Amani ya Juu

Ashlee: on amani and the importance of buying handmade

Amani ya Juu's center in Liberia recently had a visit from our country director's sister and friend, Ashlee. Ashlee runs a wonderful blog, Where my Heart Resides, and recently created a beautiful p...

An Update on Lucy and Jerita's trip to Liberia

A few weeks ago, we interviewed our sisters Lucy and Jerita at our Kenya center and posted a blog about their adventure in Liberia. Read that post here: Lucy and Jerita go to Liberia. Below  are a ...

Ashlee: wonderful and amazing and hard

Our friend Ashlee just returned from a trip to our Liberia center, where she spent time with our seamstresses, the Amani Girls Club of Liberia, and children from Mother Betty Jonah Orphanage. Read ...

A Taste of Africa

A Night of African Cooking A few of the women at Amani's Washington, DC office got together to brush up on their African cooking skills. We settled on Samosas and Peanut soup. These recipes allowed...

Ashlee: Home Sweet Home

This post is from Ashlee's blog, Where My Heart Resides. Ashlee just returned from a trip to our center in Liberia. Read the original post on her blog here. A New York bagel slathered in cream che...

Our 3 Core Values

Reconciliation Every person needs God’s peace for their body, heart, and spirit. Healed person-to-person relationship is the beginning of restoration. We learn that we do not suffer alone when i...

A Bittersweet Prospect

[caption id="attachment_2835" align="aligncenter" width="352"] Mary works at Amani ya Juu's Kenya center[/caption] Meet Mary The third of seven children, Mary, 21, grew up in Nairobi, Kenya. D...

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 do you like us, anyway? Is it our Fair Trade Feder...

In Honor of Elizabeth Sumwabe

At Amani ya Juu, we aren't just making beautiful products, Amani is impacting beyond production. Amani women are developing themselves through higher education.   [caption id="attachment_2811" al...

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 women from Amani ya Juu's Kenya center who are maki...