FALL 2012

Empower a woman life

The Process

Empower a woman life

All the profits from the sales of the jewelry help transform a nation by providing a stable salary for women to send children to school, purchase food, assist them with medical treatments and so much more.

The Partnerships

Akola necklaces are handmade paper beads that have been rolled by

women in Eastern Uganda.

Each season The Akola Project’s Design Committee in the US and Uganda choose colors and designs.

The Paper is printed in the capital city of Uganda, Kampala.

Then delivered and sold in villages.

later, varnished beads are picked up and purchased from the village women.

Finally, Collar, Drape and Coptic necklaces are assembled by

a team of skilled women at the Akola studio in Jinja, Uganda.

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The Akola Project began in Buwala, Uganda in 2007 with a woman named Alice Dramundru (center) who had lost her husband to HIV/AIDS.

Upon discovering that she had not contracted HIV, Alice pledged to dedicate the rest of her life to serving women and children in need.

A widow herself, Alice knew the great burden of responsibilities that women bear in Uganda. Alice learned to make a variety of crafts, including paper necklaces - our central design! The Akola Project has grown into more than 200 women who are empowered through their own hard work!

Christy Munger, Sales Director; Alice, Akola Project Director; Brittany Merrill, Founder and President

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the colors

a.tan b.mustard c.orange d.purple e.turquoise

f.lime g.fall blue h.navy i.black j.white

k.Fall grey l.recycled m.olive green (back page)

n.chocolate brown

Fall Recycled Drape and large Wood Cuff

Extra Long Recycled $9.50

Classic $7.00

Available in blue, rust orange, purple, green,

natural, red, black, olive, florida orange, lime green and brown

(shown)

Not pictured Recycled bracelets $2.50

Wood Cuff $20 (right)

Old Favorites ...

Fall Recycled Drape and large Wood Cuff

Drape $42 wholesale ($84) retail

seen on this page in fall blue, tan and purple

Exclusive Colors for Fall

Grey

Fall Recycled

Olive

Chocolate

handcrafted at

The source

of the Nile

Coptic

Collar

$38 wholesale ($76) retail

$18 wholesale ($36) retail

seen on this page in navy and white

seen on this page in turquoise, white,

tan and lime

Akola necklaces are made of paperbeads from villages in Uganda and Ethiopian Coptic Crosses. The crosses, cherished as a cultural treasure, remain a symbol of faith, in Ethiopia and beyond.

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“As The UAPO continues to grow The Akola Project, we are able to equip women, to not only have a steady income and skills set, but invest in community development like water wells and vocational centers with revenue from sales.” - Brittany Merrill, Founder and President

www.TheUAPO.org

This unique collection consists of all antique pendants from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. the fall-tone clay beads used on the necklace are each hand crafted and painted by Ugandan artists. $125 wholesale Suggested retail $200call for individual pictures to order

An ancient tradition of handmade metal beads from the mountain peasants of Ethiopia. the chains are a way The Akola Project supports other economies in the Horn of Africa, and

they have a rich artisan tradition.

This piece beautifully layers as a necklace or wraps as a bracelet. Includes an Akola charm.

Available in brass/ white turquoise silver/turquoise brass/blue lapissilver/onyxbrass/onyx

silver/ white turquoise

Ethiopian Chain

$37 wholesale ($74) retail seen on this page in silver/ white turquoise

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Opening Orders: 5 item minimum per style for 1st time buyers only (any color combination). Re-orders: 10 item minimum per style, 30 total items or $300 order total.

Payment: No net 30 terms accepted. Credit card or check only. 100% due upon shipment.Credit card information required at the time of order. Merchandising: Your order includes complimentary information cards, photos, jewelry tags, and copies of The UAPO’s most recent newsletter.

Hosting an Akola Event: Hosting your own event is a great way to directly support the faithful women of The Akola Project while offering your customers a unique philanthropic shopping experience. Please call or email Christy Munger for more details on events and orders:

Combining weaving techniques from the north and the south, the new clutch collection is unique and hand-made. The process begins in Northern Uganda, where The UAPO’s Konye Keni women’s group hand weave dried palm matts which become the bones of the clutch. In Jinja, we weave raffia with cotton yarn on the loom to create the outer shell of the clutch, which comes in ivory and patterns.

This process is tedious and long, but creates an exciting design! Please Call for Pricing and availability.

More products of The Akola Project ...

The Clutch

“Many women start their own small businesses with income from The Akola Project! We believe women are the backbone of Uganda and

partner with them to transform their communities and families.”

- Sarah Contrucci, Akola Project Director Uganda

(214) 310-0965 orChristy@theuapo.org3311 Elm St. #102Dallas, TX 75226www.facebook.com/theuapo

www.AkolaProject.org

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