Amani ya Juu

Meet the Intern: Hannah

Name: Hannah Waggoner School and Degree: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). Undergraduates degree in Business Marketing and minoring in Fine Arts. Role at Amani: I am th...

5 Amani Family Weddings!

The Amani family has celebrated so many weddings this year! Check out some highlights. Hannah and MC  Beautiful bride Hannah wore a dress of her own design! Hannah is a former Amani Liberia C...

Meet the Women: Christine

Meet Christine One of the many ladies of Amani ya Juu “I have a husband and five children. I came to Amani ya Juu to better my life. I do this for my family. " p> Meet the Women: Christine f...

Shailaja Samosa Recipe - Kenyan Style

A samosa is a triangular savory pastry fried in oil, containing spiced vegetables or meat. This treat originated in India, but it has become very popular in many other parts of the world---especial...

How Africa Inspired Tiny House Living

Lindsay Weaver has been an intern with Amani for the past six months. She also lives in a tiny house with her husband Jeremy, who runs a tiny house building business. Recently they were featured o...

Meet our volunteer...and her daughter, Amani!

Check out our interview with Lana, who named her daughter "Amani" after a visit to our Kenya center! How did you get connected to us? "I went on a missions awareness trip to Kenya in co...

Meet Margaret

Meet Margaret, who works at Amani Kenya... Meet the women who make the goods: Margaret “Most of us, we come here when we are very down. You left your home country because of the war, and you we...

147 Crosses

Amani ya Juu remembers the 147 Kenyans who lost their lives in a terrorist attack on the Garissa University College campus April 2nd. We pray for their families and their loss; a loss to them, a...

Cinnamon & Pecan Scones

Check out this easy recipe from Revel Pastry Company in Chattanooga, TN!  Featured: Kitenge Napkin Set and Cow Horn Bowl from Amani ya Juu.   This recipe is perfect for Mother's Day breakfast in b...

Maggie-isms

Many visitors to Amani ya Juu in Kenya agree that their favorite experience is a warm, enthusiastic greeting from Maggie, who works in the boutique. Nearly every day for the last 15 years, Maggie h...