Amani ya Juu

The Amani ya Juu Unity Quilt

MAKING OF THE UNITY QUILT The original Amani unity quilt was designed in 1999, it was a collective effort by artists and designers working together at Amani ya Juu at the time.  All the materials ...

Meet Monica

Meet the Women: Monica "I'm grateful to be at Amani...you find sisters and they are able to pray for you, encourage you, and help you with what you are going through..." Monica, Kenya. Watch the...

Kevin and her Baby

Kevin (center) is the Accountant at Amani Uganda. She has been extremely helpful with the growth of the Uganda center. She recently became a mother! We're so thrilled about this new addition to th...

Meet Lucy

Lucy began stitching placemats with us 18 years ago as a devastated Sudanese refugee. Read her story of loss, reconciliation, and a beautiful future "The worst memory that I can remember is the tim...

An Interview with Mama Rahab

Last year, Amani ya Juu shared the story of an extraordinary young woman and entrepreneur named Rahab. Behind women like Rahab, there are often incredible mothers. Today we invite you to meet her m...

Meet Aparo Joyce

Rather than Western-style first and last names, people in Northern Uganda have an Acholi name and a Christian name. Joyce's Acholi name is Aparo, and her Christian name is Joyce. She goes by both--...

Amani Family Update: Government Shutdown

Due to all of the recent dramatic occurrences in the United States, especially in the nation’s capital, we wanted to check in with our AmaniDC family and get a sense of how they were being affected...

Amani Family Update: Westgate Mall Attack

Amani ya Juu was founded in Kenya, where today, about 100 women produce high-quality products and work towards becoming agents of peace in their community. In the aftermath of the horrific attack a...

Raise the Roof, Chattanooga

Three years ago, my husband and I lived in a town in Liberia, West Africa. We were teachers in a small Christian college there and felt God’s blessing on our work.  But midway through our two-year ...

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, where her uncle was a teacher. After the civil war...