Helping Women Worldwide

For many women in the developing world, life is a constant struggle against poverty and hardship. Limited economic opportunity leads to a downward cycle of malnutrition, illiteracy and poor health - a cycle that traps each new generation. Through access to microfinance - financial services such as microcredit loans, insurance, savings and other products - women can overcome poverty and provide a better life for their children.

We at Shabby Apple Dresses love to help women dress but are also commited to helping women live as well.  Thus we are supporting the fight against global poverty by partnering with Unitus-a non-profit organization that accelerates access to life-changing financial services for those at the bottom of the economic pyramid. Shabby Apple donates 5% of its net dress sales to support work in India (where Shabby Apple Dresses sources many of its dresses the textiles used to manufacture its dresses).  In addition, each Shabby Apple Dresses customer has the opportunity to donote an extra five dollars to Unitus every time she buys a dress. Shabby Apple Dresses and Unitus are involved with 10 of India's most promising microfinance organizations that provide financial services to more than 1.6 million hard-working women and their families.

Every $100 donation from Shabby Apple Dresses provides at least 20 women with access to financial services - and the chance to live a life without poverty. 

Each new Shabby Apple Dresses dress features a unique hang tag with a micro-credit success story.

Read more about global poverty »
Read more about Unitus »

Read more about real-life stories and see photos of women microcredit borrowers from India.

• Beebijaan's story
• Bhagyamma's story
• Gorama's story
• Govindammal's story
• Ittamma's story
• Nazimunisa's story
• Padmaja's story
• Punyamma's story
• Suchitra's story
• Uma's story

Small loans can make a huge difference