No Ordinary Women is a non-profit based out of the mountains of Western North Carolina. Their goal is to encourage, equip and empower women both locally and globally to live fully into their own stories and truths. Local opportunities for women and girls dance hand-in-hand with our strong partnerships with our Sister Companies, located in Nairobi and Nakuru, Kenya. They’ve grown so much over the past 4 years, expanding in ways that they only hoped they would in their 10 year plan, including things like Taking Teams of women and girls to Kenya to partner with their Artisans Designer Trips each Winter to plan 18 months ahead for products Developing a new partnership with another artisan group (Rehoboth, located in Nairobi) Expanding products from necklaces only to include earrings, bracelets, skirts, bags, shoes, and more A Water Filter program aimed at providing clean water to all of their Artisans and their families A Scholarship program for Artisans children, to alleviate financial burdens from school fees Their Springtime Women’s Retreat, known as The Kinfolk Collective Relaunching their brand new Website & Blog, featuring voices of women from all walks of life AND SO MUCH MORE!! The truth of this growing work is that while it is big and audacious and small and magical, it also takes incredibly hard work, lots of amazing supporters, and increasing amounts of money. The more they grow, the more their budget grows, and what a beautiful gift that is. The immediate goal of this Patreon site is to help them reach a level of sustainability within No Ordinary Women, so that they can operate debt-free. The long-term goals are to get to a place where they can provide a consistent salary for the leaders of their two Sister Companies in Kenya, and for Leah Mehaffey, Co-Founder & President of NOW. These 3 women work full time for this cause, making little to no income, and we’d love to see that change in the future.
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