About Us
Empowering Sudanese Women in the Metropolitan DC Area.
SAWO (The Sudanese American Women’s Organizations) is a voluntary organization founded in June 2002 and officially registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia in October 2002. It is founded by a group of Sudanese women residing in the Washington metropolitant area, for the general advancement of women living in the United States.
Its membership is open to all Sudanese women above the age of 18 years, regardless of ethnicity, religion, and/or political affiliation. The Sudanese American Women’s Organization (SAWO) is a voluntary organization founded in June 2002 and officially registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia in October 2002.It is founded by a group of Sudanese women residing in the Washington metropolitan area for the general advancement of women living in the United States. Its membership is open to all Sudanese women above the age of 18 years, regardless of ethnicity, religion and/or political affiliation. It aims at facilitating the integration of Sudanese women and their families into the broader American society, by providing information in the fields of employment, education, health, immigration and child care, through the organization of workshops, seminars, social activities, and the setting up of outreach programs.
Assist in the integration of women and their families in the broader American society by providing them with vital information access to various issues such as, immigration, education, health, childcare, culture and employment.
Provide forum for debating social problems facing women and families in the US and assist in binding women socially.
Liaison and interact with women in Sudan and debate the various issues affecting them.
Familiarize/promote/introduce Sudan and its issues to the general public.
Foster relations with other women organizations and relevant entities in the United States, on the provision that their goals do not conflict with those of the Sudanese American Women’s Organization.
