Folami Irvine
Folami Irvine is a Philadelphia native and U.S. Veteran devoted to making a positive change in her community; she has over 30 years of experience collaborating with inner-city youth and families in the area. She is the founder of Precious Jewels Prevention Program, a mentoring service designed to educate, support, and empower girls and women. She teaches an array of comprehensive approaches for health and wellness, education, social justice, and cultural preservation. She teaches multiple lifelong tools including herbalism, Iridology, Birthworks, Sister Circles, mentoring and many other Holistic healing techniques. Teaching families the culturally preserved traditions of the healing arts is her passion; In addition to providing a seamless continuum of services that strive to support our girls and women's social health and emotional well being, while raising self-awareness. She believes that through cultural preservation, people are forced to challenge their views and be open to positive experiences promoting self-empowerment.
Awarded Grants
2019
Art and Change Grant (ACG)
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Overview
Folami is a fifth-generation African American woman herbalist continuing her family legacy of folklore healing arts by teaching a series of free summer herbal workshops for children age three and older. The children will receive the ABC Herbal Coloring Book, a teaching aid about herbs and remedies. The workshops will take place at several childcare centers in Philadelphia.
Partner
2019
Leeway Transformation Award (LTA)
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Overview
Folami Irvine is a 5th generation African-American Herbalist continuing her family legacy of folklore healing arts. Folami is devoted to making a positive change in her community; she has over 30 years of experience collaborating with inner-city youth and families in the area. She is the founder of Precious Jewels Prevention Program, a mentoring service designed to educate, support, and empower girls and women.
Folami teaches an array of comprehensive approaches for health and wellness, education, social justice, and cultural preservation. Teaching families the traditions of healing arts is her passion. In addition to providing a seamless continuum of services that strive to support girls' and women's social health and emotional well-being, Folami supports her community in raising their self-awareness through cultural preservation, challenging their views.
