Guided by the Ancestors. Rooted in community.
The Full Story
We named our home Duafe House as a reminder to ourselves and to the community that home and family exist within a network of mutual care, tenderness, and grounded relationships. When we set out to purchase a permanent space, our community came together to support us, setting the intention for us to find a safe and sturdy place to hold all that we are to friends, family, and neighbors. Duafe House anchors all of Folkway’s gatherings, workshops, and rituals—as a living example of village building in action.
Community Projects
At Duafe House we treat food, fellowship, and folkways as everyday medicine.
Our Family's commitment to community— Community Cook and Beignet Saturdays—exist to
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Nourish bodies with wholesome, culturally rooted meals that respect every diet.
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Practice mutual aid by sending the same plates of food to neighbors facing a hard month—quiet, dignified, no strings attached.
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Build joyful connection through block-party vibes, shared recipes, and the simple magic of eating together.
When we cook, fry, laugh, and sit in circle, we remember that community care is not charity but kinship—and that a warm plate can carry as much healing as any ritual.
Community Cook
Community Cook · Community-Supported Meal Share
On the last Tuesday of each month, my family turns the Duafe House kitchen into a neighborhood commissary!
We batch-cook hearty, home-style dinners—grilled chicken with collard greens one month, West-African peanut soup and Cobb salad the next.
Meals go out on a sliding scale, making it easy for anyone riding a rough patch to be carried by the circle. Through our mutual-aid fund, families who are grieving, ill, or facing food insecurity receive full meals at no cost, and every donation we receive is matched by Community Cook.
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Picture a block-party café: we fry fresh, sugar-dusted beignets, pour hot coffee and tea, spin a playlist that runs from Afro-beat to classic soul, and watch the neighborhood bloom. Come meet someone new, connect and MAKE COMMUNITY!
Proceeds seed our mutual-aid fund and keep Duafe House and Community Cook rolling.
