Amani ya Juu

A Farewell from US Country Director Brittany Noetzel

A farewell from Brittany, Amani's US Country Director The new year is upon us, with all its possibilities, opportunities, and unknowns. You’ve likely heard rumblings of change this past year for A...

Giving Thanks and Looking Forward

All over the world, Amani ya Juu centers are wrapping up after another full year and looking forward to good things in the coming year. Here are a few words from the Country Directors at each of ou...

Christmas Greetings from the Amani Family

Merry Christmas from Amani ya Juu! . The Amani family has had much to be thankful for this past year. There has been great growth, discovery, and renewal, even while there has also been loss, strug...

Christmas Celebrations at Amani Liberia

This post was originally published on the Amani Liberia blog on December 17th.  . Earlier this month we hosted a Christmas party at the Amani Liberia center. The members, their families, and sever...

Announcing Amani Uganda!

Many women come to Amani ya Juu in Nairobi as refugees. They live out their days waiting to return to their home country. They know the desperation of their homes — the immense need for skills, job...

Giving thanks with Amani Liberia

How do we give thanks? While most people think of Thanksgiving as a North American holiday, it is also celebrated in Liberia. It was brought to Liberia by freed American slaves who resettled in Wes...

"Our relationships are our wealth."

This month, we have special news from Amani Kenya’s grateful Country Director, Joyce Muraya: There is an African saying which translates loosely as “our relationships are our wealth." And we at Ama...

Amani Liberia: Before & After

The following post first appeared on the Amani Liberia blog. We're cross-posting it here so y'all can get a look at how far the Liberia center has come. Many thanks to Emily Kirwan, Amani Liberia's...

Amani Watch Party

Recently, we've been thinking a lot about issues that affect women worldwide, a subject that often leaves us with lingering questions. Most overwhelming among these is, What can I do?  Throw an Am...

[From the Archives] A Day at Amani: Stitching & Jerita

"Over the course of the next few months, we will be sharing stories from Amani's history on the blog. We'll be calling the series, "From the Archives." Different materials will show up, including p...