Blog Updates and inspiration

It’s me again, here to let you in on my favorite holiday product of the day. It’s a bag, it has books on it, it was made by my favorite ladies at Mend. Be still my heart. Get it [HERE] before it’s gone. Which translates to I’m going to buy all of them for every […]

If you’ve ever looked on our online store and wondered how we got so fashionable (stop, you’re making us blush!) then there is one person you need to know. Juan-David Quinones, Invisible Children’s product designer. Below is his interview with one of our elves (aka our Social Media Assistant, Carl) about our 2012 holiday product […]

Over the last ten months, we’ve been busy working with partners from four East African countries to bring together a collection of artisanal, handmade products representative of the beauty and talent of the people of the region. From handbags to jewelry to shoes, we’re thrilled to be able to support 377 artisans and their families […]

Let’s play a little word association. When you hear the word “Africa,” what do you think of? My personal word choice – as someone who has yet to visit the continent – would be “safari” or “elephant” or “poverty” (I started the game so I get unlimited choices.) I asked Adam Finck, our Director of […]

Learning to ride a bike is a classic experience of childhood. Wobbling down the sidewalk without training wheels, learning to balance. Finally, you are allowed to ride your bike to a friend’s house, or up to the gas station to buy candy and you fly along the street, the wind in your hair, unstoppable. It’s […]

Our generous supporters never cease to amaze us. We’re inspired. You should be, too. In Fall 2011 we challenged our supporters to reach for the impossible: Raise $2 million for our Protection Plan in just 4 short months. Their enormous efforts raised $1.7 million through our Frontline Tour, with donations going directly to the Early […]

Mend is a social enterprise geared toward facilitating financial independence and development for women in Gulu, Uganda directly affected by the LRA conflict. Lilly joined the Mend family in February, and only 3 months later she has earned the title of Seamstress of the Month. She may be new, but Lilly has integrated seamlessly into the […]

Mother’s Day is right around the corner, so in honor of mothers everywhere and the education they work so hard to provide their children, we have decided that 100% of proceeds from select Mend products between now and May 13 will go toward our Legacy Scholarship Program. An investment in education is a way that we […]

Sitting at her sewing machine, Lamwaka Milka sings along to the radio playing local tunes, engaging in lighthearted conversation with the other seamstresses and bursting into laughter when she finds the song lyrics funny. Early in the morning when the staff at Mend arrive to open the office, it’s not uncommon for them to find […]

After enduring the stigma of returning to their communities as former LRA abductees, the Mend ladies have been working to rebuild their lives and find a sense of home. So far two have chosen to buy their own plots of land, inspiring the rest to make plans for one day owning their own property and […]