About Us
OUR ORIGINS
AWỌ is a social justice nonprofit that offers inspiring programs and community workshops to bring people together across racial, economic and cultural divides to unpack and share a vast array of different human experiences, as well as, create new opportunities for collective upward mobility.
AWỌ was founded in 2020 by Folake Phillips, a Yoruba princess from Osun State in Nigeria, in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minnesota police and the national street protests that erupted for Black Lives Matter in the midst of the US COVID-19 pandemic.
The organization started by facilitating discussions around structural racism via color, class and culture in hopes of bridging gaps and creating opportunities for deeper cross-cultural understanding, exchange and connection. AWỌ is the word for skin and also color in the Yoruba language of Nigeria.
OUR MISSION & VISION
AWỌ aspires to better understand the significance that color, class and culture have on individual stories being heard within society. With a focus on innovative programs and educational resources, we engage people of all shades to share, learn and create a more complete and accurate narrative of Huemanity. It is our Mission to create opportunities for those whose stories have been historically unheard or misrepresented.
The Vision of AWỌ is to achieve a more inclusive and representative world by focusing on the unheard stories of individuals within society to build a more collective understanding about ourselves. We believe that a more complete story of Huemanity creates accurate cultural narratives within society and translates into more inclusion and opportunities in local schools, workplaces and government agencies.
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15732 Los Gatos Blvd. #305
Los Gatos, CA 95032
info@awocenter.org
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