B Corp Month happens every year in March and the focus for the first week is on the workers behind the companies. We teamed up with Pala Eyewear and NewGround Coffee to share the stories about the workers who make their brands possible.

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We are delighted that the first batch of donated fabric face masks were successfully delivered to the Kenya Red Cross and AMREF (African Medical Research Foundation) in Nairobi on 6th May 2020.

 

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As COVID-19 gathers speed in Africa (as of April 2020), healthcare professionals are encouraging people to wear any type face covering, including fabric masks. Yala has voluteered to sew as many as we can, and you can help too! We've created simple step by step instructions with photos showing how to sew a face mask.

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In the weeks since COVID-19 became a global pandemic, every brand you’ve ever purchased from sent you a similar version of the same email: “We’re here for you, we’ll get through this together”.

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Waist beads, sometimes known as belly beads, are strings of beads worn around a woman’s waist; an accessory that women in Africa have been wearing for thousands of years. Waist beads are infinitely variable, and as complex and unique as the women who wear them.

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