Jennifer Bentley

Founder at Jimani Collections

Currently living in Kenya, Jennifer is the hands and feet of Jimani Collections. Jennifer has spent over thirteen years living in Nairobi and other parts of East Africa. She has the knowledge of African culture and the heart to serve beside the women daily.

Before founding Jimani Collections, Jennifer graduated from Harding University with a Fine Arts degree. Taking her eye for design to a new level, Jennifer traveled multiple times to Haiti for the non-profit, Beatitudes, to teach women how to make product designs with local materials. Jennifer has also worked at Ten Thousand Villages, selling and marketing fair trade products. After being back in the States, Jennifer wanted to maker her move back to Africa to work intentionally with the women.

Along with founding Jimani Collections, Jennifer is the Chairman of the Board at the J127 Foundation, helping to raise money to support clothing and jewelry training in Kenya.

Timeline

  • Founder

    Current role

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