Susan G komen for the Cure has awarded Bastion a great to help educate and create awareness in African Immigrant community of middle Tennessee. The grant will take care of a project will target 1,000 African Immigrant women in Middle Tennessee. Bastion will train immigrant health workers who will reach out and educate women through community ethnic and religious organizations. Fifty women leaders and immigrant health care workers will be trained. The women will be invited from the different women and community organizations. Health Workers will be trained and empowered to be in an ideal position to take a lead role in encouraging women to talk more openly about their fears and concerns related to cancer, and to dispel some of the Myths and misinformation that prevent people from getting appropriate cancer health care. The African Immigrant women health workers will play a crucial role in cultural brokerage between the Immigrant community and mainstream healthcare providers, and are key providers of culturally appropriate health information and support to the community.Bastion will stress the importance of ensuring an appropriately skilled Immigrant health workforce,and the need for ongoing, culturally appropriate training for immigrant health workers, as well as training in women’s health to immigrant women. Bastion plans to achieve the following from the awareness program: There will be a shared understanding of what cancer is and how it spreads and grows, the women learn how dangerous and life-threatening breast cancer can be and the women learn about risk factors, breast self-exams and the importance of mammograms.