Bosh Bosh is a 501(c)3 non-profit that empowers women and girls in Liberia and Mexico through scholarships, vocational training, business management, & extracurricular educational opportunities. Bosh Bosh began as an after-school girls’ club in Salala, Liberia in 2012, led by a Peace Corps Volunteer and her Liberian counterpart to encourage young females to take control of their own lives and grad
uate. The project was inspired by a trip to Sierra Leone, where Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Charlene Espinoza, decided to have girls produce their own handbags for sale by sewing scraps together. The project literally started from scraps... Sewing classes started with a bag of scraps, some needles, thread, and hand-sewing lessons in the local school library. The name "Bosh Bosh" came from what Liberians call sewing scraps of fabric together, forming a patchwork design. When the project first started there were no funds to purchase fabrics, therefore, Charlene asked a local tailor to bring his left over pieces of fabric so they could start learning how to make bags from that, resulting in a patchwork design which locals started calling Pashpash. Soon after the project was named "Bosh Bosh". currently has 39 team members, including 20 female scholars (ages 15-26), a production team of 9 females and 2 males, a management and sales team of 2 females and 1 male, an education team of 2 females and 1 male and a security team of 2 males. is a local NGO in Liberia, West Africa that exists to aid in the development and social welfare of Liberia by educating and empowering rural women and girls. We provide them with vocational training, access to extracurricular educational opportunities, and scholarships for school. We make and sell products, mainly bags, out of locally sourced materials. Bosh Bosh isn’t simply about creating bags; it’s about transferring skills and empowering girls and women through education. Our organization stands for: free education, vocational training, and the preparation of Liberia’s next generation for a better future through a multitude of development strands.
