The mission of Kru Oasis is to curate creative spaces for women and girls that inspire them to cultivate collective wellness.

I started Kru Oasis as a communal safe haven for every woman and girl who is willing to fight for total wellness. We started with a weekly circle of high school students in South Africa in 2013, and have operated in various living rooms from California to Maryland :-).

Each workshop is interactive and incorporates creative elements to help participants practice and remember takeaways. The name has changed, and the mission has remained the same. I believe that If we do not heal as a community, we maintain unhealthy and destructive practices. In a safe collective we find solidarity, accountability, elimination of shame, and recognition of the universality of our concerns. In a safe collective, we find our voice and reclaim our power. 

Kru Oasis Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that facilitates art therapy-based programs to empower women and girls to invest in multifaceted self-care and mental wellness.

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Erica Bianca Monconjay Doe, LMSW

Founder of Kru Oasis Inc. and Kru and Bassa Queen

Erica Bianca Monconjay Doe is a Washington, DC native committed to the use of therapeutic creativity in the wellness journeys of women and youth. She is the daughter of immigrant parents from Liberia, West Africa, and the first in her immediate family to graduate from college. After earning her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University, and her Master of Social Work from Syracuse University, Erica received a Fulbright Fellowship through which she served as a University Professor and College Advisor at Wits School of Education in Johannesburg, South Africa. Erica is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at Tulane University’s Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She has over ten years of experience in providing educational and mental health services to youth and young adults. Erica enjoys warm weather, large bodies of water, a good book, and sugary sweets. She is so excited to support you in your healing journey!