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!
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
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
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:
teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) teaches teens in grades 9-12, or ages 14-18, how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among their friends and peers. Venue:10am at 7220 N. LINDBERGHBLVD, MO 63042. The training will run from 4 pm to 5 pm for the three days. Please sign up here: Register here. Only a few spots are remaining.
Hop on over for a fun-filled Easter Egg Hunt with Vitendo4Africa! 🎉 Bring your kids for an afternoon of egg hunting, games, and sweet treats as we celebrate the season together.
📅 Date: April 19, 2024
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM
📍 Location: Bomas of Thairu
Don’t forget to bring your baskets and your best egg-hunting skills! Tag your friends and family—we can’t wait to celebrate with you!
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.

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.

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


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Events
Calendar of Events
Here are some dates on the calendars:
- Mentorship meeting at 12 pm to 1.30 pm. Meetings every 3rd Saturday of the month.
- Building Momentum Third Thursday of January, April, July, and October.
- Educational Forums: Homeownership, business start-ups, financial literacy, health education, investments, etc. Every second Friday of the month at 6 pm.
- African Professional Network forums. Last Thursday every other month.
- Community Leaders Meeting. Three times a year. January , June, and September
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Annual Events.
Health Fair First Saturday of February and June.
Fundraiser Annual Gala Second Saturday of November. - Board Meeting held quarterly on 1st Saturdays; December, March, July, Oct