Hi everyone, With just four weeks left before our October 1, 2016 priority deadline, we’d love to know if you’re working to complete some purses and send them to us. We’ve made a simple poll that let’s you response –...

Hi friends, We are incredibly excited to announce that we’ve set our goal for 2016 at 3,000 purses. We are also thrilled to be expanding into our 2nd purse distribution location. A community called Kapalulwe Hill (Kapa-lul-way). Can we hit this...

Wow – a big life milestone flashed in my face today! I got all emotional this afternoon when I saw that World Vision was retiring the program I had the honor of helping to create 10 years ago. It made me realize – when...

Lots of women in poverty know how to sew. They’ve learned the trade skill from their mothers or grandmothers. Usually without a sewing machine. They might not even know it – but they’re half way out of poverty. They’ve got...

As a donor – we need you to understand your role and how we see giving/charity/and the issues related to creating sustainable solutions. So I thought I’d outline our vision for helping the wonderful people of Ngombe Compound, Lusaka, and...

We believe the quality of your giving says a lot about the depth of your love. Quality matters. It matters in our personal lives as individuals – and it matters in our giving too. That’s one of the reasons I’m so...

Have you ever wondered where the purses go and how they get there? It starts at YOUR house, then to Seattle, then to the Port of Houston (via Denver) and onto a cargo container ship. Then to a port in...

The 2014 Sew Powerful Purse Impact Report Earlier this week we returned from Zambia. In this post I’ll give a recap of the trip and then share our lessons and insights related to the Sew Powerful Purse program. Purpose: The purpose...

This is the unlikely story of how a few hundred moms and grandmas worked together to give the gift of education to 500 girls in Zambia allowing them to complete over 15,000 days of school By Jason Miles We leave for...