We are excited at the prospect of partnering with you during the 13th WAU Annual Celebration. Every ticket purchased brings us closer to making this a reality; helps WAU to achieve its goals for this event by bringing together the local community as well as some guests from near and faraway places to celebrate educational excellence, unity and African culture. It is a big celebration where students, faculty and staff accompany their WAU Scholarship recipient student to be rec

Flyer for the13th WAU Annual Celebration Wichita African Union is inviting you all to the 13th Annual Celebration on September 5, 2026, Labor Day weekend. We are excited to host the event with our partners side by side, together creating positive change in our community; promoting educational excellence, outreach programs and collaborating with like-minded organizations. We are sharing with you an opportunity for individuals, businesses, organizations, foundations and corpora

On April 29, 2026, WAU attended a second partner collaboration meeting, facilitated by Love Schools CEO Brandt Wilson at Washington Accelerated Learning Elementary School (Washington). The meeting was attended by the school's Principal and representatives from the following partnerships: East Minster Presbyterian Church, Pathway Church, Love Schools, Wichita African Union (WAU), and Ideatek. Each partner shared about what they are doing and planning for the near future. The s

April 22, 2026, afternoon was a big day for newcomer students at Washington. The students presented the projects they had worked on about their journey from their originating countries to Wichita, Kansas in the US and to Washington. WAU President was there and toured a couple of stations including Uganda, Egypt, Malawi, Mexico and Venezuela. The students used trifolds to present their information, and the presentations provided important details about the students' lives abro

WAU Meetings: January 09, 2026, was January WAU General Membership Meeting. We spent time talking about Executive Officers, member meeting attendance, discussed an idea for Community Health Screening event, and venue for 2026 WAU Annual Celebration. February 1, 2026: We met by Zoom to brainstorm about free Community Health Screening event. February 4, 2026: WAU Board of Directors Zoom meeting. February 6, 2026: February WAU General Membership meeting. We continued discussing

13th WAU Annual Celebration is coming up on September 5, 2026. Mark your calendars.

The history of Mali Empire and its historic ruler, Mansa Musa.

Highlights: Community Impact and Holiday Giving In the 4th quarter of 2025, The Wichita African Union, Inc. (WAU) made significant strides in community outreach and holiday giving with the generosity of Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) and other partners. The organization's commitment to connecting the African diasporas, promoting educational excellence, and supporting local families shone brightly during this last season of giving. This blog post details our activities, achie

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

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

Wichita African Union (WAU) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, organized exclusively for educational and charitable purposed. Its mission is to promote educational excellence through award of scholarships; promote outreach and collaboration with like-minded organizations involved in outreach and volunteerism. Between 2018 and this year, WAU has awarded 23 scholarships to students attending local colleges and universities. We are very thankful for what we have been able to accomplish t

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

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Re: Invitation to the 12 th WAU Annual Celebration on August 30 th Dear Prospective Guest, This letter is coming from Wichita...

Here is everything you need to know about the event on August 30th; how you can buy tickets, how you can partner with WAU and information...

Recognition of 2025 WAU graduates during WAU General Meeting on June 6, 2025. Graduates were awarded certificate of educational...