At Lula Mena, we generate hope and transform lives to join art, design, and culture to the reality of vulnerable women in high-risk areas of El Salvador, creating opportunities through the production of unique, eco-friendly, handmade, and innovative products, under norms of fair trade. 

Our work has led us along the following path of challenges, opportunities, and dreams achieved:

2013

• The Lula Mena brand is born.
• Lula participates in the Hollywood event Emmy Gifting Suites.
• Lula’s designs are exported to stores in the United States and start to GENERATE collaboration with international designers. 

• Lula exhibits her designs in the Hollywood event Pre-Oscar Gifting Suites.
• Her designs are marketed in more than 25 stores in the United States, Canada, and Dubai.
• Lula receives the award “Woman Exporter of the Year 2014”, granted by COEXPORT of El Salvador.

2015

• Lula’s designs are exhibited as part of the Hollywood event Grammy Gifting Suites.
• Her designs are exported to stores in the United States, Japan, and Switzerland.
• She participates as a speaker in the event Emerging Women Entrepreneurs Forum in Japan.
• Lula creates “Weaving Hopes”, a project of Corporate Social Responsibility for the Delsur Corporation by which their copper wire from no longer used electric power meters is repurposed to weave in lever looms.

2016

• Lula participates in the Hollywood event Oscar Awards VIP Gifting Lounge.
• Her designs are exported to stores in the United States, Canada, Poland, Switzerland, and the Virgin Islands.
• Her collection “Sustainable Style”, made with repurposed copper wire, is a finalist at the Spanish-American Design Biennial.
• Lula receives the award “Enterprising Woman” from Vital Voices.
• Lula forms part of the book “Yes, it can be done  – Successful Salvadorans”.
• She receives the award “Distinguished Professional 2016” granted by Dr. José Matías Delgado University. 

2017

• Lula is selected to participate in Fortune Magazine’s “Global Woman's Mentoring Partnership” program, in which she received training from women included in the Fortune 500.
• She starts creating personalized designs for hotels such as the Fairfield Marriott, the Crowne Plaza Hotel, and Puro Surf.
• Lula creates the project “Waves of Hope” in alliance with Delsur, USAID, and SolucionES in the Port of La Libertad to prevent violence.
• She receives recognition from Rotary Club for her contribution to preserving traditional techniques that promote culture in El Salvador.
• She receives the Civic Award granted by Banco Industrial, which recognizes her innovative work supporting women's empowerment in El Salvador.
• Sherwin Williams takes as reference the designs of Lula Mena’s Sustainable Style collection to create its tendency of global color for 2018.
• Lula Mena designs 3 bracelets inspired by the picture “Marvel Woman”, which are commissioned by Warner Brothers to display at their world premiere.
• Her business model is taken as a reference in the book “Committed to Sustainability” published by Banco Agrícola de El Salvador.

2018

• Lula’s designs are worn by international actors on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival.
• Lula receives de Caoba Award in the category of Best Social Entrepreneurship.
• Her collection “Sea Breeze”, made with fish scales, is a finalist in the Spanish-American Design Biennial.
• Her designs are exhibited in Maison & Objet in France, and she begins to position herself in Europe.
• She receives the “Featured Woman 2018”, Hola Magazine's award.
• She participates in TEDTalk- Antiguo Cuscatlán with her conference “Women, Agents of Change”. 

2019

• She has her first art exhibition “Lula Mena’s Nests” at the Art Museum of El Salvador, which becomes the most visited exhibition in the history of the Museum.
• Lula receives the Dahrendorf Award 2019 in England for her contribution to Responsible Capitalism, presented by Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth.
• Lula launches her first sustainable during the Kaleidoscope Fashion Show.
• She launches her first fashion collection for children, dyed with natural dyes.
• Her company is selected by Forbes Magazine as one of the “30 business promises for 2019”.
• Lula is selected as a member of the XV Class of CALI (Central America Leadership Initiative).

2020

• Lula is invited to form part of the class of 2020 for the ARTISAN program of the NEST organization.

2021

• Lula participates in the ISA World Surfing Games 2021.
• Participation in Expo Dubai 2021.
• Lula Mena becomes part of Voces Vitales board of directors.

2022

• Lula Mena receives the NEST certification seal. This validates that all Lula Mena products meet the standards of the Nest Organization; an ethical certification program for Homes and Craft Workshops.
• Lula is selected to participate in the eighth edition of BID of Ibero-America Designs in Madrid, Spain.