Women's Initiative for Self-Improvement - 4:30
WISE
Posted Feb 26, 2015
The Twin Cities have long been a destination for immigrant communities. Since 1995, the Women's Initiative for Self-Improvement, or WISE, has been working to empower immigrant and refugee women succeed through advocacy and services. Here to tell us more is Roz Anderson, a WISE Program Coordinator and Oo Meh, a student in the Girls Getting Ahead Leadership Program.
Produced by: Twin Cities Newsmakers Team
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