PARKER CLAY: LEATHER, BUILT TO EMPOWER

Every purchase creates hours of empowerment for women in Ethiopia. Stable jobs and living wages help put the power back in the hands of women who will change the world.

Better Bag For A Better World

At Parker Clay, they hire at-risk women, pay living wages and benefits, and provide skills training, career advancement, and financial literacy opportunities to all of their employees.

Since the formation of Parker Clay, they have partnered with an organization called Ellilta Women at Risk (EWAR), with a goal of restoring independence to women who have been exploited through prostitution, ultimately fighting to end prostitution in Ethiopia. They have successfully graduated over 1,000 women through their program, with over 90% of the graduates being able to remain free from prostitution.

Their Partnership with EWAR operates beyond the traditional charity model and extends into the skills training and job creation opportunities that are made available at their factory in Ethiopia. Parker Clay has developed methodologies to create economic opportunity, leveraging a trade model built out of mission.