Mission
THE BOSTON UJIMA PROJECT, INC IS A BLACK LED, DEMOCRATIC, MEMBER-RUN ORGANIZATION BUILDING A COOPERATIVE BUSINESS, ARTS AND INVESTMENT ECOSYSTEM IN BOSTON, WITH A MISSION TO RETURN WEALTH TO WORKING CLASS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. UJIMA IS BRINGING TOGETHER NEIGHBORS, WORKERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, INVESTORS, ORGANIZERS, ARTISTS AND CULTURE-MAKERS, TO CREATE A COMMUNITY-CONTROLLED ECONOMY IN OUR CITY. UJIMA IS SWAHILI FOR "COLLECTIVE WORK AND RESPONSIBILITY." WE ARE COUNTERACTING YEARS OF DISINVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND FILLING IN GAPS IN FINANCING FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, COOPS AND ARTISTS, BY BRINGING TOGETHER ACTORS FROM SECTORS THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY NOT OFTEN IN CONVERSATION WITH EACH OTHER, FINANCE & ORGANIZING.