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Dreamer & Co.

Using business to empower women in the Horn of Africa so they can flourish in their daily lives.

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Dreamer & Co.

Dreamer & Co.

Dreamer & Co.

Dreamer & Co.

Dreamer & Co.

Using business to empower women in the Horn of Africa so they can flourish in their daily lives.

Using business to empower women in the Horn of Africa so they can flourish in their daily lives.

Using business to empower women in the Horn of Africa so they can flourish in their daily lives.

Using business to empower women in the Horn of Africa so they can flourish in their daily lives.

Baylee Eby
Baylee Eby
Baylee Eby
Baylee Eby
1 Campaign |
Alexandria, United States
$7,075 USD 68 backers
70% of $10,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
Dreamer & Co is a social enterprise created to empower women in the Horn of Africa. We purchase the paper beads directly from our artisans to create ethically sustained jewelry. We started with a dream to provide job skills and a steady income to young women, helping them realize their potential and feel empowered, dignified, and in turn, flourish in their daily lives.

At Dreamer & Co we operate under the belief that consuming goods in a globalized economy should be more than about ourselves. As consumers we can play a role in improving the lives of others through conscious consumption. Therefore, we have formulated a business that seeks to provide consumers with products produced responsibly, ethically and transparently.

 

How We Work

We partner with a group of women artisans who have been trained to create handmade paper bead jewelry. We collaborate with a local non-profit organization that originally trained these women in skill and in business. The artisans have been successful selling their jewelry in country to expats and locals. Our hope is to help expand their work by offering jewelry made with their paper beads to a wider market.

We purchase the beads from the artisans at an ethical price in order to ensure they are earning a fair wage. We create designs that we are confident will sell to our target market. The jewelry is then assembled in the U.S. with the hope that we will be able to eventually hire re-settled refugees and train them to assemble the jewelry (we are dreamers—and we strive to make our dreams reality!). 

 

 

We estimate our start up costs to be $10,000.  Your donation will help us fully launch Dreamer & Co and will help cover the cost of supplying our initial inventory of beads purchased from the women artisans, legal fees, travel costs, initial start up advertising, and other overhead expenses.  All of the money donated will be directly invested in our mission: partnering with women in the Horn of Africa through business, helping them realize their potential and feel empowered, dignified, and in turn, flourish in their daily lives.

 

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Both Baylee and Jessica had the opportunity to visit and work with a local non-profit in the Horn of Africa; Jessica visited in 2014 and Baylee visited in 2015. One of the NGO’s activities is a women’s project house, where they teach low-income women different skills, such as paper bead making, sewing, and baking. In addition, they teach them how to do manage their finances and run a small business. After Baylee’s visit in 2015 she saw how this house was a light in the darkness of poverty. There were smiles and laughter and faces of beautiful women who were proud of their work and had hope in their eyes.

After visiting, both Baylee and Jessica wanted to do more. While Baylee was beginning to dream of a way to sell the women’s necklaces in the U.S., Jessica and her husband were preparing to move to the Horn of Africa to work full-time. Baylee shared her dream of creating a bigger market for their jewelry as a way to provide the women with more income and opportunities for others to have to learn valuable skills and receive a living wage. Jessica was excited for this idea as it is something she looked forward to doing as well. Since then, they have been working to make this business a reality.

 

Sneak-peak of Dreamer & Co's Designs 

 

 

 

 

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The Classic Necklace
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The Classic Necklace

$75 USD
You will get so many compliments wearing The Classic Necklace. Our co-founder started wearing The Classic after visiting the Horn of Africa and meeting the artisans for the first time. After getting several compliments and inquiries on where others could purchase one she had the idea to work with the girls in expanding their products worldwide.
Included Items
  • Classic Necklace
  • The Classic Necklace
Estimated Shipping
May 2018
8 claimed
Ships to United States of America
Sticker + Digital Download

Sticker + Digital Download

$15 USD
You will love our gorgeous logo stuck anywhere you please (computer, water bottle, fridge, etc) - it will inspire you to dream big! We will also send you a digital download of a high-quality photo of our artisans. You can share it online or print it out to remind you of the women whose lives you are changing. (photo for personal use only)
Included Items
  • Dreamer and Co. Sticker
  • High Quality Photo Download
Estimated Shipping
April 2018
2 claimed
Ships to United States of America
Sticker + Postcard

Sticker + Postcard

$25 USD
Your will receive a sticker with our logo as well as a high-quality photo postcard featuring our artisans!
Included Items
  • Dreamer and Co. Sticker
  • Dreamer and Co. Postcard
Estimated Shipping
April 2018
0 claimed
Ships to United States of America
The Dainty Drop

The Dainty Drop

$50 USD
This simple necklace is features a beautiful handcrafted paper bead and goes with everything! Length falls right below the collar bone.
Included Items
  • The Dainty Drop
Estimated Shipping
May 2018
34 claimed
Ships to United States of America
Necklace+ 15% off 1st purchase

Necklace+ 15% off 1st purchase

$100 USD
Enjoy the Classic Necklace - where it all started - as well as 15% off your first purchase once Dreamer & Co. officially launches!
Included Items
  • Classic Necklace
  • 15% off your first purchase
Estimated Shipping
May 2018
4 out of 20 of claimed
Ships to United States of America
Le Blanc Tassel Necklace

Le Blanc Tassel Necklace

$200 USD
This is one of our favorite designs! You will be receiving Le Blanc Tassel which features the white handmade paper beads, a blue/grey fair trade leather tassel, and clear blue fair trade glass beads.
Included Items
  • Tassel Necklace
  • Le Blanc Tassel
Estimated Shipping
May 2018
5 out of 10 of claimed
Ships to United States of America
Necklace + Thank You Video

Necklace + Thank You Video

$500 USD
In addition, we will send a digital file with video thank you from the artisans that you can cherish forever.
Included Items
  • Thank You Video
  • Choose Any Two Necklaces
Estimated Shipping
May 2018
3 out of 10 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

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