The Young Living Foundation is working with several women-led businesses across the globe, and one of them is a female artisan group called Mabira Collective located in Lugazi, Uganda.

We are thrilled to partner with this group whose mission of empowering women in rural Uganda through a social business aligns perfectly with our Developing Enterprise focus pillar. Through your generosity, the Foundation has recently increased their capacity, and through the November PV promo, we have helped them even more!

One of the most effective ways to break cycles of poverty is to provide women and mothers with sustainable jobs and fair pay so they can provide for the health and educational needs of their children.

In addition to fair pay, women in the Mabira Collective program receive benefits like school-fee sponsorship for their children and medical benefits as well as training in small business development, literacy, and health. They can also receive paid maternity leave, on-sight childcare, work from home options, and opportunities to advance into management positions.

Namyalo Eva is one of those women, and here is her story:

All of that changed when she joined Mabira Collective. Eva learned how to make beautiful jewelry and, for the first time, she got paid what she deserved! She also received medical benefits and business skills training. She quickly advanced into a production manager position and went from struggling to find food for her children to saving money and starting her own business selling children’s clothes.

Eva’s story is similar to other’s at Mabira Collective, including Cathy’s and Cissy’s stories. Watch this video to learn more on how Mabira Collective is empowering women in Uganda.

We were so thrilled to sponsor a clay kiln for this inspiring and deserving group of talented women. The group also saved up enough money to purchase a second kiln. With two of their own kilns, now they will be able to nearly double their production capacity, reduce costs, increase their earning potential, and open jobs for an additional hundred new women artisans!

We are committed to supporting groups like Mabira Collective to help women emerge from vulnerability so they can thrive and provide for their children. By connecting these artisan groups to the Young Living marketplace through PV promos and this year’s Holiday Gift Guide, we not only help them sell their goods but also showcase their talents to the world!

Be sure to take advantage of the November PV promo to get your hands on this exclusive, handmade Young Living ornament! 

To support more small businesses around the world led by women from vulnerable communities, donate to our Developing Enterprise focus pillar today.

November 1, 2020