Umaimah Mendhro: The Voice of Empowerment and Inclusive Fashion
Umaimah Mendhro, CEO and founder of VIDA, is working towards making fashion more responsible and inclusive. Her multi-million-dollar benefit corporation connects customers to creatives through an on-demand manufacturing supply chain. She also started “One League” in collaboration with Harvard, MIT, Stanford, and global industry leaders, to connect the world’s highest potential change-makers to world-class education and opportunities to realize the global impact. Umaimah’s non-profit initiative – Dreamfly – aims at bringing communities in conflict around common causes through education, exposure, and empowerment.
Listen to this episode to know more about Umaimah and the fantastic work that she is doing in facilitating education for the underprivileged.
Today, you will learn about:
- Umaimah’s early life and educational background
- Her interest in fashion
- Founding of VIDA
- How the company connects artisans with consumers around the world
- One League, her online education initiative
- How her companies help each other in furthering the cause of education
- Umaimah’s non-profit Dreamfly
- Her passion for giving back to society
Key Takeaways:
- Mindful living is more than just a fad lifestyle
- Education is critical for the overall development of the society
- Access to formal education during formative years is important
- Education is a gift that keeps giving
- Every challenge has a lesson for us
- Helping others gives you internal strength to tackle your tough times
Connect with Umaimah Mendhro
www.one-league.org
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