francine lefrak headquarters new york city ny new york united states area served usa key people francine lefrak ceo founder products jewelry bracelets earrings website samesky.com same sky is a cause based trade initiative that provides training and employment for hiv positive women survivors of the 1994 rwandan genocide struggling to lift themselves out of poverty . in 2013 same sky began to employ women in america through the same sky america pilot project in jersey city . called same sky america this project works with the women of the most excellent way learning life center who are working to rebuild their lives after incarceration . founded in 2007 by francine lefrak daughter of new york real estate developer samuel j. lefrak same sky partners with the handicraft organization gahaya links in kigali rwanda . 1 same sky also partners with select online retailers including the nonprofit shopping for a change . 2 same sky is headquartered in new york city . the women artisans that same sky employs are women from some of the most deprived and disadvantaged communities with very little opportunities for self development and growth and in most cases their work and their identity both remain uncounted and unseen . same sky was initiated with a vision to provide the dignity of work to all women under the same sky . the company s foundation is to give the women a stage to share their stories an ability to grow and the opportunity to better their lives and their communities . they provide hiv care and educational opportunities for the artisans whole family . in addition to providing sustainable economic opportunities the profit returns proceeds to micro enterprise training for hiv positive and marginalized women in this community . the women artisans that same sky employs make crocheted glass beaded bracelets which are hand blown glass beads from california . references edit http www.gahayalinks.com partners gahaya links website gahaya links partners and friends http shoppingforachange.org collections gahaya links shopping for a change gahaya links external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title same sky & oldid 739836070 categories fair trade organizationslefrak familyhidden categories official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 17 september 2016 at 09 26 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view