What is EDUNs mission?
EDUN’s primary goal is to create beautiful clothes using ethical methods to help create long-term sustainable employment in the developing world, particularly sub-Saharan Africa.EDUN is a for-profit business – founded on the premise of trade for aid as a means of building sustainable communities. The company works on a micro-level to help build the skill sets of the factories in which we work. In addition, EDUN also continues to explore partnership opportunities at a macro level to improve working conditions and build sustainable communities where it produces. EDUN wants to use its voice to encourage others in the fashion community to do business in Africa and help bring the continent out of extreme poverty. In 1980, Africa had a 6% share of world trade. By 2002, its share had dropped to just 2% despite accounting for 12% of the world’s population. If Africa could regain just 1% of global trade, it would earn an additional $70 billion in exports each year. This is three times more than
