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MAMA HAKIMA TEFUNZI PAYNE MSN RN
Hakima Tafunzi Payne, known to her community as Mama Hakima, is the founder, and
Chief Executive Officer of Uzazi Village, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating health
outcome disparities in perinatal health in African-American communities. She holds
a Bachelors in Nursing and a Masters in Nursing Education and is currently pursuing a PhD in Nursing
Education.
Ms. Payne is the creator of the following seven models of Afro-Centric healthcare:
- Village Doula Program (a community-based home visiting program for pregnant individuals) Chocolate Milk Café, (a peer to peer breastfeeding support group for Black families)
- The Village Circle Approach, an Afro-centric group prenatal care model
- The Lactation Mentorship Program (IBCLC internship for Black candidates)
- Perinatal Doula Training (full spectrum community-based doula training)
- Culturally Congruent Care in a Community Setting (antiracism healthcare curriculum)
- Community Expert Review Board (community-based advocacy for research and policy)
Ms. Payne speaks nationally on the topic of Black perinatal health and community-based responses to
health inequities. Ms.Payne works tirelessly to make birth safer, the village healthier, and to promote
anti-racist care models. She is the subject of an upcoming documentary, “Sister Doulas” Ms. Payne
a lifelong resident of Kansas City, Missouri.
