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Seeds to Sew International becomes member of Fair Trade Federation

As published by Mercerspace.com and Mercerme.com July 17, 2017 Seeds to Sew International, Inc., a Hopewell-based 501(c)(3) organization has passed the stringent requirements of the governing body and is now a proud new member of the…

Girl Scout Silver Awards!

Over the last 6 months, Emma and Sabrina of the Girl Scout troop #80209 from Girl Scout Service Unit 86 collected papers, notebooks, binders, sketch papers, rulers, pens, pencils, erasers, glue sticks, stickers, coloring pencils, crayons,…

Fundraising for Kenyan seamstresses

In partnership with Seeds to Sew International, five Hopewell Valley High School students helped launch the non-profit’s new women’s sewing co-op during their service trip to Kenya in summer 2016.    Since the Fall 2015, Seeds…

Sew Organized!

A big thank you goes to our wonderful volunteers who showed up for our "Volunteer Day at the Hopewell Train Station" last Wednesday, December 28. We folded and bundled 1,690 Enkiteng bags; sorted, weighed, bagged and labeled 860 lbs of donated…

Thank you, Girl Scout troop #2974!

This Sunday, October 16 we had the privilege to share our mission with 9 girls of the Girl Scout troop #2974 from Oakville Service Unit. As their service project, they organized over 1,600 Enkisoma bracelets into sizes and bundled them…

How $8 can change someone's life

Please meet Teresa Kerubo Okemwa, a charmingly bold twelve-year-old Kenyan girl who received a donated school uniform this past summer. Being one of two children raised by a single mom, it’s almost a miracle that she gets to be in…

Local High School Students Implement Skills Training Program in Kenya

As part of Hopewell Valley Central High School’s service Global Connections program, led by Dr. David Angwenyi,, several students, HVCHS teachers and a PTO representative traveled to Kenya in mid-July to build upon programs initiated by students…

Nyanchonori Seeds To Sew Launch

On behalf of Seeds To Sew International, Hopewell Valley Central High School students are raising money to purchase 2 knitting machines ($300 each), 2 treadle sewing machines ($200 each) and supplies for Nyanchonori Embusuro Women Group in Nyanchonori,…

Give women a CHANCE

Because teaching to fish is better than just giving food... This July, students from Hopewell Valley Central HS will be traveling to Keroka, Kenya to establish a new sewing program for Seeds to Sew, deliver school supplies and soccer balls,…

Cuban Art Sale

Original Cuban art for sale! Stop by our shop at 16 Seminary Avenue in Hopewell and check out the 25 beautiful paintings donated to Seeds to Sew by Jorge Armenteros of A Little Taste of Cuba. Read the article about the Cuban paintings…