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About Us

Our History

 VWV  was founded in New Hampshire in 2003 by a visionary leader who  immigrated to the U.S. from war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo.  President & Founder Mary N. Georges understands firsthand the  experience of starting a new life in NH, and she began VWV as a  faith-based organization to support the African community. By 2010, VWV  had expanded and secured its 501(c)(3) nonprofit status to more formally  bridge social and cultural gaps arising from differences between  American and immigrant or refugee cultures. Over the past decade, VWV  has assisted more than 75 families and has contributed to the success of  over 100 young women who are now adults living, working, and thriving  in and beyond the Granite State.  While VWV has worked diligently with  immigrant and refugee families in the greater Manchester area for years,  these efforts have been largely voluntary, relying upon the founder’s  vision and dedicated leadership. VWV’s President & Founder and  members of the VWV Advisory Board recognized the need to develop a more  solid organizational structure and programming to ensure VWV’s  sustainability. In 2016, VWV was awarded an Opportunity Grant from the  Endowment for Health to develop a strategic plan. VWV contracted with  the T. L. Hill Group to facilitate a strategic planning process with  VWV’s founder and board from October 27, 2016 through September 30,  2017. 

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Mission Statement

Our Mission

Our Mission

Our Mission

 To encourage, empower, and  nurture immigrant and refugee families to thrive by embracing their  cultural heritage as they build their new lives. 

Our Vision

Our Mission

Our Mission

 Immigrant  and refugee families are engaged, self-empowered, and strengthened to  advocate for themselves and their communities as they achieve their  aspirations for success. 

Who We Are

President & Founder Mary N. Georges

 President & Founder Mary was born and raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where she earned her first degree in nursing and worked as a nurse.  After coming to America, she studied at Springfield College earning a Bachelors in Human Services Sciences, then a Masters in Organizational Management and Leadership. She established a non-profit organization and is known for her work in developing a community of practice, statewide system change, and strategies for  community interventions. She is known for being a strong ethnic community leader in New Hampshire and the United States of America, and she is the founder of the Congolese Community. She is also a mother of four, an ordained minister, and a member of the Manchester School Board Committee. 

President & Founder Mary N. Georges

President & Founder Mary N. Georges

Our Board Members & Volunteers

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Margaret Hosmer Martens

Margaret Hosmer Martens

Margaret Hosmer Martens

 Margaret spent many years in Africa and Europe and works as a leadership and management consultant for a variety of UN agencies, including  the UNHCR.  She recently finished an MA in psychology and trauma studies.

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Betsy Clardy, M.D.

Margaret Hosmer Martens

Margaret Hosmer Martens

 Betsy has  been collecting yarn and needles from New Hampshire crafters who are excited to make donations to the Knitting Sisters. When she is not working with these ladies she practices at Concord Family Medicine in Concord, New Hampshire.

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Shirley Tomlinson

Margaret Hosmer Martens

Shirley Tomlinson

 Shirley is currently the Teen/Tween Program Director at The Boys & Girls Club of Manchester. She works daily to help bring forth great opportunities for youth.  She has been an advocate for the community from a very young age, participating in leadership programs across the state.

Niva Muchuma

Isabelle Valmont

Shirley Tomlinson

Counselor and board member

Isabelle Valmont

Isabelle Valmont

Isabelle Valmont

Board member

Charlotte Laza

Isabelle Valmont

Isabelle Valmont

Board member

Aziza Ali

Aziza Ali

Aziza Ali

Office manager and volunteer

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