About Us

Meet Tanya Walker

FOUNDER - BLACK WOMEN WHO

BWW started in 2018 with the general purpose of getting more ladies who look like me exploring and connecting with nature.

But I didn't see many of us doing those things….

Which took me on a journey back to my childhood. As a kid, I wanted to do what I saw kids of different ethnic backgrounds on TV doing, like kayaking, swimming lessons, hiking, skiing, rockwall climbing, spelunking, Wakeboard Surfing, longboarding, just to name a few.

But my mother, being a single parent whose income was very limited, coupled with the fact that typically, in our culture, people of color didn’t have the exposure to those type of activities, the proper knowledge of it, and some parents of color didn’t feel safe allowing their child to join in those type of activities. Which led to my mum prohibiting me from participating.

With the help of social media, I created the BWW group and events on kayaking and other activities to see who would come, and the response was overwhelming! I realized that I had an opportunity to use the Black Women Who as a platform to create a movement that would break down barriers, defy the myths of what people of color will and will not do, to educate and empower women of color to not only step outside their comfort zone, and to face their fears but to gain more confidence to where they will get their kids and family members involved as well. - So, there will be no more kids, like I was, who missed out.

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Our Mission

Black Women Who stands to create a safe space that welcomes people to color and gives them an amazing opportunity to do something that you typically don't see us doing, whether you can afford it or not. BWW gives our members the opportunity to choose what they have always wanted to do but didn’t have the resources to do so.

What sets BWW aside from other groups, we truly serve women and their kids of all economic backgrounds. We want all women and their family to be able to experience the outdoors in a way that you typically don't see us doing. That’s why we've created the Black Women Who Scholarship Fund with the assistance of our partners we’re keeping the BWW movement going strong.