Good Causes - The Chrysalis Youth Empowerment Network

Chrysalis is a secondary school in Northern Uganda with a strong focus on female empowerment.

Here is Mercy from the Chrysalis School playing Terra Mystica. 

 

Following the success of our International Women's Day (IWD) minifigs and the amount of money we had been able to loan out through Kiva, we started to look at other good causes we could support linked to empowering women and girls. We decided that the Chrysalis Youth Empowerment Network would be perfect for this.

Here is Jacob, working with the STEM LEGO sets we sent to them. 

We're committed to ongoing support for the school so they can plan for the future. This includes a £90 monthly donation and paying the school fees for two students.

In 2023 and 2024, we also decided to do something a bit different for Black Friday. Instead of doing sales and discounts, we increased our donations to the school. We looked at sales of IWD minifigs during the week and gave 100% of those sales to the school. (We also rounded the total up a little bit). This meant we were able to give an extra £350 GBP to the school both years.

We'd love it if you consider sponsoring a student as well - there are always more students waiting for the chance to attend school, and the personal connection to the students creates a rewarding experience for sponsors too.  Please take a look at the work they do here.