Drumming Together While the WSU's Lowell D. Holmes Anthropology Museum shared the ancient history of the Maasai people and their craft to create necklaces, WAU shared a perspective on the African people and their culture today. The Arts remain a very important part of the African village and its people. Arts bring people together, used to communicate with everyone in the village, used to resolve conflicts and healing, etc. Maasai Necklaces Craft Session by WSU's Anthropology

IRC in partnership with Mark Arts executed a wonderful holiday event at Mark Arts celebrating cultures in different countries. They started with Storytelling then Living Museum presentations and finished with a beautiful performance by Wichita Youth Symphony. Dr. Daisy couldn't make it to read her poem that she had planned on presenting. WAU President instead made an impromptu Storytelling about Christmas in Africa in general, while Takudzwa, WSU graduate student from Zimbabw

Wichita African Union (WAU) hosted its very first community Christmas party on December 5, 2025, at University Congregational church. The party was a result of a Food Security program funded by Kansas Health Foundation as part of the Hunger Free Kansas Mini Grants awarded July 2025. WAU collaborated with Washington Accelerated Learning Elementary School because of WAU mentorship program there, Breakthrough Community Church, Sudanese Church, WSU students and Happy Grocery Stor

Thanking all WAU donors for your generous giving through the years, helping WAU to grow and making impact in Wichita. During this Giving Tuesday, December 2nd, WAU is asking for donations to grow its Scholarship Fund, in order to give more meaningful amounts for a bigger impact. The cost of education is almost out of reach for many these days while student loans come with long-term challenges and not everyone can access them. This August we awarded $750 to five students. A mo

Board members of the Wichita African Union were at NonprofitGO, downtown Wichita, today for training and consultation on Nonprofits and functions of a nonprofit board. WAU has used NonprofitGO as a resource for training and grant writing since March 2025. The access to NonprofitGO and its services is made possible by the Wichita Foundation. The Wichita Foundation's mission is to invest in people and ideas to spark change. Founded in 1986, the Foundation is building community

On October 18, 2025, WAU joined NAW at its annual cultural celebration at Newman University. It was a great event with a lot of beautiful cultural performances.

Today, October 7, 2025, WAU visited Washington for a brief meet and greet activity with newcomer students there who are transitioning to...

First of all, Wichita African Union (WAU) membership, Executive Officers and the Board of Directors wish to thank Kansas Health...

We are happy to invite you all to our very first 'One Africa' outdoor event on Saturday, September 13th at Chisholm Creek Park, immediate...

Dr. Daisy Donated a Book she authored for the School's Library at Woodland Elementary School on August 14, 2025 WAU & KHF Watching...

We had our very first Donor Appreciation Dinner on July 12, 2025, at University Congregational Church at 6:00 PM. Our agenda was to meet with our donors face to face to thank them for the support we have been receiving, to inform them of the impact from their funding and to receive feedback from them. The following donors attended: Camille Scott (Kansas Leadership Center), Cydini Gilman, James Woods (Wichita Foundation), Margery L. Nagel, Riza David (Represented Cecilia Wambu

The second quarter started a bit slow, but we stayed very busy May to June, with graduations and other events. April 1-3: Two WAU Board...

Collaboration with African Country Associations to build a united community

This Monday, June 9, 2025, evening, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc (Delta) had a ribbon cutting event at Roseline International, 5025 E....

We have been developing programming for schools in Wichita, in line with WAU purpose, charitable and educational. To further our purpose,...

Today we dropped off a taste of African food for Washington Elementary School's World Fair event. Students had been learning about...

Wichita Foundation has been focused on capacity development for our organization from the first day we sat down with Director of Engagement, James Woods at their offices on August 26, 2024. Mr. Woods immediately connected us to NonprofitGo where we are able to access training, referrals and service. On November 13, 2024, we approached Wichita Foundation with a specific ask for capacity building and on January 22, 2025, we received a funding notification for $1,200, coming fr

We have been enrolled in Walmart Spark Good Round Up donations program. You may see our name displayed at check out next time you shop in...

We, again, participated in the activities of the Kansas Global Holiday Market, in its second year in Wichita, Kansas, organized and...