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African Dowry - charity wedding gift lists
Business name: African Dowry
Location: London; Kenya; Ethiopia; Tanzania; Uganda; Southern Sudan
Tell us a bit about yourself and your business
FARM-Africa is a charity who works with some of the poorest people in the world to find innovative and sustainable ways to pull themselves out of poverty. African Dowry is one of the ways that members of the public can support our work.
Through our fun and inviting ethical wedding list, with gifts such as Village Vet starter kits, and Primary School tree nurseries, you can make a huge difference to people's lives as part of the celebrations for your special day.
The service is managed online, so you can email all your guests, or print off cards to send out with invitations.
You are kept up to date with how much your guests have raised to help farmers and herders produce more food for their families and live without depending on food aid.
What or who inspires you?
We work with people who live in the poorest parts of the world, but we don't force ideas that will not work on people. We work with communities to find the best ways to help them out of poverty, for the long term.
It isn't always easy, particularly when solutions are not instant, but the determination, enthusiasm, and hard work of the communities we work with is an inspiration to us all.
What is the most challenging aspect of your work?
As a charity, we can't afford to waste money on expensive advertising campaigns, so the hardest part is helping people find the African Dowry website, so that they can begin to raise money to support African farmers.
What do you feel you bring to an ethical wedding?
Many people don't want their friends and family to waste money on unwanted gifts, but guests want to buy something to mark such a special occasion.
Using African Dowry to support FARM-Africa means that your special day is an opportunity to change someone's life for the better, and guests can feel part of doing something amazing too.
How do you see the wedding industry changing over the next five years (if at all)?
As more and more people become aware of their impact on the world, and start to live more ethically, naturally, they are going to want to get married in an ethical way.
People are also becoming more aware of how privileged they are and want to give something back. Arranging an ethically sound wedding is one way to achieve this.
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