WFWP Finland Celebrates International Women's Day With Africans In Song

WFWP Finland participated in an International Women’s Day event and contributed by singing a few songs and one solo song in French.

The host organization for the event was AFAES (Africans and African-Europeans Association). The founder and President of this NGO is Fatima Usman, a woman originally from Nigeria who is committed to empowering the African immigrant community in Finland.

The event was beautifully decorated in a school hall in Vantaa city and women from many countries living in Finland had come to celebrate this day.

Several organizations presented their activities - one was “Neighbourhood Mothers” who is reaching out to isolated and vulnerable women in their local areas. Another organization was “Earthangels of Finland” founded by Momma Aria Arai. A mentoring program was called “YEPP Ry” aiming to empower youths and broadening career perspectives for young people in Finland.

We also enjoyed a fashion show of costumes from different countries shown by women walking across the stage to Shakira’s “Waka Waka” song.

A women’s group from Middle East/Turkey gave a captivating musical performance, and the rhythms carried the audience to dance along on the stage and the floor.

Many won prizes in the lottery! In the end we ate delicious food and cakes. It was a cheerful and memorable Women’s Day evening.

Reported by Maarit De Paulis