She couldn't stomach life in the corporate churn, and figured traveling for four-plus months through one of the world's poorest countries might change her for the better. What Forkin didn't foresee in ...

An American accessories brand planted roots in Uganda to lift women out of poverty, unemployment and forced marriage — a too typical scenario in the destitute country. Sseko provides work and college ...

HOOD RIVER, OR--(Marketwire - Mar 12, 2013) - Interactive advertising agency Blue Collar Interactive today announced the winner of their JumpStart campaign (http ...

Behind the fair-trade company that’s helping educate women in Uganda. Earlier this month, a Facebook friend posted about shopping for strappy spring sandals. Despite similar styles catching her eye at ...

Using fashion to empower women in Uganda, Sseko Designs is a fashion company that understands how to do well by doing good. Founded in 2009, Portland, Oregon-based Sseko (derived from the Lugandan ...

Fashion should always make a statement. What you're wearing can say so much — that you're just not feeling it today, you want that job, or you're down to have some fun. Sseko Designs (pronounced ...

July 30, 2011: A small business based in Portland hopes that by supporting women’s education, they can help a small country in Africa rebuild itself. Production of sandals by Sseko Designs provides ...

Social Venture Network (SVN) has announced that One World Futbol, Sseko Designs, Fenugreen, Sustainable Health Enterprises and MASS Design Group have won its 2013 Innovation Awards, which recognizes ...

Liz Bohannon started with a chicken farm and advanced to a tank full of sharks. After graduating from the University of Missouri in 2008, Bohannon traveled to Uganda with the fuzzy goal of helping the ...

I wish it were warm all year long so I wouldn’t have to wear closed-toe shoes. Sandals are so liberating and look oh so stylish, but only when you have the right pair. I recently chatted with Liz ...

Daenel "Dani" Vaughn-Tucker knows how fortunate she is to be a woman living in America, where she has access to all the education she could ever want. In many countries, it's not so simple. So when ...