Women's Stories

WE Center for STAR Women

WE provides technical support, business training, and access to microcredit loans to refugee women in San Diego. Here are a few of their stories...

Name: Sarah Sami

Previous Work: Fashion designer in Baghdad, Iraq

Her Goals: To create a free sewing school for women, create special designs for American women and export her clothing to countries like Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

Her Business: Sarah Sami Fashion that designs unique clothing for Islamic women and teenagers (www.SarahSamiFashion.com). She specializes in clothing that is comfortable, easy to wear, and inexpensive. She received a matching grant to help establish her business.

GDLF Women

• Artmesia Barreras Alvarez
• Matilde Montes Valdez
• Rosaria Valenzuela Dorame
• Isabel Moroyoqui Quintero
• Esthela Solis Zamora
• Armida Leyva Vazquez
• Amalia Valenzuela Bascasequa

STAR Women

• Safia Ali
• Lia Woldu
• Sarah Sami
• Hajia Kangame
• Veronica Kiju
• Yevgenia Nisman

AWFFI Women

• Juliette Ketehoundje

Adelante Women

• Amilda Amador
• Maria Marta Dominguez Mendez
• Maria Isabel Perez
• Maria Bowtista