Your purchase will help us provide purposeful work for women overcoming gender-based violence and inequality in Kigali, Rwanda. Thank you for joining us on the journey of transforming lives from pain to purpose. 

Make your space special with our unique Umatima Pillow Covers! Hand-sewn using African kitenge fabric and featuring vibrant colors, these pillows are perfect for adding a pop of color to your couch, bed, or accent chairs. Enjoy cozy comfort knowing that by purchasing these pillow covers, you’ll be helping empower women overcoming gender-based violence and inequality in Kigali, Rwanda.

20x20 Umatima Pillow Cover Details

Dimensions

• 20" Long
  
• 20" Wide

Materials

• Cotton kitenge fabric
  

 Additional Information

• Each pillow cover has a hand-sewn heart on the back
  
• Insert not included
• Handmade in: Rwanda
• Artisan group: Umutima

About Umutima

Nyamirambo Women’s Center (NWC), a Rwandan NGO, was launched at the end of 2007 by 18 Rwandese women living in Nyamirambo, Kigali. Together they created a project which aimed to address gender-based violence, gender inequality and discrimination. Today, NWC’s mission is to provide education and vocational training to women who do not have the means to pay for such training on their own, so that they can gain better opportunities for employment.

At the end of 2013, NWC launched the product line “Umutima,” which means “heart” in Kinyarwanda. With this project, NWC trains and employs women from the community to create a large variety of women’s accessories, children’s clothing, and home decor products.

At the moment there are over 50 women employed by Umutima as seamstresses. Umutima and NWC have grown into a unique, self-sustaining model where the profits earned through Umutima are used to fund NWC initiatives, in addition to providing benefits and a fair wage to the seamstresses.