HerStory Awardees are the Catalyst for New Vision and Hope
WFWP’s founding purpose is to realize one Global Family rooted in a culture of heart and sustainable peace, based on the lifestyle of living for the sake of others, and for women to influence the world with their own unique feminine values and their motherly hearts.
In order to work towards this lofty ideal, we need to hear from women who already practice and live by these values, as well as share their stories of how they overcame often unspeakable obstacles along the way and came out victoriously. That is the purpose of the HerStory Award.
The June 25, 2022 the HerStory Award Ceremony online drew 50 participants (women, men and children) and emceed by Dr.Susan Taffer, CEO and Founder of World Connections Foundation.
Dr. Susan Taffer introduced the awardees as dynamic women who have “gone not where the path would lead them but instead where there was no path and they left a trail—through grace and grit.”
She then welcomed WFWP USA President Angelika Selle who explained that women have gone through a course of suffering throughout history. They have been resourceful, resilient, and persistent. Through hearing and learning from the stories of the Awardees, the audience felt empowered and encouraged, and even some healing took place.
Each awardee was then introduced briefly with her bio, as well as a personal statement form the person who recommended her for this very special honor. Then with the actual award being shown on the screen, President Selle read each person’s unique text on the award and called on them to say a few words and share a few, profound and precious insights of their journey toward success.
Please enjoy some excerpts of our June Awardees below.
The first speaker of the day was Dr. Madelene Clark-Alexander, Doctoral Degree in Christian Counseling, CEO and Founder of House of Judah Empowerment Outreach Ministries Inc:
She shared that of all her accomplishments, the most meaningful thing is being a mother. It has taught her to be resilient but most importantly how to love.
I became a mother at the age of 16 to my oldest son. He is on this call today with us and so is my daughter and my younger son. I took care of him and he became my best friend and we grew up together. We had boundaries and we had respect. We have to parent our children and grandchildren with the same principles of being honest, serving one another, and being respectful to one another. Treating others the way we want to be treated. We need to get back to the basics. It has been my faith and my love that got me here. I thank and praise God for my family. To God be the glory that he pulled us all together for such a time as this.
To read Dr. Clark-Alexander full bio and to see the recording of her award and speech click here
Mrs. Sandra Wilks, Founder of Art of Conversationality, Marketing and Promotions Consulting:
I am honored to say who I am. My name Sandra means protector of mankind. I love to help people. I always ask them when I meet them “How can I help you?” If I can’t help them I try to find someone who can with information and resources. Networking for me is the greatest thing I love to do. It is for career, business, entrepreneurship, and life. It is all connected.
From my heart, I listen to people and understand where and what they need in their life. I connect people to people. I wear many hats and carry many bags. I open up the bag and give a person something to help them or someone else.
Family and friends have helped me get through my challenges. I am a widow and lost my husband who was shot at work during a robbery. I have been able to heal myself through helping others. The positive energy you can give to a person can mean so much. They need to learn they are not alone. Reach out to others and give them a helping hand.
To read Mrs. Sandra bio and to see the full recording of her award and speech click here.
Rev. Tina Brown, Minister, Unity Celebration Church of Scottsdale:
I realized at a young age that God loves us all the same no matter what religion, race, color, or background. That became the foundation of my life. I had a very difficult life growing up, overcoming childhood abuses, neglect, abandonment, sexual abuse, multiple marriages of my mother, and the instability of more than 40 moves during my childhood. At an early age, I made a conscious choice and decision to change that family history and break the cycle. At age 21, I was introduced to the Unity Church where I felt spiritually at home and the freedom to love people from all walks of life. I began to heal from my past. I used my life experiences to help others through sharing my stories and showing them how I healed. I became a single mother at age 31 to my son, Nathaniel and much later adopted three more children.
The biggest challenge of my life started in 2017, after I had five MRIs with contrast that left me severely toxic with heavy metal poisoning. It caused debilitating pain and kept me in bed. After three years, I discovered that I had Gadolinium deposition disease. It was so painful, I prayed many nights to be taken in my sleep. The doctor’s told me there was nothing they could do, but I was persistent. With prayer and the support of my beloved husband, Dave, I found a specialist who had formulated a way to remove the toxic substance that was in my body. I began to heal. I have become an advocate for patients throughout the world suffering from Gadolinium deposition disease. I give thanks to God for my life.
To read Rev Tina’s full bio and to see the full recording of her award and speech click here.
Dr. Uwa Onyioha Osimiri, President and Founder of the African Women Mobilization Commission:
I am indeed a product of the Nigeria-Biafra war from 1967 to 1970—a horrific experience in my mind. I was a witness to the massacre of war. My greatest life lessons came from watching my parents struggle through war with nine children. I learned about flexibility and survival where we found food in the bushes and learned to eat unusual things. I learned gratitude when we found food. I learned about kindness when my mother fed children in the village even when we did not have enough food. It was not only about ourselves. It's about the whole.
After the war, at the age of 10, I was brutally, sexually assaulted in front of my parents by a soldier. Nothing worse than that. The experience was so traumatizing, my father was desperate to do something to raise me from the valley of despair. To help me to overcome this trauma my father woke me up every morning at 5 a.m. to watch the sunrise. He wanted me to see how the sun rose every day regardless of what anyone said, felt and did. He said that even when it is dark in my mind—like the sun, I must keep rising. He told me to not allow the actions of another human being to discourage my daily rise, and that I do not have a right to die until I have made a positive difference in this world.
To read Dr. Uwa Onyioha full bio and to see the full recording of her award and speech click here.
To watch the full recording click here.
HerStory Awardees are precious leaders of the heart based on their years of overcoming obstacles and creating a path for others where there seemed none.
We are proud of these women role models, who are reaching into the deepest part of their hearts and soul and sharing their stories and love, to empower other women and most of all the next generation.