In June of this year the All African Peoples Development and Empowerment project organized a garden collective in Philadelphia. The garden collective is a group of about 8-10 different families that have agreed to work cooperatively to grow food, teach and learn from each other, and pool resources both material and human. Following a model...
August is AAPDEP Membership Month
It is August, and this is YOUR month! Every August starting this year, AAPDEP will take the whole month to focus on our greatest resource, our membership. Beginning tomorrow, Monday, August 3rd, we will officially launch AAPDEP membership month which will among other things, highlight the tremendous contributions AAPDEP members have made to our people’s...
Project Black Ankh Takes to the Streets
SIERRA LEONE: The following is a Project Black Ankh: Ebola Response in Sierra Leone, update from AAPDEP forces. It describes the community outreach and sensitization programs initiated by AAPDEP as a way to educate communities about some of the real threats of this disease. This involved radio and street outreach. March 26-April 26: Radio Sensitization...
PBA: Community Training in Sierra Leone
SIERRA LEONE: In February 2015 AAPDEP medical personnel trained forty Sierra Leoneans in the prevention of EVD and various outreach and counseling methods as preparation for its community outreach campaign working to spread the message of respect and positive reintegration of EVD affected community members. With Phase II now in full swing, AAPDEP is focusing...
Black Women: Stress, Its Effects, and Our Response to It
This is Part II of the series examining the health concerns of African women over age forty. Last time, our discussion highlighted the top five maladies affecting this group, with the intent to review the causes and most common therapeutic approach(es) for each. Finally, we will become managers of our own wellness by retaining what...
Better Health for African Women is a Human Right!
PHILADELPHA–This blog is the first in a series of blogs, in which I will be sharing some of the challenges facing African women over age 40. We will discuss leading health issues, including the top five causes of death and disability, their causes, impact on quality of life, and an exploration of solutions, with much...
The Newest Members of the International Executive Committee
We are excited to announce the newest members of our International Executive Committee, Aja Zola (Houston, TX) and Hadyah El (Philadelphia, PA). Both sisters joined AAPDEP as members, engaged in on-the-ground organizing as well as helping to build Zenzele Consignment, AAPDEP’s economic initiative. Their willingness to take on bolder responsibility in AAPDEP, which is a...
Video Announces “Zenzele Consignment”
In late June, AAPDEP launched a contest through our www.FaceBook.com/AAPDEP asking people to help us pick a name for our new Economic Development initiative. We received dozens of entries. Now we announce the winner, our logo, and the mission of our store.