Category Archives: Handbags
One of the merchants featured in the Ethical Holiday Shopping Guide, this online retailer helps bring justice and hope to those in developing countries, especially women and children. “Weaving hope and justice” is their slogan and it truly is what they do. They offer opportunities for you to help support impoverished families and those that have been exploited worldwide. The retailer offers a variety of quality products made by hand. The items created by artisans from developing countries include jewelry, … Continue reading
Fun, funky, and fair handmade handbags are the norm at Earth Divas. I was recently scouring the net for fair made products and discovered Earth Divas. After reading through their site, I was completely hooked. Earth Divas works directly with women’s owned cooperatives and small cottage industries that make the products you see on the Earth Divas site. Instead of using middlemen or suppliers, Earth Divas spends part of the year in India and Nepal working directly with the designers … Continue reading
Hopefully you have had a chance to flip through the 2010 Ethical Christmas and Holiday Gift Guide. If not, take a couple of minutes to view almost 100 stores that carry fair trade and ethically made products. Many of theses stores exist to help stop human trafficking, end poverty, empower women, and educate children. You can purchase everything from stationary to jewelery, home decor to Christmas decorations, shoes and clothing, toys, and more. Look through the guide; then if you … Continue reading
Kathy Lengyel had a passion to create. She took that passion and uses it to help others. She created Significant Journey, where she and others design purses for a purpose. Recently Kathy designed the Deliverance Bag. The Deliverance Bag brings awareness to modern day slavery and a percentage of the proceeds go to organizations serving victims of human trafficking. Read her blog about the Deliverance Purse. On top of all of that Kathy has made sure that all the materials … Continue reading
