No.41 literally means FOR ONE (41). We started with girls from a local orphanage in March 2012, as well as a few others from our local village in Gisenyi, Rwanda- teaching them the culturally relevant trade of sewing. Each bag our girls sew not only provides a sustainable wage to them, but also funds a feeding program for secondary school children down the road from us.
Our purpose behind No.41 is to remind the girls that they were created by a great God, for an even greater purpose.
We all have been given gifts and talents and once realized we should spend those helping others and that’s where the feeding program comes in.
As of February 2013, we have funded our first school! We are pretty proud to say our girls provide a hot, healthy lunch for 870 students a day. (!!!) Lives are changing not only through the feed program, but our girls are now providing better for their families, attending university, building self confidence and changing the world one bag at a time:) – Tara + Alison
meet Angel.
We promise, Angel is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. And sister has the fashion sense to back it up.
After losing both of her parents to unknown illnesses, she moved in with her aunt and worked her way through secondary school. Angel hopes to one day continue her studies at a university in America. But for now, she is so thankful for her job at No. 41 and the chance to go to university in Rwanda. Angel is currently in her second year of university studying Travel and Tourism Management, and we are incredibly proud of her dedication to working and making University a priority.  She is also saving her money to buy a home for her aunt.
Yall! Â I LOVE No. 41, I mean I’ve talked about it enough. Â I started carrying my No 41 bag to PDO with all of Camp + Ashers things in it, and always get compliments. Â It’s a STORY. Â It’s not just a cute bag [although, it is cute]. Â So I’m excited to be GIVING AWAY a bag to yall today! Â THIS is something I am passionate about. Â THIS is something I am FOR + something I know YOU will fall in love with too. Â I can’t wait to see how you style your No 41 bag!
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Hey, I'm Wynne!
Hi, friend! First, I truly am so giddy that you are here. I want you to know I believe in you and all the ways you are growing towards living a more intentional life. I genuinely hope you are encouraged from our time together here.
A little about me, I’m a type 7 on the enneagram, a total extrovert + people lover, entrepreneur, connector, storyteller, people gatherer, and passionate wife, mama + friend. I feel most alive when I’m exploring new places and surrounded by people I love. Give me a day in the outdoors disconnected from wifi, and I am a happy girl. I run on oat milk lattes, Jesus, gratitude journaling and kitchen dance parties with my four kids.
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lovely organization + story!
I’m not sure what I would specifically use it for – but it looks so versatile! It would probably find it’s place at school/church when I have a bunch of stuff to bring. I definitely will be proud to say where & who it’s from!
How neat, and I love the bag! I love following your story, and everything that comes along with it. Thank you for this giveaway!
This looks like a great bag to carry gymnastics and swimming gear in. 🙂
I would LOVE to use the bag for everything!!! Twins diapers, groceries, overnight bag, etc. 🙂 xx
I’d carry it as a diaper bag for my new baby coming in March!
Thanks for always introducing me to great products with great causes!
LOVE it!
Those bags are lovely & the story behind the company is even more so! This would be a great bag for heading to my coffee dates.
Looove these bags! I’ve been wanting one for a while now! I would use it to take to the park, church, etc..as a way to carry around things for my boys.
This would become my everything, everywhere, everyday bag. I love the story behind it and would love to share the mission with everyone who sees it. Thanks for the chance to win one.
Amazing story! Amazing bag! Thank you for all you do!
I would probably use it for storing all those school supplies i.e., markers, crayons, and pens… children’s books, etc. That I carry to work. I love the bag! Great cause & a great bag 🙂
I love the size of these bags! As a college student, I’m always looking for a bag big enough to fit my folders and odds/ins without breaking!
LOVE THIS!!! You’re so beautiful and the bag is the best! I would definitely use it as a diaper bag! haha
I would carry this bag everywhere! What a great giveaway!
I love your idea to use it for a preschool or KDO/PDO situation! Awesome!
I would use the bag to carry my school books in!
I would use it for H’s stuff! I always need a good bag to carry things around.
I would definitely use this bag for the theatre classes that I teach. I run an after school enrichment program at several elementary schools and it would be perfect to carry props, costumes, and our activities in each day 🙂
I would use my bag..EVERYWHERE! 🙂
Kids bag, of course! Love this bag!
love this bag and the story is just amazing. so thankful for organizations like this 🙂 i will use my bag for a beach bag as well as a diaper bag 🙂
So cute and love the story! I’m always needing a bag for something- work, teaching dance, traveling- so I’m sure I could put it to good use!
I love this group! The work that they are doing is so amazing and inspiring! I would use a No.41 bag all the time- overnight bag, carrying the stuff of the kids I nanny, transporting school stuff, etc.
These bags are great… so cute and such a great story behind them!! Love it!
I love this bag! Mine would be filled with groceries, youth group snacks, Noonday look books, my laptop, etc.. I also love the story it represents!
So cute! Your hair looks great too, btw 🙂
When would I not use this bag is the better question! 😉
Thank you for this opportunity! I love No. 41!!
This is such an amazing giveaway!!! I love No. 41 and how they sow into lives!! I would use my bag as a combination of my purse and toting along my son’s diapers, snacks and toys. I love that this is a conversational piece that lends opportunities to bring awareness and inspire others towards life-giving. 🙂
I LOVE this bag and would use it everyday to haul all the stuff I lug around as I try to keep up with my two wonderful daughters!
Very beautiful bag. Would love it for one of my daughters who is going to be a missionary.
I would love this bag! I would use it for everything! 🙂
Love your blog, Wynne! And I would LOVE to win this sweet bag! Meet you in Jan, I hope!
Love the story 41 is helping to create! Cute bag – I am PTA president this year, so would use it to tote around all my PTA stuff. Great conversation starter! Thanks for the awesome giveaway! And btw, did you just get bangs?? So cute! 🙂
The these bags! I use my bag to carry my items for work and school items.
LOVE THIS! & I’m with Megan, when would I NOT use this bag?! 🙂
I would use my bag for carrying our 3 kids toys, diapers, drinks, and snacks 🙂
Love No. 41 and the mission behind them!! And I really love a BIG bag with a story!
I love these bags! I’d carry this bag to a coffee date, fill it with art supplies to a craft party or carry it to work! Anywhere that I could share the story! 🙂
Oh man. I think I would use this as my non-diaper bag;-)
LOVE this bag! It would look adorable stuffed with my school things while giving me a fever to visit Africa! 🙂
Love No. 41! I’d carry it everywhere.
I would use this lovely bag to carry my books and papers back and forth to school. And I would tell my students all about where it came from!
i’d use it for my baby’s things too!
I LOVE this bag! I can think of a million uses!
I would use this bag everywhere & use it as a conversation starter to talk about No. 41!!!! 🙂
Thank you for offering such a wonderful giveaway. I would use this beautiful bag for everything! I work as an assistant, so this bag would be extremely helpful in toting around my daily essentials.
i would carry it everywhere!! Library books, swim bag, anything!
I was so excited when I found No. 41. I like everything about the organization and what the ladies are doing. If I won this bag I would use it to hold my sewing supplies when I do a bit of travel sewing or knitting.