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Toronto, ON

Fadumo Ahmed

Fadumo is the founder of Strong Women TO. She is an athlete, fitness trainer, and future paramedic who cares deeply about community wellbeing, and destigmatizing women’s health. She creates spaces for Black and marginalized women to grow together by organizing fitness programs and community events.

Women’s Health Series

The Women’s Health Series will be a 5-week program focused on improving body literacy and health education where we’ll bring racialized women health experts to speak to community members about health topics ranging from reproductive health to mental health. This program addresses the lack of women health education, cultural sitgmas and taboos associated with womens health, and creates a culturally safe space for women to engage in sensitive topics that will help them make informed decisions about their health. The goal is for students to gain fundamental health education and competencies to become women’s health advocates in their community.

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About this Project

Communities Served

My project will involve and/or impact the following communities:

    United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

    When it comes to community impact projects, the UN has created 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These are the Sustainable Development Goals associated with my project.

      How the project works

      The project runs May–October (5 months), delivering 5 monthly workshops for a total of 75+ marginalized women aged 18–35 in Toronto. Sessions are facilitated by racialized women health experts, integrating health education into fitness and community programming.

      Project Impact

      The project empowers marginalized women aged 18–35 in Toronto with foundational health knowledge and body literacy, delivered through culturally safe, expert-led workshops. At least 70% of participants are expected to report greater confidence in making informed health decisions, while also gaining skills to advocate for themselves and support others in their communities.

      Project Mission

      Our mission is to reduce inequities in women's health education by increasing access to culturally relevant knowledge for marginalized women in Toronto. Our goals are to build health literacy and self-advocacy skills.

      Project Team

      Our team has worked together to facilitate 50+ community events over the past 3 years

      • Fadumo Ahmed
      • Munha Wraich
      • Hamdi Abdi