by Trades of Hope - Guest Blogger | How To, Stories of Hope
How Whimsical Holiday Ornaments Are Empowering Women in Nepal (Read Time: 1 min.) Women in Nepal are using traditional Artisan techniques that have been passed down for generations to create whimsical holiday ornaments that empower them to overcome centuries of gender...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Journey to Hope – A Woman’ts Story of Hope in India’s Slums – (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...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Read Time: 5 min. Sisterhood Rescues Two Sisters In the fall of 2018, Bay and Ling’s lives were forever changed by a sisterhood of strangers from around the world. For several months, a local team of community outreach volunteers visited Bay and Ling, along with...
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...
