ABOUT US

Black Women for Reproductive Justice (BWRJ), formerly known as African American Women Evolving, Inc. (AAWE) was founded in 1996. Our mission is to help Black women and girls realize reproductive justice.
We seek to build a grassroots constituency organized to collectively affect changes in the public and private institutions and policies that prevent us from obtaining optimum reproductive and sexual health.
 

BWRJ’s overall goal through its Health Education component is to educate Black women and girls about basic reproductive health issues.  BWRJ believes that women and girls must first have a basic understanding about their bodies in order to be clear about the areas of policy and advocacy that need changing.  There is an ongoing need to help women and girls understand basic things like their menstrual cycles, family planning, pregnancy options, self-breast care, etc.  In addition to providing health education directly to women, BWRJ is responding to the demand from women to learn how to share the information with other family members and friends.