The African Women’s Health Forum win award and launch new parenting resource

 The African Women’s Health Forum, who have worked closely with BHA over many years were awarded the “Outstanding Project for and by Women” at International Women’s Day on 6th March at the Town Hall. Congratulations go to the Forum members for all their hard work.

 The Arise Project was also nominated for the same category. Elizabeth Aniteye and Margaret Mensah received the award on behalf of the African Women’s Health Forum. Julian Mushayi and Gertrude Wafula attended the ceremony on behalf of the Arise Project

 The AWHF will launch their new parenting resource “Both Worlds” on 25th March at the International Society, Manchester University from. For more information contact Julian Mushayi at the African AIDS Helpline on 232 5389

The African Womens Health Forum are shortly to launch their innovative new resource

Entitled "BOTH WORLDS  - Parenting from an African perspective”
The event will to take place on 25th March 2006, between 12 noon – 4pm, with the venue being the International Society, 327 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PG.

Parenting across cultures currently remains a huge challenge.  For Africans and people of African origin living in the UK issues stem from the changing cultures and value systems within which the parents were brought up in vis a vis that in which we raise our children in.  We acknowledge that very often there exists a certain tension between parents’ beliefs about upbringing and “good” parenting versus what our young people’s needs become within the host cultures and what is best. 

There is a sudden reduction in our extended family community networks as we come to live in the UK / abroad and as we become third and fourth generation parents. We intend to air our concerns and views as well a look at how best we can cope better and ultimately improve our parenting.