Better Choices

Celebrating Women Founders Making Change

Name: Oude Lamp
Brand: AAKS
SKU: oude-lamp
Price: 395.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Every day at Goodee is an opportunity to celebrate the trailblazing female founders behind brands that do good. We're proud that more than half of the brand partners we represent are women led - supporting causes from circular economy to poverty reduction, community engagement to gender advocacy our brand leaders empower us to make better decisions every day with every purchase. Meet some of the forces at the forefront of change here.

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'Creating a brand with one of its key purpose of bringing a better quality of life for our workers and ultimately changing perceptions about Africa and craft is powerful and what keeps me going everyday to strive for more!'

- Akosua Afriyie-Kumi, Founder of A A K S

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"As a female entrepreneur I understand that women are the future that is fuelling the social impact space, and not a day goes by that I don't feel incredibly fortunate to be able to work with these passionate change-makers.”

- Treana Peake, Founder of Obakki

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'Our company was started by a woman, and today, 18 years later it is still run by an amazing team of women. We feel very happy to be able to offer work to artisans who live in a very vulnerable area of our country, and feel very proud to be able to share their beautiful products with the world.'

- Paola and Lorena Sarinana, Founders of Makaua

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'I write this as I have breakfast with my young daughter. My hope is that by the time she is grown it is as commonplace for company names to end '& daughters' as it is '& sons’.'

- Bessie Austin, Co-Founder of Austin Austin

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'Being female co-founders means letting whoever is more passionate about the issue at hand have their way'

- Ada Juristovski, Co-Founder of NALA

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'By empowering myself and other women, I'm empowering a bigger community and the world at large.'

- Nkuli Mlangeni-Berg, Founder of The Ninevites

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Products in this Story

Oude Lamp

by AAKS

$395.00

Community Engagement

This organization includes employees in company operations, management decisions and supply chain, as well as participates actively in local initiatives.
Heritage Craft Preservation

This product supports the preservation of heritage crafts and enables artisans to create sustainable livelihoods through their traditional skills
Gender Advocacy

This company supports women by encouraging female leadership and creating a safe, equitable work environment free from gender-based discrimination and harassment.
Natural Materials

This product has been crafted with materials that are derived from plants, animals, or other naturally occurring materials.
Marginalized Communities

A portion of proceeds from the sale of this product go towards disenfranchised groups that are specific to the brand’s social and cultural community.

Bidi Bidi Scarf

by Obakki Foundation

$89.00

Conical Basket - Agave

by Makaua

$38.00

Community Engagement

This organization includes employees in company operations, management decisions and supply chain, as well as participates actively in local initiatives.
Heritage Craft Preservation

This product supports the preservation of heritage crafts and enables artisans to create sustainable livelihoods through their traditional skills
Gender Advocacy

This company supports women by encouraging female leadership and creating a safe, equitable work environment free from gender-based discrimination and harassment.
Natural Materials

This product has been crafted with materials that are derived from plants, animals, or other naturally occurring materials.
Marginalized Communities

A portion of proceeds from the sale of this product go towards disenfranchised groups that are specific to the brand’s social and cultural community.