The LuLu project helps teenage girls to discover their talents, plan their futures, start small businesses, and make beautiful handcrafts.

The girls meet twice a week, for 10 months to undergo training which focuses on supporting all aspects of a young girls life. The training includes life-skills, financial literacy, handcrafts, entrepreneurship, health and relationships. The groups identify leaders and each girl has a mentor. The lulu project builds on three pillars for life: cooperation (ushirikiano), courage (uthubutu), and creativity (ubunifu).

The picture of the hand holding the pearl refers to our own hands that are blessed with talents of great price; being able to write, to show someone the way, to comfort, and to make beautiful things.

When you make a purchase from our website we will post you out the following for each gift purchased:

• A beautifully designed gift certificate which you can hang on Christmas tree

• A handmade Christmas card made by young women from the lulu project

• An envelope to give you the option of purchasing this as a gift for a family member or friend