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Afya - Black Women's Health & Wellbeing Event

Sat 02 Aug

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Waterside Centre

Afya is Swahili, and relates to the state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction. It encourages us to invest in ourselves by acquiring skills and taking care of our physical and emotional health.​

Afya - Black Women's Health & Wellbeing Event
Afya - Black Women's Health & Wellbeing Event

Time & Location

02 Aug 2025, 11:00 – 17:00

Waterside Centre, 26 Avenue Rd, London SE25 4DX, UK

About the event

Join us for an information pack day that will be set in a fun and engaging atmosphere. We have a great line up of activities blended with health messaging - music, dancing, singing, laughing, movement, advice and information and much more. This day promises to be one to remember! Register NOW to secure your space.


Black women and health

Everyday individual discrimination brought about and exacerbated by exposure to institutional and systemic or structural discrimination can increase our exposure to ‘the wear and tear on the body’, referred to as Allostatic load.   There is sufficient scientific evidence to prove that Allostatic load affects women of African and Caribbean descent are at a higher risk resulting in ill health and premature death.    As a result, Black women’s bodies are most likely impacted by a plethora of interconnected health issues so there is a need to take a holistic approach…



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