Over the years of working in Gulu, we've had to embrace flexibility and change to keep things moving along. We've moved from a tiny market stall, to a series of workshops, to working under one roof. At the end of 2011, we started a new program - work-from-home - which provided the ladies with their sewing machine (now their own asset) and allows them to return to their villages, supplement their income and spend time with their families and gardens. 

Learn more about the history of our Gulu workshop after the jump.

Anena Betty is 25 years old and has three children. Since she started work at One Mango Tree, she has begun to earn money for food, school fees and clothes for her children. Anena Betty says that he biggest problem in her village is that people drink too much alcohol because there are not enough opportunities for employment. Anena Betty wishes to own and operate her own clothing shop one day, and is saving money to buy land. She also hopes to enroll in computer classes.