by Kathy Thomas | Artisans, Stories of Hope
Read Time: 4 min. Empower women to keep their families together. In the Philippines, finding employment as a woman in poverty can be extremely difficult. Poor working conditions, lack of job security, and unfair pay are often the realities. Through your purchase of...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Celebrating Wins! Even When They’re Small Potatoes! – (Read Time: 2 min.) Fashion as a Force for Good sometimes looks like small potatoes. Scrappy Determination We love seeing our Artisan partners use their scrappy determination to think “big picture” and...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Read Time: 1 min. Generations of Artisan Tradition Family has played a huge role in Bimala’s life. For generations, her forefathers created handwoven designs on traditional handlooms. Bimala’s ancestors have passed down their knowledge of yarns, spinning, and...
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, Fashion as a Force for Good
Help Refugee Mothers Save Their Children from Starvation – (Read Time: 4 min.) The Batwa Tribe of Uganda For centuries, the Batwa people of Uganda were known as “Keepers of the Forest”. Batwa families lived and foraged peacefully in their ancient...