Raising and Empowering a New Generation of TRANSFORMATIONAL, RESILIENT, ETHICAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL, CREATIVE WoMen & Youths Leaders!

“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world.
For indeed, that is all who ever have.” — Margaret Mead 

A WELCOME MESSAGE!

To Our Dear Valued Partners, Collaborators, Donors and Members,

Thank you for choosing to join Whole WoMan Network  (WWN™). Or perhaps, you are simply taking your time and exploring our services, products, projects, programs and events. Either way, we welcome you to WWN™ community! We applaud you for taking this step.

You are joining a phenomenal network of passionate, visionary TRANSFORMATIONAL, RESILIENT, ETHICAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL, CREATIVE WoMen & Youth leaders, who have  made the commitment to take aligned, collaborative action steps towards creating sustainable development and significant transformation in their various careers, businesses and communities.

When Whole WoMan Network was initially founded as an informal networking collective, we did not consciously set out to formally start an organization, rather, we sought to simply improve our personal and professional well-being and by extension enhance our families and immediate networks and communities. We have continued to build upon that initial lean tradition and philosophy, by empowering one leader at a time, through personal transformation. WWN was initially started as an informal Networking group for a few African women in the diaspora. The objectives were simply to provide a safe space  to thrive; hold one another accountable on their various goals and dreams, to motivate and share peer-to-peer support and strategies on living a healthy lifestyle (‘Business-Financial-Spiritual-Leisure-Health-Work-Life’ integration).

As the membership base expanded to include all BIPOC demographics, the group soon morphed into ith a formal launch event at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. The organization’s head office is still currently based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. However, several programs are also delivered in Canada and to members across different countries globally through virtual platforms.

WWN is a membership based organization run on cooperative principles and values, as well as intersecting black feminist theory, and afro-centric values, lens and principles. WWN training, coaching, consulting  services, programs and projects are delivered via several channels. They include: collaborative projects partnerships with different valued partners (Individuals, Corporate entities, Not-for-profit groups, Cooperatives, and Government agencies); certification trainings, personal development seminars, webinars, workshops, keynotes, creative and fun networking opportunities and inspirational learning sessions, all facilitated by our network of dynamic professional subject matter experts.

Through self-funding, WWN gave back to various initiatives in the community. One of the several initial advocacies undertaken by the group was a comprehensive campaign to end gender-based violence in the community, with a focus on addressing financial/economic abuse and poor financial literacy.

WWN runs a sustainable model anchored on shared prosperity;  a large percentage of the organization’s profits are “reinvested” back into projects and programs that enhance equity, dignity, social justice and socio-economic freedom and power, with a special focus on BIPOC and underserved women and youth.

Over the years, as our team and organization evolved from an informal collective to a social enterprise, one of our biggest dreams was to create and connect a network and community of visionaries, change-makers, dreamers, doers, creatives and bold women and youth leaders, all across (at home and in the diaspora), who commit towards transforming the status quo for the better. We believe that WoMen and Youths are at the heart of this on-going transformation and our challenges require home-grown solutions, that will also benefit the global stage.

We welcome you to what promises to be an engaging, educating and empowering experience. We believe in integrating ‘bottom-up’, ‘lateral’ and ‘top-down’ approaches. Our programs emphasize the efficacy of focusing on organic growth, peer-to-peer support, trust and power of community. We believe in the power of the collective, whether it is in under-taking an advocacy initiative, delivering a service, or in implementing a project/program.

To us, every child, youth, or woman, represents the future of Africa, Canada and the world! We believe in taking both small incremental steps and massive disruptive actions, implementing pilots and getting the necessary feedback so that impactful solutions and services can be scaled up.

And at the core of our operations are our vision, mission and values.

Our Vision – Create a Leadership and Economic Empowerment Hub for Visionary BIPOC Women and Youth Leaders in the Global North and South to cooperate, and enhance their socio- economic freedom and well-being, while dismantling systemic inequalities and barriers.

Our Mission – Use cooperative principles and indigenous Afrocentric values to educate and empower at least one million BIPOC Women and Youth by 2050. Equip them through our Leadership Training, Co-operation Education, Financial Literacy & Liberation certification programs, to become Transformational, Financially Resilient, Ethical, and Sustainability Leaders in their communities.

Our Values – 1. Wholeness & Wellness  2. Integrity & Interiority  3. Self Awareness & Accountability  4. Power of Community & Co-creativity  5. Commitment to Excellence & Equity  6. Love & Empathy  7. Sustainability & Solidarity

NOW is the perfect time to co-create the society of our dreams. TRANSFORMATIONAL, ETHICAL, CREATIVE LEADERS are the primary keys to unlocking the human potential needed to harness the opportunities and challenges of this current era; the cooperative model is a resilient and sustainable model to achieve this. We encourage all immigrants, equity-denied and marginalized groups, at home and in the diaspora, to continue to collaborate and model best practices globally, while creatively adapting solutions that align with our unique values, cultures, comparative advantages. WWN is revolutionizing Financial Literacy Coaching and Leadership Training using an Afrocentric co-operative model – ”SUSU”, (also called *“ROSCA” – Rotating Savings and Credit Association). Embedded in ROSCAs are leadership values of trust, unity, solidarity, sharing of resources, agency, self-determination, cooperativism, sustainability, community, mutual aid, etc., that are transformative for life/work/business.

Once again, thank you for taking action! Through partnerships and an openness to new, boundless thinking, we believe we can effectively create a solid critical mass and scale progress exponentially. Looking forward to partnering with you, either as a client, vendor, volunteer, intern, donor, investor, registered community member, training participant, mentor or as a project partner….We are excited about unveling our website and membership portal on or before December 2023!

Remember to join our mailing list to get updates on WWN™ upcoming training programs, events and projects. Follow us on Facebook: @wholewomannetwork Instagram: @wholewomannetwork |Twitter: @wholewomancoop

Yours in Cooperation and Solidarity,

Juliet ‘Kego
President, Whole WoMan Network

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