NAWOU HANDMADE
Empowering Women In Uganda
In Their Own Words
Country: Uganda
Year Founded: 1993
Who do they help? NAWOU Handmade is a social enterprise through which economic empowerment opportunities are provided to groups of women artisans. By buying beautiful handmade, environmentally friendly products from NAWOU Handmade you support:
A marginalized woman who did not have an opportunity to enrol, stay and complete formal education because her society does not value girl child education or discriminates girls and women with disabilities and those living with HIV/AIDS.
A woman without access to land and finances, through enabling her to access finances to start and sustain a business.
A mother and her children with food on the table, education, health care and clothing.
How do they help? The initiative specifically aims at amplifying the women’s entrepreneurial skills and potential to fashion artistic handmade products. NAWOU Handmade promotes product design, production and marketing, as well as capacity building, while instituting opportunities for economically disadvantaged women.
Special Thanks to: Monica for your friendly help with product information and allowing me to use your artisan images.
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