The Sisterhood for Development Association is a non-profit whose aim is to create a world where Hmong women have the capacity, knowledge, skills, and power to influence and create their own happiness.
Our vision: To achieve an equitable world where ethnic women and girls have equal access to necessary opportunities and resources to empower themselves and shape society.
Our mission: to support the spiritual, emotional, social physical, economic wellbeing of Hmong women and girls to reach their educational goals and full potential in order to break the cycle of poverty and raise their status in society.
The three pillars of our association:
- Educational Development: Increasing women and girl’s knowledge and skills by supporting their access to formal and informal education through training, internship, and scholarships.
- Economic Empowerment: Creating opportunities for women to generate supplementary income through participation in the Sisterhood Handicrafts social enterprise and providing training in business development, handicrafts design, production, and marketing.
- Lifestyle & Gender Promotion: Enhancing the mental and physical well-being of Hmong women and men by developing a supportive network of health and social awareness training sessions and providing mentorship opportunities.
Sisterhood for Development & Sisterhood Handicrafts 