"Everyday Stories of African Women I Know" with Tanya Weaver

Tanya Weaver was raised in Colombia and worked in orphanages in Colombia, Brazil, and Jamaica. She joined American Foundation for Children with AIDS (AFCA) in 2005. Prior to joining AFCA, she worked in Afghanistan as a project supervisor and later as interim to country director for Shelter for Life International. She also worked with Habitat for Humanity International in Romania, Portugal, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, and Russia. Weaver has worked with women of all walks of life – executives, gardeners, nurses, doctors, homemakers, cleaners, caregivers, and teachers, amongst others. The common thread she has seen in any country she has worked or passed through is the strength of these women – how they move forward, even through adversity and difficulties; how they usually have to fight to have a voice, especially in less economically developed countries, but also how they go to desperate lengths to help those they love and to achieve a dream. 

Tanya Weaver's appearance in the Colloquium series is sponsored by the Introduction to Latin American Literature course taught by Dr. Gabriela McEvoy and is made possible through funding from the 2014-15 President's Innovation Grant.

Price: Free