VOTE FOR BOMA! L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth awards

Friends, we’ve got HUGE news! Our Founder, the incomparable Boma Brown has been nominated for the L’Oréal Paris Woman of Worth awards. Boma has made it into the semi-finals. She is one of the Top Ten!

The signature philanthropic program embodies the L’Oréal Paris tenet that ‘Every Woman Is Worth It’ by elevating women who find beauty in giving back. Boma is the embodiment of the L’Oréal Paris tenet that “Every Woman Is Worth It”, as she has been selflessly donating her time to her community for many years, founding SNIWWOC in 2014, so that she could scale up her philanthropic efforts. SNIWWOC now employs seven staff members and has spear-headed anti-racism events and campaigns like the Racism in Healthcare town hall and subsequent informing of the Addressing Racism in Healthcare investigation; and the push for municipal and provincial implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024) which led to the All Party Elections Town Hall on Systemic Racism which was attended by NDP Minister Ravi Kahlon and B.C. Greens Leader Sonia Furstenau. 

Through SNIWWOC, Boma’s vision of a non-profit organization that supports BIPoC women, youth, children and non-binary, two- spirited folks was realized. SNIWWOC’s work addresses the social, cultural and political realities of immigrant and Indigenous communities and is informed by a commitment to reproductive justice, which recognizes that struggles for sexual and reproductive rights is not a singular issue. It is linked to wider struggles against oppression, like racism, sexism, colonization, immigration rights, income disparities, access to education and more. 

The L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth award honours extraordinary women who selflessly volunteer their time to serve their communities. Through Boma’s leadership, SNIWWOC’s current and upcoming programs like free mental health counselling, covid care packages, yoga and wellness classes, traditional medicines and grief recovery workshops continue to do the work at the ground level, reaching the community that she has dedicated her life’s work to serve. 

By securing her place in the top ten, Boma has earned $10,000 for SNIWWOC. If she wins the competition , she will earn another $10,000, totaling $20,000 for us to continue our programs, services and events.

Boma is the 2020 recipient of the Emerging Leader award at B.C.’s Multiculturalism and Anti-racism awards and there is no one more deserving of the 2021 Women of Worth awards.

Please click: VOTE FOR BOMA now and vote for this amazing woman and organization. Voting is daily. Please don’t forget to share this link! Voting closes March 4th.

Thank you for your support.