Uganda


1
ARTISAN BUSINESS
PARTNER
3
COMMUNITY
WORKSHOPS
10
YEARS OF
PARTNERSHIP
Our first Artisan Partners were a talented couple named Jalia and Daniel who dreamed of using their craft to create opportunity for others in their community. In partnership with Noonday, Jalia and Daniel have grown their business to provide fair work to hundreds of local assemblers and bead-rollers. In addition to supporting dignified job creation in their community, we partner with Jalia and Daniel to provide no-cost daycare and scholarships to children of Artisans.

OVER $100,000 DONATED
since 2010 to support school scholarships for 70 children in Uganda

$15,000 DONATED
in 2020 for COVID relief, daycare, and school fees

$20,000 DONATED
to support special-needs education through Ekisa Ministries




Artisan Stories



Uganda

Nehma

Uganda

Latifa

Uganda

Olivia



Techniques


Paper Bead

To create the perfect paper beads, Ugandan Artisans hand mix each dye color and check every bead for quality. Their work is where art and precision meet—a careful cut here, a touch more blue there—to create consistently beautiful accessories.



Ethically Sourced Horn

For centuries, the Ankole cattle that roam the Ugandan countryside have played an important role in the region’s culture. By cutting and polishing the massive horns generated as an after-market product in the local bazaar, Artisans create sleek and natural accessories.




Uganda on Flourish

THE IMPACT UGANDA GIVEBACK: ONE YEAR LATER

AMBASSADOR TRAVELOGUE: STYLE MADE WITH LOVE IN UGANDA

THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP: CELEBRATING 5 YEARS IN UGANDA

THE IMPACT UGANDA GIVEBACK: ONE YEAR LATER




Inside Uganda

Uganda

Uganda is a central African nation the size of Oregon (with 10 times the population).

It is a highly diverse country with 30 ethnic groups and 40 languages, as well as a vibrant community of immigrants.

HIV/AIDS is a major problem in the country. 940,000 Ugandans are living with HIV/AIDS and 1.2 million children have lost one or both parents to the disease.

The country has experienced a long period of civil war between the Ugandan government and a rebel group called the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army), which has created a child soldier crisis and displaced more than one million people.

COUNTRIES & TECHNIQUES
Afghanistan Hand Embroidered Textiles
East Asia Gold Plating
Ecuador Natural Seeds
Ethiopia Leather, Upcycled Artillery
Guatemala Handwoven Textiles, Beadwork
Haiti Beading, Hand Cut Leather
India Handmade Metal & Glass, Hand Cut Leather
Kenya Brass
Mexico Leather
Nepal Traditional Metalworking, Inlay
Peru Hand Embroidered Textiles, Brass & Sterling Silver
Rwanda Dutch Wax Print Fabric
Thailand Porcelain, Gold, Rice Paper
Uganda Paper Beads, Ethically Sourced Horn
Vietnam Ethically Sourced Water Buffalo Horn, Marble