About Us - Empower - Empowering the privileged to empower the poor

About Empower

Empower International is a not-for-profit, fair trade organisation…

We are all about “empowering the privileged to empower the poor”.
We believe in the priceless value of every person.
We oppose the many injustices of extreme poverty, particularly human trafficking and sexual slavery.
We believe every person should know and experience dignity, honour and respect.
We seek to encourage awareness, compassion and a strategic response to make generational change for people living in poverty…..one life at a time.
We support carefully selected organisations of integrity, working especially to empower girls physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually and socially.
We believe that rescue is necessary, but prevention is ideal.
We believe it is crucial that all children attend school.

Our Shop

After nine years of operating a retail store, Empower has closed its shop in Acland Street, St Kilda in June, 2020. This will enable us to focus on web sales and our online shop will be up and running in the next few months. Keep in touch with us via Facebook and Instagram for updates about our online shop and our new website. Exciting things are ahead for Empower and you can be a part of this next chapter!

Our fairtrade products have been carefully selected by us from small businesses offering training and employment to precious people needing an answer to poverty and injustice.

All our products are hand-made and showcase great skill, ingenuity and creativity. We aim for excellence in all we do to honour all of our producers.

Please Contact Us for further information.