Congresswoman Johnson recently spoke to the leaders in Dallas attending the A-WOW International Girls Leadership Initiative Conference. This was the kick off to a week-long conference focused on empowering young women and international leadership. Congresswoman Johnson discussed her international peace initiative, A Women of Women for World Peace , and shared the importance of staying focused on goals and taking advantage of educational opportunities.
A-WOW Global Initiative (A-WOW) is an organization committed to leadership development and enhancing cultural and socio-psychological change through the interactions between different cultures. These cultural exchanges foster and promote education, leadership, and innovation while at the same time collectively tackling issues of illiteracy, poverty and teen pregnancy among the most vulnerable populations in Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Costa Rica and the United States.
