by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Read Time: 3 min. Humble Beginnings Growing up in India, Beula loved the fresh air and wide-open spaces of her beloved rural village. When she was 21 years old, Beula married and moved to the city to be with her new husband. But she struggled to adjust to her new life...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Read Time: 3 min. Children Working to Feed Their Families As the Spanish missionary began her new life, living among the women in the slums of northern India, she explored the streets of the surrounding colony each day. Moved by the many children who rarely or never...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Read Time: 3 min. Moved by Misery In 1984, a 60-year-old Spanish missionary walked through the slums of northern India. The experience left a permanent impression on her. What struck her senses the most was not the stench of raw sewage draining through the streets,...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Read Time: 1 min. Who Says Doing Good Can’t Be FUN?! We’re so excited to introduce our newest Artisan business partners in Vietnam! This Artisan community in Vietnam is passionate about providing fair-trade jobs that empower women and people with difficult...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Meet Tran Thi Ha, Artisan in Vietnam “In my community, there aren’t many jobs for housewives like us. Because of some difficulties that my parents experienced when I was a small kid, I didn’t have a chance to go to school. My beloved mother taught me crocheting...