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    • Purse Program Overview and Details
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Delivering Purposeful Products In Zambia
      • Is There A Period Gap?
      • The Power Of A Beautiful Gift
      • Why Reusable Pads Are The Right Answer
    • Purse Patterns
      • Beginner Purse Pattern
      • Get Intermediate Purse Pattern
      • In The Hoop Purse Files
      • Free Embroidery Designs
    • Purse Sew Along Training Video
    • Where To Send Purses
    • Packing Slip for Purses/Notecards
    • Notecard Inspirations
    • 3 Esthers Farm
      • Farm Blog
  • Serve with Us
    • Welcome
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Chapters
    • Service Projects
    • Resources
      • Get Our Books Today
      • Printables
      • Event Resources
      • Videos
      • Book Companion Pictures
      • Packing Slip for Purses/Notecards
  • About Us
    • Leadership
    • Our Story
      • The Big Mission Behind Our Little Purse
    • Sew Powerful Podcasts
    • Sew Powerful Parables
    • We Are Sew Powerful Book
    • Blog
    • Contact Us
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    • Current Blog Article
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  • Are You Sending Us Purses

    Are You Sending Us Purses

    Hi everyone, With just four weeks left before our October 1, 2016 priority deadline, we’d love to know if you’re working to complete some purses and send them to us. We’ve made a simple poll that let’s you response –...

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  • Announcing Our 2016 Program Goal and 2nd Ministry Location

    Announcing Our 2016 Program Goal and 2nd Ministry Location

    Hi friends, We are incredibly excited to announce that we’ve set our goal for 2016 at 3,000 purses. We are also thrilled to be expanding into our 2nd purse distribution location. A community called Kapalulwe Hill (Kapa-lul-way). Can we hit this...

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  • When God Builds Something Special

    When God Builds Something Special

    Wow – a big life milestone flashed in my face today! I got all emotional this afternoon when I saw that World Vision was retiring the program I had the honor of helping to create 10 years ago. It made me realize – when...

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  • Half Way Out Of Poverty

    Half Way Out Of Poverty

    Lots of women in poverty know how to sew. They’ve learned the trade skill from their mothers or grandmothers. Usually without a sewing machine. They might not even know it – but they’re half way out of poverty. They’ve got...

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  • Our Manifesto For Self Reliance

    Our Manifesto For Self Reliance

    As a donor – we need you to understand your role and how we see giving/charity/and the issues related to creating sustainable solutions. So I thought I’d outline our vision for helping the wonderful people of Ngombe Compound, Lusaka, and...

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  • The Power Of A Beautiful Gift

    The Power Of A Beautiful Gift

    We believe the quality of your giving says a lot about the depth of your love. Quality matters. It matters in our personal lives as individuals – and it matters in our giving too. That’s one of the reasons I’m so...

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  • A Message From The Lusaka Warehouse

    A Message From The Lusaka Warehouse

    Have you ever wondered where the purses go and how they get there? It starts at YOUR house, then to Seattle, then to the Port of Houston (via Denver) and onto a cargo container ship. Then to a port in...

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  • Delivering Purposeful Products In Zambia

    Delivering Purposeful Products In Zambia

    The 2014 Sew Powerful Purse Impact Report Earlier this week we returned from Zambia. In this post I’ll give a recap of the trip and then share our lessons and insights related to the Sew Powerful Purse program. Purpose: The purpose...

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  • Donating 15,000 Days Of School

    Donating 15,000 Days Of School

    This is the unlikely story of how a few hundred moms and grandmas worked together to give the gift of education to 500 girls in Zambia allowing them to complete over 15,000 days of school By Jason Miles We leave for...

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About Us

We exist to educate, employ, and empower people to pursue life in all its fullness. We do that by creating purposeful products that change communities. Things like school uniforms, soap, feminine hygiene pads, and farm fresh food.

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We’re thrilled that a growing number of online retailers are supporting our work including Pixie Faire Liberty Jane, Home Sew and Quality Sewing.

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We’d love to have you join us in our mission of combating extreme poverty by giving generously in support of a seamstress today! Give Now Read about our Financial Accountability Here

Reach Us At:

229 Clark Ave, Ste O,

Yuba City, CA 95991

Sew Powerful Purse Program

Our annual Sew Powerful Purse program enables girls to stay in school. Purses are made and sent to Zambia as gifts. The local seamstresses in Zambia make re-usable hygiene pads and together they are provided to girls as part of health (MHM) training. Get Involved

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