#68 Akola: Empowering women through jewelry-making
Brittany Underwood\u2019s first visit to Uganda as a college student completely changed the course of her life. \u201cI had never witnessed extreme poverty,\u201d she says, and she just wanted to help. Fifteen years later, her nonprofit Akola Project helps hundreds of women through the creation, distribution and sale of handmade jewelry. In this episode, Underwood describes how Akola is on its way to achieving its mission of becoming the leading global retail brand that creates economic opportunity and transforms communities by empowering at-risk women.
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