Meet Us
Lauren E.
Lauren resides in Bainbridge Island, Washington with her husband Phil and 2 year old daughter Emi. She graduated from Cedarville University with her bachelor's degree in Social Studies Education in 2006. Throughout her time at Cedarville Lauren was involved with an organization called Women of Vision, which is working to combat the effects of HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty in Zambia. Since graduation Lauren has worked with another non-profit organization called BeadforLife. BeadforLife's mission is to eradicate extreme poverty in Uganda through income generation and community development projects. It was this organization in particular that inspired the founding of Zimbags. In just two years BeadforLife has gone from three women buying 100 necklaces from poor Ugandan women, to selling thousands of those necklaces throughout the United States and abroad. The Beaders' community has not only benefitted from sustainable incomes, but also from school sponsorship programs, health programs, and is now watching a new homes being built for the beaders. Zimbags aim is to have a similar impact on women in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe who are struggling to live on less than one dollar per day.
Meghan holds her bachelor's degree in English from Cedarville University. She currently resides in Redmond, Washington with her husband Ryan and their lovely puppies Telfair and Apollonia. Since college Meghan has devoted her time to writing and odd jobs. She is working on producing her first chapbook of poetry. During her college years, Meghan worked with Women of Vision and also helped Russian Jewish immigrants living in poverty to improve their English and find jobs. Working with those living in poverty opened her eyes to the needs that surrounded her. She has been searching for a way to use her knowledge and passions to help women who are oppressed, poor, and ailing and has found her calling at Zimbags.
Zimbags Artists:
Siphiwe
Alice
Caroline
Nomvula
Ntando