1000 Shillings Fellowship 2014

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SUMMERFELLOWSHIP

1000SHILLINGS

WORK WITH US IN PERU & UGANDA - SUMMER 2014


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MulembeHello in Lugisu, local language of Mbale

Welcome to 1000 Shillings, we are so excited you are interested in joining ourmission of empowering women through sustainable income. 1000 Shillings relies on

the dedication of young change makers in order to accomplish this mission. We dont

promise your life will be changed after spending a summer with 1000 Shillings, but

we promise that youll help change the life of a woman. We encourage you to read

this packet to learn more about 1000 Shillings, the women we work with, and the

Fellowship program. Also, you can find more at our website, www.1000Shillings.com.

Thank you for reading on - we couldnt do this without you!

Alexis & RebeccaCo-founders

1000 Shillings

Celebration


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000 Shillings is a social enterprise that provides microgrants to impoverished women so they can

art their own businesses and support their families. Our innovative approach replaces aid with

ustainable income and allows women to create businesses that will enable them, for the first time,

o support their families.

000 Shillings launched in November of 2012 by co-founders, Alexis and Rebecca, and since then hasorked closely with women in the Namatala slum of Uganda and Kathmandu, Nepal. In 2014, we are

xpanding our efforts to work with a group of women in Peru.

1000

SHILLINGS

METHOD

000 Shillings provides women with microgrants

f $200. The women work for these microgrants

y producing a limited-edition product

at 1000 Shillings later sells on its website,

ww.1000Shillings.com.

addition to the microgrant, 1000 Shillings

rovides women with the resources to produce

roducts, business mentorship, business classes,

nd a platform to tell their stories.

hrough a team of dedicated staff and an

-country Fellowship program, 1000 Shillings

orks one-on-one with the women to develop

e products and start their own small businesses

ver the course of a two-month program. 1000

hillings works with local, in-country partner

rganizations to provide continual businessentorship throughout the year.

HE OPPORTUNITY

he 1000 Shillings Fellowship Program is offering

e exciting opportunity for a select group of

lented individuals to live and work alongside

tisan entrepreneurs in Peru or Uganda for two

onths.

1000 Shillings works in developing nations around

world. Currently, 1000 Shillings is recruiting for

the Uganda and Peru Fellowship program.

HOW DOES THE FELLOWSHIP

PROGRAM WORK?

1000 Shillings puts together a team of 8-15 skilled

photographers, journalists, filmmakers, product

designers, digital media and business fellows

who work in conjunction with women artisans.

Fellows work with the goal of giving the women

artisans a future through small businesses and a

voice through in-depth storytelling.

1000 Shillings Fellows immerse themselves in

the culture, country, and relationships with the

women we work with. The Fellowship program

is about building relationships through living

where we work.

WHO ARE WE SEEKING?

1000 Shillings is looking for passionate and

pragmatic idealists who hold a strong belief in

small enterprises and womens empowerment

as an important means to alleviate poverty in

developing countries.


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FELLOWSHIP POSITIONSournalism Fellows - have a passion for storytelling.

000 Shillings aims to tell the in-depth story of each woman we work with. We strive to connect

eople through stories with the women, their families, their culture and their communities.

ournalism Fellows meet the women and experience the culture first-hand. Fellows are expected

o write human-interest stories, articles, collaborate on photo essays, and perform interviews

ith artisan women, local professionals in the field and 1000 Shillings partners. At the end of

e fellowship, Fellows have a robust portfolio, and will be featured as a contributor on the 1000

hillings website.

ocial Entrepreneurship Fellows bring to life the mission of 1000 Shillings.

ocial Entrepreneurship Fellows work with the women of 1000 Shillings, helping them to develop

eir own small business or accomplish their development goals. Fellows have the opportunity to

ork with the women intimately, determining their business goals and how to achieve them. In this

ole Fellows provide business mentorship through one-on-one direction, workshops and trainings.

ocial entrepreneurship Fellows help the women develop business plans and reach their business

oals.

roduct Design Fellows -create beautiful things.

roduct Design Fellows are creative and practical designers who have experience designing and

onstructing crafts for global consumers. Skills in cut & sew, textile, or jewelry making are desired.

ellows will work directly with the women artisans to produce products from local materials.

ilmmaking Fellowsbring stories to life.

lmmaking Fellows call the shots, and are their own creative director. With their video camera,

ey communicate the hope, success and change we are experiencing in the 1000 Shillings

ommunity. Filmmaking Fellows will create profiles of the 1000 Shillings women as well as

ocumenting day-to-day life in Uganda. At the end of the fellowship, Fellows have multiple pieces

o add to their portfolio and will be featured as a contributor on the 1000 Shillings website.

