In Vietnam, opportunities for single mothers and ethnic minorities are limited. India is home to one-fourth of the world's poorest people. These vulnerable women are often exploited by sweatshops.
Your purchase provides them with safe jobs, fair wages, health care, and more!
We exist to create jobs for women to break cycles of poverty and trafficking. You stand with a woman who is leading her family when you shop her ethically-made accessory.
When I became an Artisan, I felt like it was a new beginning. As a single mom, life was really hard. I’d be hopeless. I had to pay rent, feed my kid, and send her to school while I had nothing. Everything I couldn’t do, I’m able to do now.
I’m thankful for my work, my 2-room housing with an inside toilet, my wheelchair, and my promotion that increased my salary. I very much enjoy working with many, many, many friends who are my family.
I feel like I’ve changed so much. I was very immature. Now I’m a mature and patient person. Everything has been significant. The counseling has been the most significant since it’s helped me in so many areas. The biggest change is the change in my attitude. I’m now...
Before this, I always worked at home taking care of my kids and farming land. My entire family has always been and still are farmers except for me. Now I’m a professional weaver. That makes me happy.
Without my work as an Artisan, I don’t know if we would be able to send both children to good schools or if we would have the home and life we have today. Today, I can take better care of my family and I can send my children to good schools because I have a good job,...
