Introducing: Limited Release!
We are so excited to announce that starting with our first Limited Release on June 12, our handmade products will be sold in small batches.
Read MoreLet's Get Swanky
We're excited to pull that gown out of the back of the closet, dust it off, and get swanky for a night.
But more than that, we're excited to welcome our Zambia Director to the US for the VERY FIRST TIME in her life!! Elina, one of our very first students turned #girlboss extraordinaire, was approved for a Visitor Visa from the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka, and will get to see what America is all about.
Read MoreOur Favorite Things
Summer is almost upon us, and we thought we’d share some of our favorite products from the Spring/Summer ‘17 line to kick off the season...
Read MoreProject Runway #2
These women blow us away. Not only do they rise above oppression and abuse and all things awful to pave a new path for their entire families by learning a skillset, but they also transform into confident, beautiful, incredibly talented designers and seamstresses in the process. It is SO FUN to witness!! Since we didn't have it in the budget to fly all of you over to Zambia to see it for yourselves this past March, here are some of the highlights of Project Runway: Zam Edition...
Read MoreCiH @ USC Fashion Week
Clothed in Hope participated in this year’s annual University of South Carolina Fashion week, hosted by the Fashion Board! The 10th annual event was held March 20-24.
Meet Megan!
We love introducing you to the folks who make things happen around here! So friends, meet Megan. She started off as an intern with us and is now on our Social Media Team as a student at the University of South Carolina (go Gamecocks!). She's smart, so kind, passionate, and just really great. Here's a little interview with her to get to know her better...
Read MoreWe've Moved!
Our landlord thought he could take advantage of our women. We said no way. We packed our bags and moved out of there into a new Kaunda Square facility. We need YOUR help to fund this unexpected change. Just 10 of you to give $10/month will give our ladies safety, running water, electricity, and the message that injustice will not prevail.
Read MoreFeel the Love
When you purchase an item (ON SALE) from our Curated Valentine's Collection, YOU are telling a woman in Zambia that she is deeply, richly loved. That she matters so much to this world. And, of course, you're telling the person you're giving the gift to - your wife, sister, mother, best friend, yourself - how much they're loved too. It's just a win-win!
Read MoreChristmas Party!
Every year we throw a Christmas Party for our ladies in Zambia. This year, with our new location in Kaunda Square compound and formalized program in Muchochoma Village, we had 3 Christmas Parties to throw! And from the reports of our ZamStaff, they were the best ever.
Read MoreAbundantly MORE!
This year-end giving campaign brought us to tears.
Tears of surprise, joy, humility, and gratitude.
You all didn't just give 18k by New Year's Day... You gave $31,006!!!!
Abundantly more than we could ask for or imagine. A huge and incredible gift.
We Need YOU...
We are just $3,036 away from our goal!
$3,036 away from giving 15 vulnerable women the opportunity to change their lives and lift themselves out of poverty through sewing and business training. Join us today...
Read MoreMaureen's Story
Maureen has a smile that lights up the room. But that smile took a long time to show itself, due to the hardships Maureen carried into our classroom. She faced difficulties at home in her marriage, financial difficulties, and her family would often find themselves without enough food to eat.
Maureen was a quick learner, and she even brought a Jewelry Making skill to our ladies that she shared generously. She graduated, receiving her Diploma in September 2014, and what a happy day that was
Read MoreWhere Are They Now: Jessy's Story →
Jessy is one entrepreneurial woman.
A mother of 5 and grandmother of 6 children, she joined our program in 2012 with the very first group to complete our skills-training program. Jessy appeared to be shy and timid, but we now know her to be a woman of less words spoken because of the many thoughts she's constantly entertaining in her mind - she's brilliant.
Read MoreGraduation Day: October
7 women. Starting a new chapter of life. That's what happened a few weeks back when I was visiting our program in Zambia. We celebrated the Graduation Day for 7 women who worked to hard to ALL receive Diplomas in Sewing & Entrepreneurship.
Read MoreSummer Fun
"She wore wildflowers in her hair and joy in her heart."
Read MoreChicken & Waffles for HOPE Recap
On July 14th we had our first Raleigh, NC event. Chicken & Waffles for HOPE was exactly what it sounds like: a Chicken & Waffles dinner with a Silent Auction and live music. And it was a blast!
Read MoreMeet the Summer Interns
Allow me to introduce myself, Ashley, along with my fellow intern, Corrine. I am excited and feel privileged to announce that Amy has brought us onto the CiH team in Raleigh, NC as interns for the summer. Currently we are both students at North Carolina State University studying Fashion and Textile Management. Corrine and I are excited about our summer internship with CiH to learn more about the organization and how CiH works to support the amazing women in Zambia.
So we are not strangers, here is a little more about Corrine and myself...
Read MoreHoliday in the Village
On Good Friday, we packed out a Zambian mini bus with over a dozen Lusaka ladies, clean drinking water, vegetables, and even a dozen live chickens.
Read MoreShe Doesn't Want Pity
There are plenty of instances of suffering and misfortunes in the Ng’ombe Compound in which we work, but friends, this isn’t one of them.
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