Amani ya Juu

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...

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 photographer to take a shot of her from one to five d...

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 is the couch. A man carries a sofa on his motorc...

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 with many obstacles here in Liberia but the ladies w...

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, Goreth, about how Amani Amahoro is affected by this de...

The Amani Liberia Family is Growing

This was originally posted on Amani Liberia's blog. Amani Liberia rejoiced together this week and welcomed the newest member to the family. Yei’s fine (good, beautiful) baby boy, Silas, came f...

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 Liberia.  [caption id="attachment_2514" align="alignce...

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 our Kenya center shuts down and our focus shifts ...

All Things Love

What do our Amani ya Juu ladies have to say about love? Check out these responses from an interview on love. What is love? “It is when somebody decides to take you as he takes himself.” - Goreth, B...

Tragedy in Burundi

This blog post was originally posted to the AmaniDC blog by our DC Director, Sarah.  Outskirts of the marketplace in Bujumbura. Yesterday, the Amani family received tragic news from the Amahoro ce...