African Independence Workforce Program (AIWP)
AIWP is part of a process of the black community receiving our brothers and sisters back into the community to reverse the damage done by the prison system that has always been used as a colonial tool against the African community.
The African Independence Workforce Program responds to a real and ongoing need. Decades of mass incarceration and disinvestment have fractured families, reduced opportunity and weakened economic stability across African communities.
AIWP creates a structured path for welcoming people back into community life with training, work experience and practical support that helps reverse that damage.
The program addresses the reality that incarceration has impacted African communities at a sharply disproportionate rate and continues to shape employment, housing and long-term financial security.
As living costs rise and neighborhood resources remain uneven, programs like AIWP matter because they connect people to skills, wages and participation in local development.
Our goal is to create pathways into employment, responsibility and shared prosperity for returning residents and for the broader community around them.
Our Labor! Our Future!
This program will ensure that we benefit from our own labor and build a prosperous future collectively as African people.
WHAT WE STAND FOR
Our Mission
To reverse the negative economic impact of the colonial economy and prison system, the African Independence Workforce Program is training members of our African community to contribute to a prosperous future through development of our independent liberated economy.
Core Values
- Collective African economic development
- African ownership of the means of production
- Empowerment and leadership of the African working class
- Transform individuals with confidence, skills and respect
- Team-building and collective leadership
- Organizational and personal integrity
- Collaboration and partnerships with like minded organizations and individuals
Our Labor! Our Future!
This program will ensure that we benefit from our own labor and build a prosperous future collectively as African people.
It’s Time To Build the African Independence Workforce Program. Invest today in a future for African people! Your contributions will make it possible to promote, recruit and build this vital program for our African community.
The African Independence Workforce Program (AIWP) Builds Grassroots Training for the Future
Chefs
Bakers
Food Production Managers
Professional Furniture movers
Truck drivers
Store managers
Artists
Logistics coordinators
Outreach Coordinators
Marketing coordinators
Project Managers
T-shirt printers
Salespeople
Radio engineers
Graphic Designers
Social Media Coordinators
Videographers
Your Support
Your donations today will help launch this program faster.
- Training program development
- Building and training the AIWP Staff
- Securing an office and infrastructure
- Building partnerships
- Printing and producing promotional items
Join the Team
Volunteers are needed to make the AIWP program world-class. You can help with:
- Fundraising
- Training development
- Providing life services support
- Marketing and promotion
- Grant writing and research
This program will ensure that we benefit from our own labor and build a prosperous future collectively as African people.
Huduma za Maisha*
We are creating the "Huduma za Maisha"* commission to provide life services so that our trainees and our community can succeed and prosper.
We will provide services such as:
- Pre-program training in English and Math
- Housing and transportation references
- Child care assistance
- Food access
- Resume writing and interview skills
- Employment search and placement
*Swahili for life services
