Category Archives: Jewelry
The ViBella necklace to the left, is the one I wear most frequently these days. This piece of jewelry from Haiti, known as Ebony, is black and silver, but it catches the light and reflects the colors that I am wearing. Multiple times a day, women ask me where I got the necklace. This question gives me a great opportunity to tell the story of ViBella, beautiful life. The materials for all the jewelry at ViBella are recyclable materials collected … Continue reading
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
Imani Love jewelry is a two-fold treasure. First it is a beautiful example of re-purposing usually discarded items, in this case recycled paper beads. Second it is the fruit of Ugandan women who have left forced prostitution and war ravaged lands to set out and make new lives for themselves. The recycled paper beads of Imani Love jewelry are handcrafted by salvaging magazine pages. It is a time consuming process. The magazine pages are: * cut into strips * skillfully … Continue reading
Freedom Stones provides economic empowerment through jewelry making for hundreds of human trafficking survivors in Thailand, Ghana, and in Cambodia. Freedom Stones partners with organizations like Rahab Ministries, Touch a Life Foundation, Pattay Slum Ministries and more. It teaches jewelry making, a sustainable livelihood, to potential and human trafficking survivors being served by these partner agencies. Poverty plays a major role in human trafficking. By providing economic empowerment, Freedom Stones can help to prevent exploitation of those within a community. … Continue reading
