An initiation rite originated by African ancestors, it is a fundamental act performed in accordance with prescribed social rules & customs. Implemented at the onset of puberty, this ceremonious act is not only a symbolic ‘passage’into woman or manhood, but a means of integrating the initiate into the fabric of the community-at-large.

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(As adapted from Professor Manu Ampin, Africana Studies: The Five Major Initiate Rites)

 

Modeled after the innovative and awe inspiring parent program African Womanhood is Mine (www.africanwomanhoodismine.com), herDIVAspot is a year-long initiative designed to not only introduce young women ages 11 to 14 to their community-at-large, but to provide them with true tools for their growth and evolution into womanhood.

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Currently completely virtual and based in NYC and Atlanta, GA, herDIVASpot's year-long program will walk the young women through a crafted curriculum broken into four modules. These modules comprise the complete "DIVA": Divine Intelligent Voices of All Ages, and include the following topics:

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• Self-acceptance/Worth

• Visionary Reinforcement

• Enhanced Educational Vision

• Financial Literacy/Accountability

• Community Responsibility

• Advocacy

• Identity

• Adolescent Growth

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OUR MISSION:

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herDIVASpot Organization is a pending 501(C)3 organization designed to celebrate, cultivate, and educate young women of color. Through mentorship, education, self-development, and cultural exposure, we aim to produce civic and socially minded, financially literate, and spiritually grounded young women.