Our impact model is driven by meaningful job creation.
When a woman is employed by Akola, she is more likely to keep her kids in school, gain the skills to generate additional income, and operate as a leader in her community. Akola creates jobs that help women rebuild inner confidence, strength, and the determination to realize their full potential.
Providing:
- Employment
- Freedom
- Community
Creating Opportunity
Akola is on a mission to empower women to transform their lives and communities. Akola’s manufacturing operations are based in Jinja, Uganda — a beautiful city along the Nile River. There, 50 Akola women, largely from rural communities, are given dignified employment and living wages. Akola’s vision is to create a female empowered workforce that will be a strong contributor to Africa’s economic development.
In Uganda, the average person earns less than a $1.90 per day. As part of her employment, an Akola woman receives living wages that enable her and her family to live above the poverty line. But job creation isn’t enough. Akola also provides a holistic curriculum of programs: training our employees in leadership and financial literacy, and giving them the skills that will graduate their entire family out of poverty and into long-term self-reliance.
Our Metrics Prove our Mission
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DIGNIFIED EMPLOYMENT
2
TRANSFORMED FAMILIES
3
ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE
Helping AKOLA women find
Dignified Employment
50
Women in extreme poverty employed
100%
Living Above the $1.90 Poverty Line
Helping AKOLA women find
Economic
Independence
100%
of Akola women have a bank account
63%
of Akola women own land or a home
42%
of Akola women have an entrepreneurial business
LEAVING AKOLA MEMBERS WITH
Transformed Communities
91%
of Akola women are educating at least one child
26%
of Akola women hold leadership positions in their community