hotography Fellowsknow how to capture a moment.

hotography Fellows document the lives of the 1000 Shillings women - her family, her home life,

nd her community. Through photos taken by the Photography Fellow consumers will get to know

e women artisans of 1000 Shillings. Photography Fellows will produce in-depth photo essays,

rofiles of each woman of 1000 Shillings and dynamic product photography. At the end of the

llowship Fellows will have a large photography portfolio, and will be featured as a contributor one 1000 Shillings website.

igital Media Fellowsget the word out.

gital Media Fellows document and share the summer experience the women, the Fellows, the

cal culture and the community. Through social media and digital technology, the Digital Media

llows will communicate to the larger 1000 Shillings audience the work that is being accomplished

uring the summer. Digital Media Fellows will produce an in-depth social media communications

an, and then execute that plan throughout the summer. At the end of the fellowship Fellows will

ave a large experience managing and carrying out a complex digital media plan across multiple

ountries, and their work will be broadcast on the 1000 Shillings website and social media.

Chanel Barnes, 2013

Fellow with Elizabe


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FEEellows are required to raise $2,800, which covers their housing, food, drinking water, internet

ccess and transportation to and from the airport while in country. This fee also includes an

vestment back to the women.

oth co-founders have financed similar trips, and we are more than happy to help you raise the

equired fee. We also have several programs to help you earn your fee, including selling 1000

hillings products. In addition, many past Fellows received grants and scholarships from their

niversities. Do not let the fee keep you from applying.

HOW TO APPLYlease send your resume, brief cover letter and 2-3 samples of your work to apply@1000Shillings.

om.

TESTIMONALSStephanie:I wanted to be a part of this fellowship because I wanted to do meaningful work

uring my last summer of college and its a good experience to have as I move forward in my

areer.

Avery:I like that 1000 Shilling teaches women skills rather than just giving them money.stead they teach them how to make money for themselves. I also loved how closely they worked

ith the women on a one on one personal basis it makes the connection that much stronger.

Pelin:I wanted to do something, specifically in film, that I havent done before in annvironment I havent been before. I wanted to meet new people and learn about the lives of these

omen.

LeeAnn:I think this fellowship is the perfect package. Being able to work with women acrosshe world and help them help themselves was really ideal. I loved that 1000 Shillings didnt give

ut money, but instead taught them to skills so that they can hopefully continue helping each

ther help themselves when we are gone. As a photographer, I wanted to experience a new

dventure and get to know a new place.

Meredith:My personal goal for the Fellowship was to get a lot of photography practice. Ando get concrete feedback to expand on later in life. I wanted to affect change or be a part of social

hange with these women because I could see how the program would be successful and I was

xcited to see that in action and put it into action.

ead more (link to fellowship section of the website)!

Fellows with the women as they receive thier microgrants!


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Elizabeth - Last year Elizabeth was struggling to makeends meet and provide for her six children. All of her

children were not in school and she was losing money on the

vegetable stand she was running because her produce would

often perish before she could sell her stock. Since workingwith 1000 Shillings, Elizabeth has been able to use her grant

to save and buy a plot of land to grow her own vegetables

She has also been able to expand her vegetable stand to

include rice! In year two of the 1000 Shillings program

Elizabeth used her microgrant to expand her business by

buying a scale to weigh the rice she sells. She no longer loses

money by estimating weights and prices. The true success of

Elizabeths business can be seen in her ability to now pay fo

rent, food and all six children to attend school.

Martha - When we meet Martha she was doing back-breaking manual labor working on the ground of the local

hospital trying to support herself and children. The job

required her to work all day in the hot Ugandan sun bent over

digging in the ground, which was hard on her 43-year-old

body, and the pay did not cover her and her familys expenses.

Martha became involved in the 1000 Shillings program, and

received an initial grant that allowed her to start a charcoal and

cassava flour business. This initial grant and the businesses

she started have allowed Martha to move to a two-room

house with concrete floors, a significant improvement from

the one-room mud hut Martha was living in. Martha is also

able to eat regular meals and pay for all seven of her children

to attend school. Martha received a smaller grant in her

second year of the 1000 Shillings program, and she is using

the money to begin selling honey.

Esther- Esther is our biggest success story! When we met

Esther she was three months behind on rent, she had no job

her kids were sick with malaria and typhoid, and she could

only afford to feed her family one small meal per day. Now

Esther has started a business selling charcoal, which allows

her to pay rent and feed her family three meals per day

Moreover, Esther was able to purchase a pig, which she plans

to breed and sell the piglets for future income. An indicator

of wealth in Namatala is the use of luxury items, like sugar,

so you can imagine our joy when Esther reported that she is

now taking sugar in her tea!

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