Empowering Change: Celebrating International Women’s Day with V4A & The Archway (MO) Chapter of the Links Incorporated.

Join us on March 12, 2025, for a powerful conversation on Unpacking Microaggressions: Awareness, Action & Change as we celebrate the strength, resilience, and voices of women in our community.
We are honored to welcome Gisele Marcus, Professor of Practice at the DEI Olin Business School, as our guest speaker. Together, we’ll explore how to recognize, address, and overcome microaggressions in everyday life—empowering change and fostering inclusivity.
📅 Date: March 12, 2025
📍 Location:
🎤 Guest Speaker: Gisele Marcus
Let’s come together to learn, grow, and champion a more inclusive future. 

Tag a friend & RSVP today!

EMPOWERING COMMUNITY

IMMIGRATION FORUM 03/19/2025 at 6PM CST

Are you an immigrant with questions about visas, green cards, citizenship, or legal rights?  Don’t miss our Immigration Forum on March 19th at 6 PM CST, where experts will provide valuable insights and answer your pressing immigration questions.

📅 Date: March 19, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM CST
📍 Location: Register here

This is a great opportunity to connect with legal professionals and get the guidance you need for yourself and your family. Tag a friend who needs this info and spread the word! 

#ImmigrationForum #Vitendo4Africa #StrongerTogether

EMPOWERING COMMUNITY

TALENT SHOW SATURDAY MARCH 22, 2025 AT 3 PM

V4A Talent Show – Celebrate African Culture & Creativity! 🎭🌍

Get ready for an unforgettable afternoon of music, dance, art, and culture! 🎶💃🏾 Join us for the V4A Talent Show as we showcase the incredible talents of our community, featuring African dance, drumming, live bands, and artistic performances! 🎨🥁

📅 Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Location: TDLC
🎟 FREE Event – Open to All!

Come experience the vibrant spirit of African heritage through music, movement, and creativity! Tag your friends & family and let’s celebrate talent together! 🎉🔥

 

#V4ATalentShow #AfricanCulture #MusicAndDance #CommunityCelebration

#ImmigrationForum #Vitendo4Africa #StrongerTogether

Make a difference and Cultural Exchange Opportunity

SWAHILI COMMUNITY MEETING ON 03/19/2025 AT 2 PM

You are invited to a Swahili-speaking Community Gathering on March 29th at 2:00 PM. This forum is a vital opportunity for us to come together and discuss solutions to key challenges affecting newly arrived families, including: 

-Housing difficulties 
-Employment opportunities 
-Youth challenges 
-Access to healthcare and mental health 
 
Your voice and participation are essential in shaping solutions that strengthen our community. Let’s work together to create a better future for all. Plan to attend and be part of the conversation!
 
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Wanajamii, Munakaribishwa kuhudhuria Mkutano wa Jamii ya Wasemaji wa Kiswahili utakaofanyika tarehe 29 Machi saa nane mchana. Huu ni mkutano muhimu wa kujadili suluhisho kwa changamoto zinazowakabili familia mpya zinapowasili, zikiwemo: Changamoto za makazi, Fursa za ajira, Changamoto za vijana, Upatikanaji wa huduma za afya na afya ya akili, Ushiriki wako ni muhimu katika kutafuta suluhisho na kuimarisha jamii yetu. 
Tushirikiane kwa pamoja kujenga mustakabali bora kwa wote. Tafadhali jiunge nasi na uwe sehemu ya suluhisho! 
 
Kwa maelezo zaidi, tafadhali wasiliana na Jean Konde, Jackson Rogamba ama Jolie Amuri. Karibu sana kwaheshima

CLASS OF 2025 GRADUATION PARTY

June 20th, 2025

African Immigrant & Refugee Student Graduation Celebration! 

 Vitendo4Africa invites you to a special Graduation Party honoring all African immigrant and refugee students graduating from high school and college! 🎓🎊 Come celebrate this incredible milestone with family, friends, and the community.

📅 Date: Friday, June 20, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Holiday Inn. 1030 Woodcrest Terrace Dr. St Louis MO 63141. 

Let’s come together to recognize achievements, share inspiring stories, and celebrate the bright futures ahead! 🌟 Graduates, bring your caps—there will be music, food, and lots of fun! 🎶🍽️

 

Tag a graduate and spread the word! 

Women Empowerment Forum 08.01/2025

Immigrant Women Empowerment Forum 2025

Theme:

“Empowering Voices, Creating Change”

Date and Time:

Friday, August 1, 2025
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Venue:

Orlando Gardens in Maryland Heights


Objective:

To inspire, connect, and empower immigrant women by fostering community, sharing knowledge, and celebrating their achievements. The forum will focus on professional development, mental health awareness, financial independence, and leadership.

REGISTER HERE

V4A AWARD Gala

V4A ANNUAL GALA 2025

11/01/1025

V4A DANCE CLASSES IS ON FRIDAYS AT 6.30 PM at covenant Church 3465 Shackelford Rd, MO 63031. 

F4KIDZ African Performing Arts offers unique opportunity to share the rich African culture through dance and music. This group of young artists comprising of middle school immigrant students, uses the dance and drumming to promote the African culture in Missouri.

Immigrant parents have willingly made many sacrifices, but often do not anticipate the culture clash and conflict with their own teens who, growing up in America, have a far greater identification with American culture. Their behavior and values may baffle or appall these parents and defeat their expectations. Sometimes the teens have internal conflict as well. They may feel culturally split, trying to be a dutiful, traditional child at home and an all American girl/boy at school. These competing requirements can be very stressful as teens essentially lead a double life, with all the lies that entails. WATCH VIDEO

V4A promotes discussion forums and activities between parents and kids to help improve communication and resolve conflicts. In June we host dady/daughter dinner date and every Friday we have soccer and volleyball. This gives parents and kids opportunity to exercise and to bond with their children.

REGISTER HERE  

CHESS IS HELD THE 3RD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 2PM TO 3.30 PM

Sign up for Youth mentorship Program for 12 years to 24 years

. In Person

Art therapy for children can be very beneficial, especially at this time where many kids are emotionally affected by the pandemic and many refugee kids from war trauma.
Art Therapy is popular in schools and hospitals due to its healing and behavior management potential. Children who take part is art therapy have a chance to express themselves about topics that may be too difficult to vocalize. Whether drawing, painting, or writing poetry, the expressive therapy can increase confidence and self-awareness, relieve stress, or provide a coping mechanism for children who have emotional conflicts.
Sign up for this program. This class will also accommodate the underserved children in our community with developmental problems or speech disorders.
The class size is very small and is only on first come first served.

Events

Calendar of Events

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