How Impact Hiring Is Unlocking Dreams In Zambia Interview with a New Seamstress “I’m so grateful for all that is happening to me right now because of this opportunity,” Frienda exclaimed, with her face full of joy and hope for...
Reaching More Girls With Life-Changing Supplies Through Our Partnership With World Vision, Our Reach Is Extended Birdsong permeates the morning sky as excitement mounts our Vocational Training Center. Groups of local women from the Ngombe sewing co-op gather around a...
Empowering Women With Sewing Machines Why Is Empowering Local Women So Important In Combating Poverty? Sunshine is streaming through the striped window curtains on the top floor of the newly completed Sew Powerful sewing co-op building in Lusaka, Zambia. It's...
It's All About Teamwork Lunchtime Meals In Lusaka It's lunchtime at the Needs Care School in Ngombe Compound, just outside of Lusaka, Zambia. The sky is clear, and the weather is warming up outside. Spring is coming. The children line...
Isaiah 43:18-19 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness,...
Dear Friends, The world has been shocked by the Covid-19 pandemic in the last few months - and at Sew Powerful, we've been impacted in several ways as well. Let me outline them for you and explain our response. A...
For those of you who haven't read We Are Sew Powerful yet, I thought I'd include the chapter describing how the purse program came together. I hope you enjoy learning more about it... We launched our Sew Powerful Purse pattern on July 17th,...
Our sewing center in Lusaka runs on Baby Lock machines. It's an honor to have their corporate support! How that happened can only be described as a wonderful journey of surprises and blessings.Let me start at the beginning...Our Original Machines: Cinnamon and...
(note - the volume control can be clicked into the "on" setting on the bottom right corner of the video) It’s the United Nations Menstrual Hygiene Day. A perfect day to bless girls and women in need. The Sew Powerful...
