Join the movement for the UW Sisterhood Initiative

We are pleased to announce that the inaugural cohort of the Sisterhood Initiative (SI) will join the UW in September 2022 with 49 women of color — a 100% increase from our plan to serve 25 students. We had tremendous interest from women of color eager to participate in the UW Sisterhood Initiative, inspiring us to expand the size of our inaugural cohort. To support these phenomenal young women we are calling on the community to give meaningfully to the Sisterhood Initiative. 

Join the movement for the UW Sisterhood Initiative with a gift today. Your gift will provide discretionary funds to allow young women in the SI to achieve their goals on campus and after graduation. Gifts of all size go a long way toward helping women of color thrive at the UW. 

Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, we have already raised more than $1,000,000 for the UW Sisterhood Initiative. Additional funds will ensure the inaugural cohort, and all the cohorts to come, will have specialized programming, research, networking, early career and leadership development opportunities. We warmly invite you to join our powerful community of donors and visionary leaders. 

UW Sisterhood Initiative’s Founding Donors*

*Founding Donors have made a generous commitment of $50,000 

About the UW Sisterhood Initiative: The UW Sisterhood Initiative is an interdisciplinary effort at the University of Washington that equips women of color with the tools and experiences to achieve their dreams while preparing them for success after graduation. Led by Dr. Rashida Love and inspired by the success of the UW Brotherhood Initiative, the SI is building on the proven strategies of the BI with research and programming focused on the needs of women of color. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION please contact Sherrelle Walker, College of Education Ambassador Board Chair, 19sherrelle@gmail.com or Maya Trachtenberg, Associate Director for Advancement, mayadt@coe

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