Empowering vulnerable or trafficked 

women through employment

Today, an estimated 40.3 million people are trapped in slavery worldwide, more than at any time in living history 24.9 million of these are in forced labour,  exploited in the private sector through domestic work, construction, agriculture or manufacturing; and 4.8 million persons are in forced sexual exploitation. 

We don’t believe the fashion industry should exploit people or create poverty; we believe the opposite, that it can be a force for good and an active solution to some of the great social injustices of our world. Today, Beulah works with different types of vulnerable communities across the globe, from women who have been rescued from the illegal sex trade, to those widowed during civil wars and women who are victims of domestic abuse.

Providing these vulnerable and trafficked women with sustainable employment opportunities enables them to break the cycle of poverty and re-exploitation.

We know that when women are empowered to earn an income, they reinvest 90 percent of that income back Into health, education, food, children and their communities, compared to 30 percent for their male counterparts. This means that in turn, women  empowered through sustainable employment are able to lift their families and entire communities out of poverty. 

We have sought out Impact Partners across the world that share our same vision. We work with NGO’s, social enterprises and fair trade co-operatives and small specialist manufacturers who employ vulnerable communities to use regional artisanal techniques such as hand-embroidery, block printing and hand spinning in the production of our garments. Our intention is to celebrate the profound and timeless skills of these craftspeople by providing a platform through which they can share their craft and gain economic independence.

Our Impact

The early years of Beulah were spent developing our proof-of-concept, identifying and building relationships with our Impact Partners and refining our Freedom Model.  Once we were happy, we set out to understand the tangible impact of our work on the lives of vulnerable 

women and their communities. Since 2017, along with the customers who buy Beulah, we have provided 28,032 hours of employment for women in India, Nepal and Bangladesh through the commission of hand block printing, embroidery and sewing of our products. 

We are now working closely with our Impact partners to help them build capacity and skills so that they are able to take on a larger percentage of our total production and in turn provide greater levels of employment, empowering even more women.