Originally
A story of encounters

In 2018, Yvonne Mathys-Hereng met Julia Naw , a young Burmese woman determined to help women in her country by promoting the country's rich craftsmanship. From this meeting, the Youn Sone workshop was born, which allows Burmese weavers and seamstresses to make a living from their expertise.

At the same time, Lucie Tailhades and Marie Van Haecke created weavers' cooperatives in Vietnam and Laos and sold their products through the Trend Ethics association.

In 2019, Lucie, Marie and Yvonne met in Myanmar and began to collaborate more and more.

In 2023, they created Opportunity For Women together to further promote traditional know-how through contemporary creations and make them known in France and Europe.

In 2025, a new phase begins with the creation of Opportunity For Women Development , a general interest association, financed solely by donations. Its mission: to develop education, entrepreneurship and empowerment projects to enable each woman supported to become an actor in her future.

“I have a deep desire to help these women move towards greater autonomy, to carry out their projects, to be able to choose their lives.”

Yvonne Mathys Hereng
 Co-founder and President of Opportunity for Women, shares with us the reasons for this commitment.

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A mission
Transforming know-how into the future

Opportunity For Women supports women artisans – often isolated, with little education and no income – to turn their talent into a source of dignity and autonomy.

Our actions:

  • Promote traditional know-how (natural dyeing, hand weaving),
  • Training in design and sewing
  • Designing contemporary products
  • Strengthening women's confidence and independence in their life journey.

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A commitment
Practice a social and solidarity model

Opportunity for Women creations are sold through:

OFW prioritizes fair remuneration for women artisans and reinvests each sale in local projects.

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