Amani ya Juu

Fashions for Freedom in Review

Last month, Amani was deeply blessed to partner with two churches in Michigan to put on Fashions for Freedom, an adaptation of the Liberia Sankofa Fashion Show. The tale they told is familiar to m...

Lucy Passes Peace in South Sudan

Amani trains women with skills to live self-sustainable lives, but also empowers them to extend help to others in need. Women who decide to use the skills they've learned at Amani to impact differe...

Beauty from Charcoal

In honor of International Women's Day, we're highlighting Theresa Musema Harris, one of the women of Amani Liberia.  Theresa remembers asking herself, “Why did I come all the way to Yekepa with my ...

Discovering Community at AmaniDC

As part of Amani’s holistic approach to development, each center seeks to create an environment that fosters relationships and cultivates a supportive community. At the core of this is the true pea...

Love and War

Goreth & Evariste “Twelve years,” they say, beaming. “But it was yesterday,” says Goreth, laughing. Goreth and Evariste are like newlyweds, still amazed by the love they have for each other. Go...

Sneak Peek: Amani Uganda

An Amani Uganda center in the Gulu region of northern Uganda is just in its beginning phases, but the work coming from the women stitching together there is stunning. Lead by Simprosa and her husba...

Christmas Greetings from Amani

Merry Christmas from the Amani Family!  We are celebrating Christ's birth at Amani! These chickens distributed as gifts to the Amani women brought an extra measure of joy to the festivities. Thi...

A Joyful Season

Your joy is my joy. Furaha yako ni furaha yangu. - Swahili Proverb  .  The Amani family lives in joy. While life is not without challenges, the Amani women live and work in a community of laughte...

Artistry Meets Practicality + a Fall special

Artistry and Practicality: A deeper look at Amani's artistic method Many of Amani’s striking products begin the production process in Amani’s Tie & Dye department. Skilled artists hand-dye, bat...

Amani's U.S. Safari: How Great Thou Art

Stephanie Ball, Amani's US Warehouse Administrator based at AmaniDC, writes about time shared with the visitors from Kenya. The recent visit from our Amani Kenya sisters is one I will cherish deepl...