Joy + Sorrow

April 17, 2019 by Amy Bardi in Graduation, Stories

How do I even begin to summarize my time in Zambia a couple weeks ago?

Meredith's Trip to Zambia

April 03, 2018 by Amy Bardi in Graduation

"All these years I had known of this place, known of the people who lived here, known of our skills-training program. But in a single moment the reality of these things came flooding in — all of my knowledge came ALIVE!"

Project Runway #2

April 20, 2017 by Amy Bardi in CiH Fun, Skills Training Classes, Graduation

These women blow us away. Not only do they rise above oppression and abuse and all things awful to pave a new path for their entire families by learning a skillset, but they also transform into confident, beautiful, incredibly talented designers and seamstresses in the process. It is SO FUN to witness!! Since we didn't have it in the budget to fly all of you over to Zambia to see it for yourselves this past March, here are some of the highlights of Project Runway: Zam Edition...

Graduation Day: October

November 02, 2016 by Amy Bardi in Graduation, Skills Training Classes

7 women. Starting a new chapter of life. That's what happened a few weeks back when I was visiting our program in Zambia. We celebrated the Graduation Day for 7 women who worked to hard to ALL receive Diplomas in Sewing & Entrepreneurship.

Graduation Day April '16

April 03, 2016 by Amy Bardi in Graduation, Skills Training Classes

Yesterday, April 2nd, we had the pure joy of celebrating the accomplishments of 27 women and 2 men in our Clothed in Hope Skills Training Program. These students completed our curriculum in sewing and business training, preparing them to be entrepreneurs for the betterment of their families.

Through Rose's Eyes

September 17, 2015 by Amy Bardi in Graduation, Stories

Rose is 45 years old, a mother of two children, and part of the newest graduating class from our Chikondi Community Center training program in Zambia. On Saturday, September 12, our entire CiH family gathered together at our center for a most joyful graduation day as we celebrated our largest graduating classes yet, a total of 8 women! Rather than recap all of the details that just don’t do the day justice in how incredible it was, I wanted to share the day through one story- Rose’s story.

Graduation Recap: Class of March 2015

April 08, 2015 by Amy Bardi in CiH News, Graduation

Here's a little peek into what happens at a Clothed in Hope Graduation Ceremony (hint: it's FUN!). Enjoy the photos, and celebrate with us all that this day means for the 7 women who graduated from our skills-training program. Thank you to all of you who have donated and purchased products, because you are the ones who made it happen. You have given the life-changing gift of education to women in Zambia. You have given HOPE. And rather than this being the end of their journey, it's really just the beginning.