Washington Multicultural Service Link

Our History

Washington Multicultural Service Links (WMSL) was founded in May 2020 by a Black refugee woman with a child with disabilities, with support from passionate Black American/African diaspora parents of children with disabilities who have decades of lived experience in the Black disability community.

Mission

Washington Multicultural Services Link’s (WMSL) mission is to empower and provide high-quality support services to African diaspora and African American families, individuals with disabilities, and those with special healthcare needs.

Vision

A society where black families with disabilities and special healthcare needs are equally valued and can fully participate in all aspects of community life.

Promote UNITY among Black people with disabilities, our families, and our communities, to advance EQUITY within the disability movement and our communities, and to foster OPPORTUNITY for Black people with disabilities.

Promoting access to education, training, health, and employment as well as lifelong support in the community

Advocating for individuals with disabilities to have access to and participate in inclusion in their community.

We believe by working in partnership and collaboration, there can be a greater impact through the pooling of skills, resources and knowledge and sharing of learning.

Board Members

Name: Hamza Mohamed

Position:
Language: English, Swahili, Somali

Name: Cecila Kirigo Kahihia

Position:
Language: English, Swahili

Name: Adanna Abakporo

Position:
Language: English, Igbo

Name: Aisha Ahmed

Position:
Language: English

Name: Zaynab Cham

Position:
Language: English and Soninke

Name: Ramatu Muhammad

Position:
Language: English & Hausa

Name: Osman Adan

Position:
Language: Somali

Name: Falana Henderson

Position:
Language: English

Staff

Name: Hodan Mohamed

Position:
Language: English, Somali

Name: Hamdi Abdi

Position:
Language: English, Swahili, Somali

Name: Jasmine Wilson

Position:
Language: English

Name: Abdullahi Bedel

Position:
Language: English, Somali

Name: Shugri Hussein

Position:
Language: English, Somali

Parent Advisory Committee

Name: Fatima Mohamoud

Language: English, Somali

Name: Sebrena Burr

Language: English