In 2007 our company began making baskets to sell locally. Later that year we introduced a line of jewelry which grew out of a training program with ‘Women for Women International’ sponsored by Mary Fisher a UNAIDS Special Representative. More than 250 women were trained in bead assembling and during that period they produced 4500 bracelets. These bracelets were sold in international markets and the profit was used to train more Rwandans to gain skills in basket making and jewelery production.

The initial project provided employment to genocide survivors and to ladies with HIV from different groups in Rwanda.

We continue our work from Canada, providing our friends in our homeland the opportunity to work for a fair wage, and to further their knowledge and abilities.

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