stays with you.
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #WawaAbaConference
#FridayFlashback #WawaAbaInstitute #WawaAbaConference