by Kathy Thomas | Artisans, Stories of Hope
Discover Stories of Hope in Haiti! Haiti endured this century’s worst natural disaster and is home to almost 500,000 orphans. The majority of the orphans have not been orphaned by parental deaths or natural disasters, but by parents who gave them up simply...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans, Stories of Hope
Empower women in rural villages to keep their families together. (Read Time: 4 min.) Fair Trade Jewelry Job Skills Training and Dignified Income for Women in Rural Villages This workshop was founded by a local woman, named Aoi, who had witnessed too many women in...
by Barb DeSouza | Fashion as a Force for Good
Read Time: 3 min. Fashion Revolution Week Every year, during Fashion Revolution Week (FRW), we remember the tragic collapse on April 24, 2013 of Rana Plaza, the Bangladesh factory complex that killed 1,134 garment workers and injured over 2,500. Known as one of the...
by Trades of Hope | Stories of Hope
“I never expected to work in a brothel. I had a normal, I would even say good, life before I was tricked into a job I would’ve never chosen.” – Lan, Artisan in East Asia (Read Time: 1.5 min.) Life Was Good Over 20 years ago, my husband and I moved to...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans, Stories of Hope
Discover Stories of Hope in India! The women we partner with in India do so much more than just create beautiful products. With every purchase, another woman is empowered out of poverty to be self-reliant! When you purchase their handcrafted designs, you’re...