I can remember the very first mission trip I went on in middle school. My 8th grade class visited a small church in the western United States to fix up and clean houses of some of the members of the local church there. That was the first time I can remember connecting skills that I actually had, with needs that had to be met. That connection was electrifying, meaningful, and life-giving.
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Read MoreI have learned a lot! I was hired as a helper for the Carry 117 team in preparing materials for the sewers. That means I was in charge of organizing and folding the fabric. I also had to measure and cute the fabric. But, I began to learn how to sew and I am now one of the best sewers! Not just one of the fastest, but also more accurate. I have also learned how to organize and follow-up with things in the workplace, and I am now promoted to being the On-Site Supervisor at Carry 117.
Read MoreDid you know we do custom orders here at Carry 117? If you're hosting an event, or you own a boutique or a store, custom ordering is the perfect option for you! With custom ordering, you'll be able to help design your product for your bulk order to make it unique to your store, event, business, etc. And not only can we customize the product, but we are also able to customize the products we currently make with your logo using a stamp or label.
Read MoreEarlier this year, the Ethiopian government passed a law banning international adoption. It broke our heart because we know how full the orphanages are in Ethiopia. As an organization whose heartbeat is orphan prevention, we realize this new law has elevated the importance of what we do. Empower women with a skill and provide them with a job, which in turn gives them a way to provide for their own children and preserves the family.
Read MoreIf you haven't met her already... We would love for you to meet our USA Executive Director, Ashley Bohinc. To help you get to know her a little more, we asked Ashley some questions about why she does what she does with Carry 117, what exactly her role entails with Carry 117, and what her motivation is behind it all. Here's what she said:
Read MoreIf you haven't met him, please meet our Founder & CEO, Henok Berhanu. One of the most common questions we get about Carry 117 is, "Why does Henok care so much for at-risk women? What's his motivation?" It's a great question. And an important one. So we asked him! Here is what he said:
Read MoreDid you know Carry 117 started in a storage closet? The first several months we worked out of this tiny closet making samples of products and building a team of people to help launch the Carry 117 vision. Once we launched and hired more than two people, we had to find ourselves a compound. It needed to be in Korah, so the ladies could walk to work. We found a nice mud house nestled at the feet of the trash dump that was in our price range. We called this compound home for two and a half years.
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