COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & EMERGENCY SUPPORT

Impact Giveback Campaigns

While we believe the most effective way to combat poverty is by creating dignified, sustainable jobs, we also provide supplemental financial donations to meet the extra needs of Artisan families and their communities. Noonday’s annual Impact Giveback Campaigns, part of the Flourishing World Initiative, raise funds for a specific country, partner, or cause through incentives designed to raise awareness about our collective impact.

OVER $150,000 DONATED SINCE 2016

Each June, Noonday’s Ambassadors, Hostesses, and customers come together to raise awareness about our collective impact and provide additional funds for the selected Impact Giveback cause. The cause of each annual Impact Giveback Campaign is selected in accordance with our Artisan Partners, who are local to their communities and have the greatest understanding of its needs.

Gather for Global Good, Impact Giveback 2020

10% of all sales from qualifying Gather for Global Good Trunk Shows in June were designated to increase emergency funding for Artisan Businesses facing the global pandemic. The donations listed below were sourced from the sales at Gather for Global Good Trunk Shows and additional donations from Noonday Collection.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IN 2020 AS OF NOVEMBER 24, 2020

$14,500 donated to Artisan Partners in India to fund supplemental incomes, food rations, health kits, and general living costs
$12,040 donated to Artisan Partners in Guatemala for financial relief, food, household necessities, and electricity costs
$10,000 matching grant provided to an Artisan Partner in Haiti that helped raise over $25,000 for workshop operating costs
$9,000 provided to an Artisan Partner in Uganda as a $4,800 no-interest loan to cover 6 months of workshop rent and a $4,200 donation for the purchase of food
$6,000 donated to Artisan Partners in Kenya for food rations, rent costs, and medical expenses
$4,000 donated to Artisan Partners in Peru to purchase food and winter coats as well as provide supplemental incomes to Artisans
$3,050 donated to Artisan Partners in Guatemala for eye exams and prescription eyeglasses.
$3,000 donated to an Artisan Partner in Ethiopia to supplement Artisan incomes
$3,000 donated to an Artisan Partner in Haiti as a deposit to an Artisan savings program for emergency needs
$2,500 donated to an Artisan Partner in Kenya for COVID relief and food aid
$2,500 donated to a non-profit in Ethiopia that exists to bring hope and a second chance to women affected by obstetric fistula in rural communities
$2,500 donated to an Artisan Partner in Ethiopia to help support a rehabilitation center for women through purchase of equipment, materials, and training.
$1500 donated to Artisan Partners in Ecuador to help meet household expenses and supplement Artisan incomes
$800 donated to an Artisan Partner in Rwanda to support the household expenses of Artisan families
$500 donated to an Artisan Partner in Thailand for an Artisan education fund
$500 donated to an Artisan Partner in Mexico to provide financial relief for Artisan women
Two-year extension on a no-interest loan granted to an Artisan Partner in Peru
This page will be updated as funds are donated. Be sure to check back!

Noonday is committed to helping as many Artisans as possible. To do so, Artisan Partners have been asked to respond to a survey inquiring about their community’s needs and when assistance is needed. The funds raised will be used to provide additional support throughout 2020.

Past Impact Giveback Campaigns

GUATEMALA 2019: $20,000 RAISED

When the rental price of Ana’s workshop space was raised beyond what she could afford, she needed to find a way to make sure her business continued to flourish. Learn how Impact Guatemala Giveback helped fund a new workshop where no one could force her out.

ETHIOPIA 2018: $15,750 RAISED

The Impact Ethiopia Giveback campaign provided us with an additional avenue to address the educational, health, human rights, and community concerns of our Artisan Business Partners. Learn how we invested the funds raised.

HAITI 2017: $16,250 RAISED

After the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010, Carmelle lost her land to gangsters who seized it in the wake of the disaster. Carmelle struggled to get back on her feet, but the Noonday community rallied to help raise enough to build her a new home. Read more about Impact Haiti Giveback’s beneficiaries.

UGANDA 2016: $32,000 RAISED

Our first Impact Giveback Campaign was focused in the home country of our first Artisan Business Partners. Funds were raised to provide water filters, daycare improvements, a new library, and financial support for a life-saving surgery. Learn more about our donations in Uganda.