At the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative (SRBWI), we believe that the women most affected by systemic injustices are the true experts in identifying challenges and solutions. Our Community-Based Participatory Research (CPR) program ensures that Black women in the rural South lead the research that directly impacts their lives and communities.
Our participatory research model emerged from SRBWI’s early work documenting the realities of Black women in the Mississippi Delta and the Black Belt of Alabama and Georgia. Recognizing the power of community-led research, we expanded our efforts in partnership with Human Rights Watch to train Black women as researchers and advocates. This approach was central to our work examining barriers to cervical cancer prevention, treatment, and care in rural Georgia and, most recently, in the Mississippi Delta.
You will see our expansive work throughout Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi as we fight the barriers of cervical cancer in rural communities.