FALL 2014 LOOK BOOK
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At Akola Project we are inspired by the incredible transformations we witness as our women are empowered through vocational training and employment. That empowerment encourages us to design pieces that will be well received in the global marketplace, so we can continue to grow our reach with the Akola Project programs. Each Akola piece is hand made with care providing hope and opportunities to the most marginalized women, and the result is hand crafted accessories that are as beautiful as the women who make them. This past year Akola sales scaled to 250 retailers worldwide and a team of passionate Akola Ambassadors who are sharing the mission and products with their networks through trunk shows. In 2014, Akola is expanding the global impact to Dallas, Texas, providing vocational training and dignified employment to empower women who have been rescued from the sex trafficking industry. We invite you to join us on the great journey and mission!
- Brittany Underwood AKOLA FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Akola is committed to fully empowering community development, and to date has drilled 23 water wells and constructed two vocational centers in Uganda villages.
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A GLOBAL BRAND FULLY MADE BY & FULLY BENEFITS MARGINALIZED WOMEN VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Akola provides vocational training to over 200 women who have little or no previous access to education or vocational opportunities.
DIGNIFIED EMPLOYMENT
Akola women earn more than a living wage through dignified employment that allows them to provide for their families’ needs.
SAVINGS & LOANS ASSOCIATIONS
Akola facilitates village savings & loans associations where the women commit 10-30% of their earned income for future business investments and endeavors.
LASTING SUSTAINABILITY
63 Akola women have launched their own local businesses with the skills learned and capital earned through working with Akola Project.
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HORN / THIS COLLECTION INTRODUCES NATURAL ANKOLE HORN PAIRED WITH ETHIOPIAN HAND CAST BEAD WORK FOR STUNNING STATEMENT PIECES.
A | LAUREL, $172 4 |
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A | ISIS, $165
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B | CORONET, $78
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ETHIOPIAN METALS / HAND MADE BY LOCAL ARTISANS FROM FORMER ARTILLERY SHELLS, THESE SPECIAL BEADS SYMBOLIZE A BEAUTIFUL STORY OF REDEMPTION.
A | HARMONY, $172 B | UNITY SHORT, $155 8 |
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A | ROPE, $125 B | LUNA, $88
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C | TOKEN, $46 D | TETHER, $88
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A | UMOJA, $86 B | CHARM, $82 C | FORTE, $72 D | LONG UNITY, $68
KENYAN SEA GLASS / AKOLA EXPANDED INVESTMENTS IN EAST AFRICAN ECONOMIES WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF KENYAN MATERIALS. THESE STUNNING SEA GLASS BEADS ARE HAND SELECTED IN KENYA AND BROUGHT BACK TO THE AKOLA VOCATIONAL CENTER STUDIOS IN UGANDA FOR THE AKOLA WOMEN TO WORK WITH.
FALL SEA GLASS COLORS:
PISTACHIO, COBALT, TOFFEE, BLUSH, AQUAMARINE, CRIMSON & CITRUS.
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A | SEA GLASS TOKEN, $48 B | FORTE, $72
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C | UMOJA, $86
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THE PAPER SHOPPE / METICULOUSLY HAND ROLLED AND HAND STRUNG WITH CARE, THIS COLLECTION FEATURES THE UGANDAN CRAFT OF PAPER BEADS MIXED WITH ETHIOPIAN HAND CAST BEADS AND PENDANTS.
BE THE DESIGNER:
1. SELECT YOUR STYLE 2. CHOOSE YOUR COLOR 3. SELECT A NICKEL OR BRASS PENDANT
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A | DEMI, $86
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A | CRESCENDO, $42 B | DROP, $76 AZURE
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C | DRAPE, $96 D | COLLAR, $76
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