{"product_id":"impact-funding-card-local-cotton-cloth-raw-material-sugu-sugu-launch-fund-copy","title":"Impact Funding Card - Sewing Training to a Woman \/\/ Sugu Sugu Launch Fund","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable online and in store, \u003cstrong\u003eSugu Sugu Impact Funding Cards\u003c\/strong\u003e are beautiful cards representing a tangible investment your gift recipient empowered.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is perfect for the loved one who “has everything.”  Give the gift of impact. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$75 provides Sewing Training to a Woman on behalf of your gift recipient.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-----------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info from our Founder Emily's email is below:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more than a decade, women across peri-urban communities in Mali who are part of the “Mali Health” initiative have been doing something extraordinary:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey gather monthly in small groups - often sitting outside under a community tree - and contribute the equivalent of 25 cents each month into a shared fund.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwenty-five cents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis may not sound like much, but this is a significant portion of their personal funds each month.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey’ve formed 288 groups over the years, each with about 16-20 women.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd this year, they passed the $80,000 mark in what they’ve saved collectively.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAMAZING.  This isn’t charity.  These women loan the money back to one another - for healthcare, for school fees, or to start tiny businesses that grow into family-sustaining income.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey elect their own leaders.  They write their own rules.  They are directing the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgency is powerful.  The world changes when money is held in the hands of women who have the agency to steward it well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs these incredible women crossed the $80,000 savings mark, the US Aid pullout happened - quite literally - overnight.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUS Aid represented 80% of Mali Health’s funding.  Overnight, these communities lost their entire health infrastructure.  Their healthcare workers, the staffing and electricity for their maternal health centers, the people who delivered their babies.  Everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut here’s where these incredible women come in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen funding disappeared for healthcare, their hope didn’t.  They asked a bolder question:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“What if we could fund our own healthcare system through taking our tiny businesses and making them bigger?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo they did.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey created \u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSugu Sugu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e: a women-led cooperative launching handmade, natural products rooted in Malian tradition - with profits designed to sustain healthcare access for mothers and children.  They’re starting with shea butter soaps and gorgeous indigo pillowcases with the dream of being picked up by stores across the globe.  The Flourish Market is excited to be their first wholesale partner!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey created this tagline for their product tags: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNe yɛrɛ ka fɛn – a fɔ kɛnɛya.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"What I make brings health.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSugu Sugu is women leading, partnering, deciding, shaping, and building this dream together across Mali.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMali Health - the organization we’ve partnered with - is providing scaffolding and capital so these ambitious women can execute the vision that they designed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlourishing is never charity. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e It is agency multiplied.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile the women are generating income inside their existing businesses (like peanut butter production and agricultural goods), they need start-up capital for this new venture for things like sewing machines, mills, raw materials, and business training.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e(I absolutely needed access to capital as we made the big move to Raleigh Iron Works and I am dripping in privilege to have had access, connections, and mentorship in getting an SBA loan.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese women need \u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$25,000\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e to launch Sugu Sugu fully.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe’ve been funding this effort quietly for 14 months since we moved into our permanent home at Raleigh Iron Works and have provided:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✔️ 2 serger machines for sewing\u003cbr\u003e✔️ business planning sessions led by local leaders\u003cbr\u003e✔️ training for 3 women in traditional indigo dyeing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll paid for through \u003cem\u003eyour purchases.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow?  It’s time to lean in further.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur December goal is to \u003cstrong\u003efund in one month what we’ve funded in the last 14 months.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet’s expand this giving circle…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e…from Mali\u003cbr\u003e…to Raleigh.  \u0026lt;3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere’s how you can join this very special Giving Circle this holiday season:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShop Your Values\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis December, at minimum, \u003cstrong\u003e5% of every purchase\u003c\/strong\u003e goes to the Sugu Sugu launch fund.  Your shopping is resourcing women’s dreams - 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