by Gretchen Huijskens | Founders
Her Name is Ya Every woman has a name, face, and story. I met Ya a couple of years ago outside an airport in Cambodia. Although we had been working with her for years, selling ornaments and scarves she and her friends had been making, this was the first time I was...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans, Stories of Hope
Ya’s Story of Hope in Cambodia – (Read Time: 1 min.) “My name is Jariya. One day someone flung a container of acid in my face. It burned my face, and ran down my body, dissolving both my skin and my life. The excruciating extensive burns threatened to take...
by Kathy Thomas | Fashion as a Force for Good, Founders
Interview With Iridescent.com Iridescent.com recently featured Trades of Hope founder, Chelsie Antos, as a trusted leader in the growing Ethical Fashion and Fair Trade movements. Interviewer Victoria Bardega advocates the need for consumers to consider the people...