by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Read Time: 2 min. In many areas of extreme poverty, school is not considered an essential need. Selina was the eldest of five children growing up in extreme poverty in Bangladesh. As her parents struggled to provide for their children’s essential needs, they could not...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
In the shade of a gated courtyard in Haiti, a small group of women gathers together at a long thin table filled with crafting supplies. In the middle of the table is a kaleidoscope of colors – red, blue, green, yellow – an endless rainbow of star-shaped...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Read Time: 6 min. Trades of Hope believes that all women deserve to be treasured. For women in East Asia who are living in extreme poverty – without education or resources to survive – many become vulnerable to exploitation through sex trafficking. When prostitution...
