REDEFINING MIDLIFE
We are redefining how we age, lead and live purposefully. Through storytelling, education, and community, we are helping women embrace midlife with confidence, wisdom and renewed purpose
OUR MISSION
The Ketura Woman Movement is a global movement dedicated to empowering women in midlife and menopause to reclaim their wellness, rediscover their identity, and rise into purpose, wholeness, and power. We believe that midlife is not the end of a woman’s story — it is the beginning of her becoming.
OUR KEY INITIATIVES
A movement empowering women to embrace midlife with confidence, wisdom and renewed purpose
Championing the health, wellbeing and visibility of Black African women through education, advocacy and community.
MIDLIFE WELLNESS
You deserve to be well in every area of your life
Understanding your changing body, nourishing it with care, and supporting it naturally.
Creating space to process, release, and heal what has been carried for too long.
Renewing your thoughts, rebuilding confidence, and finding clarity in this new season.
Reconnecting with faith, purpose, and the deeper meaning of your life.
Strengthening boundaries, rediscovering connection, and redefining your relationships.
Rediscovering who you are beyond roles — and stepping into who you are becoming.
RESOURCE LIBRARY
Midlife is not a ending — it is an invitation to live differently. Drawing on the wisdom of Mbuya Puma and her own journey, Vonayi calls on Black African women to reassess, reset, and rise into this season with intentional choices for their health, their wellbeing, and their future.
In many African communities, menopause is a subject shrouded in silence — passed over in whispers, if spoken of at all. This piece explores how cultural attitudes have left generations of Black African women navigating one of life’s most significant transitions without guidance, community, or honest conversation.
Mbuya Puma lived her life with quiet wisdom — rooted like a baobab, weathering every season with grace. Through her grandmother’s story, Vonayi uncovers timeless lessons about womanhood, ageing, and the strength that comes from knowing who you are and where you come from.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Menopause coach, author, and advocate. Vonayi’s own experience of navigating menopause without knowledge, support, or cultural guidance ignited a passion to ensure no woman walks this journey alone.
I speak because silence costs too much. I speak because Black African women deserve language, leadership, and liberation around menopause — not invisibility.
PUBLISHED AUTHOR
Beyond Hot Flushes. From Silence to Strength. From Woman to Queen.
A memoir of becoming in midlife. Vonayi’s powerful story of discovery, struggle, and transformation — and the journey that sparked a movement.
Activities
Dance Exercise & Afro Rhumba Twist
A vibrant dance exercise experience specially created for midlife women. The space creates freedom, sisterhood, healing, and celebration through movement.
No pressure. No perfection. Just movement, joy, and you.
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Thank you for sharing your own personal experience which raised our awareness of the culture and experience of Black women’s menopause — and helped us have the words and tools to support Black women better. Your words meant everything.
— R.H., Healthcare Professional
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
Join a growing community of women supporting one another through midlife with dignity, wisdom and confidence. Get updates on events, articles, and community gatherings.