You Cookie Company is a purpose-driven, women-owned business based in Cape Town, South Africa, that hand-bakes cookies while creating meaningful employment for previously unemployed women, many of whom face barriers such as illiteracy or limited English proficiency.
Founded in 2005 with just two staff members, the company has grown to employ nearly 100 women. Each cookie sold contributes directly to job creation: for every 1,000 cookies sold per day, one sustainable job is created, supporting 5–7 dependents with daily meals.
Their cookies are made in an internationally food safety-certified facility, and the company emphasizes dignity, empowerment, and long-term solutions to poverty and hunger. Their slogan, YOU + US = WE, reflects the collaborative spirit behind their mission to radically reduce unemployment and hunger in South Africa—one cookie at a time.
