Liz Forkin Bohannon is living her dream by providing opportunity to Ugandan women in the form of work and education. Here she shares about her vision and the amazing change her company, Sseko Designs, is making in East Africa. What is Sseko Designs? Sseko Designs is a footwear and accessories company based in Uganda. Sseko was created to educate, empower and provide employment opportunities to high-potential young women in East Africa. Sseko began as a way to generate income for high-potential, talented young women to continue on to university. Sseko has graduated three classes
of women. Every woman who has graduated from Sseko is currently pursuing her college degree. In addition to our universitybound team, Sseko also employs a full-time team of women from all walks of life. By creating an environment of dignity, honor, creativity and dedication, Sseko Designs provides the opportunity for women in East Africa to end the cycle of poverty
and create a more equitable society.
What inspired you to start Sseko? What Sseko has become is somewhat of an accidental result of blind determination.While living in Uganda (I moved there to pursue journalism) I met a group of incredibly talented and ambitious young women who needed economic opportunity in
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