Amani ya Juu

You like us! You really like us!

At Amani ya Juu, we're so glad you like us. A few weeks ago, we asked our social media fans one question. Why ...

Lucy and Jerita go to Liberia

[caption id="attachment_2793" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Lucy and Jerita at Amani ya Juu's Kenya center[/caption] Meet Lucy and Jerita, two w...

Lawoi

[caption id="attachment_2783" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Lawoi mentoring young girls from the Amani Girls Club[/caption] Lawoi is a 27-year-...

A New Place for Amani Uganda

The previous Amani Uganda A month ago, Amani Uganda existed in one room of a strip in the Cerelene district of Gulu. With seven women sewing...

Meet Marcelline

Marcelline with the Robertsport Clutch $28 Marcelline's Story Meet the woman behind the Robertsport Clutch and Monrovia Wristlet "I come from ...

We Are Asked to Forgive

Beatrice, of Western Kenya, was raised in a polygamous family. She was the 6th child born to her mother, and was bright enough to study in Uganda, ...

Patricia

This was originally posted on Amani Liberia's blog. Patricia is a 27-year-old ball of liveliness. Anytime she sees a camera, she implores the pho...

Africa in Pictures

This BBC Album posted on March 15th features several fascinatingly unique pictures taken across Africa in the span on a single week. Our favorite i...

When a storm blew in...

This was originally posted on Amani Liberia’s blog. One thing is for certain, everyone at Amani Liberia works very hard everyday. We are faced wi...

Tragedy in Burundi: Update

Burundi is struggling to recover from a market fire that took place on January 27th. Here's an update from our Amani ya Juu Country Director, Gore...

Annie

"Women speak, and people listen." - Annie, Liberia In honor of International Women's Day, we would like to introduce Annie, a member of Amani Liber...

Letters From Our Children

At Amani ya Juu (Peace from Above), we aren't just sewing peace--we're passing peace down to the next generation. Three times a year, production at...