Why we love fashionABLE:
Every purchase creates sustainable business in Africa. The company is committed to long-term solutions to fighting poverty, with a main focus in creating opportunities for vulnerable women. That means that your purchase creates jobs, so that the women are not dependent upon charity, but instead are a vital part of a developing economy.
The mission:
fashionABLE works with women to help them start small business cooperatives. The company partners with and requires manufacturers to also employ women with fair wages and fair hiring practices.
The founder’s story:
Barrett Ward founded Mocha Club in 2005 – a new generation of activists giving up the cost of a few mochas, or $9 a month, to fund relief and development projects in Africa. A few years later, Barrett moved to Ethiopia for a year. While there, he ran across Women at Risk, a group that works with women exploited in the sex industry. After seeing their effectiveness and the dignity restored in these women, he learned that one of the biggest challenges to keeping these women off the streets is gainful employment. For this purpose, fashionABLE was conceived.
How to get involved:
You can intern, volunteer or become a campus rep.
Products we love:
The Able Scarf, $48.00
The Able Necklace, 42.00
Eyerusalem Passport Wallet, $35.00
