UZUMEI AND MERCY CORPS:
A Partnership Dedicated to the Empowerment of Women
Uzumei is
more than just a handbag and accessories business. It is a lifestyle brand that
reflects the Gamma woman consciousness. The Gamma women now make up the majority
of American women. They are characterized by having a consciousness that seeks
to bring out the best in themselves and others and seek to exhibit the change
they want to see in the world. In the Uzumei world, every woman is a compassionate
soul unfolding and a great story waiting to be told. Committed to programs that
transform the lives of women worldwide, Uzumei has partnered with Mercy
Corps --- a charity organization the exists to alleviate suffering, poverty
and oppression by helping people, especially women, to build secure, productive
and just communities. read more...
The underlying foundation of Uzumei is based upon the principle of “conscious living”. When people are aware of their own nature as perfect, whole, complete, worthy and beautiful --- then they have opened up their lives to its infinite possibilities. By purchasing Uzumei, consumers make a conscientious decision to help other women like herself and to find the compassion and the same kind of awareness of infinite possibilities that Uzumei seeks to perpetuate. Aligned to this consciousness is this partnership of caring and giving. With every purchase of an Uzumei bag, $2 go to Mercy Corps Women Empowerment programs. These programs include gender awareness and education, small business loans and improving maternal and child health services.
Mercy Corps is a team of 3700 professionals helping turn crisis into opportunity for millions around the world. By trade, they are engineers, financial analysts, drivers, community organizers, project managers, public health experts, administrators, social entrepreneurs and logisticians. In spirit, they are activists, optimists, innovators and proud partners of the people they serve.
Mercy
Corps sees investing in women as one of the smartest ways to fight poverty
— and improve the well-being of entire families.
Mercy Corps believes that women are the foundation of every society. Yet for many women in the world's poorest regions, life is extraordinarily difficult. Through innovative health, agricultural, business and education programs, Mercy Corps builds on the courage and resourcefulness of women to help them realize their potential and improve their families and communities.
Here at Uzumei, we have made Mercy
Corps’ mission a part of ours. In some small measure, the purchase of
our bags will assist Mercy Corps in reaching women all over the world and
help establish a life of stability and dignity. It gives us great joy to
know that what we do has greater meaning and purpose. It is our hope that
your purchase will give you great joy too and that you will find greater
meaning as well in your purchase.
