I recently asked Jalia, our designer and lead artisan in Uganda, to share the story of Coral, a woman she has trained to create our exclusive Noonday pieces. When we designed our Kampala with Love necklace we didn't know God would also use it to weave in Coral's story of redemption.
"When i met Coral, she was a very miserable young girl, she came to
us to learn how to make paper beads, and to get work. After coming to the city to get work, she soon got into a
relationship with an older man, who had 2 children with her. He soon left her in a rented house and went away forever. Coral was stranded, with 2 children, no rent for the house, no work, no food, and she
didn't have any friends, or family in town. While still in that situation, she got another man who promised to pay her debts, and to care for
her and her children. He, too, got her pregnant with no intention to marry her or care for her as he is a jobless man. We shared the story of God's love with Coral and she now loves God and isn't jumping from man to man. She is earning money to provide for her children and she has become the most hardworking and most
committed member in our team. She earns more than all the
other ladies because she is able to make more products. And she has mastered the red, Kampala with Love Necklace, which is the most difficult to create because the beads are so small."
Many people ask what they can do to help promote Noonday Collection. The most important thing you can do is shop! And spread the word to your friends. There are, tragically, many Corals in Uganda. Your purchases help her and the many like her earn an income, while learning about how very precious they are in God's eyes.
Purchase the Kampala with Love Necklace
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Austin Sample Sale! It was a year ago that Jessica Honegger opened her home to friends, neighbors, and friends of friends to sell handmade items in hopes to raise money for their Rwandan adoption. Little did we know that YOU would launch Noonday Collection that night. To celebrate the amazing Austinites who started this movement, come on by and grab a deal. Proceeds from the evening will send a designer to Uganda AND enable us to purchase more products from the artisans, who are the heart of it all. ONCE WE REACH 75 ATTENDEES, EVERYONE GETS a $10 credit towards your next purchase!
Check out the invite and please spread the word!
Read about our Artisans
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At Noonday Collection, the artisans aren't just at the heart of our company, they ARE the company.
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