mother’s day with musana jewelry.

i had the unique opportunity to work with musana jewelry this mother’s day to swap a question with a mother in uganda.  my favorite sorts of organizations are ones like musana.  they go beyond monetary needs, and they provide continuing jobs.

after doing a bit of research, i cannot say enough good things about this organization.  here’s just a bit:
musana jewelry is a non-profit organization that works with women in uganda to design, produce, and sell beautiful jewelry, both in uganda and in the usa.  musana identifies women in at-risk populations who are in the greatest need, such as single mothers, women with little education,and women who are hiv-positive, but are determined to create a better life for themselves and for their children.

between the ten artisans (eve being one of them!), they are supporting more than 26 children.

not only do they provide jobs, but they also focus on social initiatives: english + literacy (musana offers literacy classes), small business (empowering them to be stronger candidates for other jobs outside musana), and health + wellness (birth control, caring for babies, etc.).  their jewelry is not solely focused on us sales, but there is a store-front in lugazi where they sell to the ugandans as well.

don’t forget to check out the jewelry!  that tukula necklace is beautiful.

now, on with the videos!  eve asked me a question, and then i asked her one!  here’s what we had to say:

ignore my super awkward… “see you guys later?” at the end.  videos are not my forte.

also, other bloggers had the chance to do the same this week with different artisans!  check them all out here on the musana blog.

thank you musana!