CURRENT PARTNERSHIPS
tirop foundation & eldoret childen’s rescue center
We recently had the pleasure of connecting and partnering with The Tirop Foundation. Their mission is to establish equal opportunities for International Medical Graduates and to allot all Medical Students with the same clinical opportunities. In addition to this life giving organization, we are now connecting and partnering with The Children’s Community Society-Eldoret Children’s Rescue Centre.
It was established in 2002 to host street children. There is a huge population of street Children in Eldoret. There are orphans, children who ran away from their homes home and the disabled. Some of them come from homes challenged with adversities of barely meeting the basic minimum human needs. Eldoret children’s home is located in Eldoret town in Kenya and houses hundreds of children, teenagers and disabled adults. The center provides rescued children with basic necessities such as food and shelter. It also rehabilitates street kids by steering them away from drugs and integrating them back into the society. It is an extremely safe haven. The amount of children, teens and disabled populations coupled with scarcity of resources, proposes a need to assist with better living conditions, basic needs and education.
This is where Balanced Women comes in! We will be working with these impactful organizations to provide some young ladies with the fees for their primary and secondary (high) school.
We are currently working with Linda B Hall’s non-profit organization InClusion ClubHouse. Their mission is to provide social and recreational activities for Special Needs Families that are inclusive for all.
They are currently working on a new project: The Mobile inClusion Relief Center through Global Giving. It will travel through Los Angeles County. Due to COVID-19, thousands of families are under served and at high risk for infection, sickness, neglect, abuse and malnutrition. The Center will provide a safe space where they provide relief to families in areas such as education, food, supplies, support groups, sensory activities, behavioral services and life and social skills while maintaining physical distance.
CUSTOM COLLABORATIVE is a New York City-based entrepreneurship and workforce development program that trains and supports women from low-income and immigrant communities to launch fashion careers and businesses. By learning the standard techniques and ethical business practices of the fashion industry, our participants professionalize their sewing and design skills, overcome barriers to employment, and ultimately, change the economics of the industry.
Their mission is to serve women from low-income and immigrant communities with training and ongoing supports that equip them to achieve viable livelihoods in the women’s fashion industry as designers, fashion entrepreneurs, pattern makers, and seamstresses who create and sell high-quality clothing and accessories.
They aim to achieve their mission of changing the apparel industry economics for low-income and immigrant women by:
Serving The Underinvested
85% of our students are mothers.
80% of the participants live below the federal poverty level.
50% live in unstable housing.
Our participants come 20 nations, including the US.
We provide the participants with opportunities to increase their economic standing while supporting the needs of local independent designers.
Sustainability
At least 90% of our creations are made from repurposed and upcycled textiles.
Awareness of environmental impact is at the core of our design instruction and product development.
JAYA SKIN
REBECCA MINKOFF
STYLE PANTRY
INSPIREHERNOW
DR RACHEL REYES-BERGANO
We had the pleasure of working and connecting with some pretty incredible individuals, brands and companies.
SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE:
TARGET
TIDE
GTS KOMBUCHA
POPSUGAR
SHEKNOWS
ONZIE
BELLY BANDIT
IN HER SHOES
NATURE’S OWN
EARTH’S BEST
JEANIE MAI
DRAYA MICHELLE
GARCELLE BEAUVAIS
LINDA B HALL
BRONZE MAGAZINE
ROSIE POPE
MELISSA JOAN HART
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
AUSSIE CARESS
THE HONEST COMPANY
NATURALLY HAPPY HAIR
SILK
ANNIE'S HOMEGROWN
NUTRIBULLET
FRESHLY PICKED
TIA & TAMERA MOWRY’S NEED BRAND