Two mothers so that they created the reality Global Partners goods - directly by the people who produced them have the goods made in the developing world to ensure that income was related to a Nonprofit Organization. As a school in disadvantaged areas through new market access programs in the U.S. raise money gives women their model, is unique. Their goods - mainly handcrafted jewelry and clothing - is sold by the students to generate money for schools and the challenges facing disadvantaged communities can help increase awareness.
In traditional commerce, jewelry, clothes and equipment for the manufacture of the return of workers, economic award local factories directly, importers, wholesale traders and owners of international companies with at least is going to. Fair trade practices to the contrary, that women's work is valued and properly so that they justly rewarded for their contribution to the process of production are paid to make sure it can. The producers of the less beautiful for entrepreneurial opportunities, especially indigenous women and makes the safety of young girls and boys are being exploited. Fair trade to reduce poverty and the status of people's lives all over the world, especially women and children to improve is a practical approach.
Joan Shifrin and Catherine Shimony Global Partners of New York City in the content and Craftswomen closely working with their communities, their villages to visit, and spend time talking about an innovative business model of building a fair and they are very much they Unmet needs and can help learn the true market for their products think. The two mothers are bridging the world, support for women is a global, while the students back home to offer educational opportunities.
When Joan became a mother, she herself and other globally Caretakers more about how to think the same for their children, most basic things: education, security and want to get a chance to succeed. When you that a woman in the labor force that was strong, it directly and, finally, a whole society as her children's quality of life benefits. "When you women in fair trade practices through investment, you not only in the family, community and are investing in the country," Joan says.
For years, Joan and Catherine humanitarian aid and grants - is working with organizations, and they take care of women during his visit were making a beautiful product, then sell them to a very challenging time. He also said that no one really a private, humanitarian approach to the livelihood of women was seen. Catherine, as their culture include the beautiful handcrafted products, "it describes the production, their country, and it is the tradition down through the mothers, daughters were. While schools for the consumer through a system of education time - for teachers and students to reach out and encourage us to start thinking if we in the marginal communities of craft in the supply pipe and the U.S. can bring in the market for them are great, thought fair trade And the idea of working in developing countries about the status of and how they could play more active role. "
His vision became a reality in 2005. Since then, global content partners and women Alleviating poverty by strengthening the promotion of social justice has been devoted to Asia, Africa and development for communities in the United States led the efforts. Women artisans and their partners, mainly in Afghanistan Craftworkers countries, South Africa, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Thailand, Cambodia, like Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Mothers of their family are trying to support the majority of these women.
In Swaziland, for example, that women of no use for grass weaving others are doing. Animals, the more comprehensive, color and weave baskets and Coasters do not eat it. Through fair trade, he earned income, enough to feed their children and myself being able to live in a dollar a day is taking its own standard.
A woman's cooperative in Bolivia, the mothers are hand - painted ceramic animal figures. A kindergarten is on its campus, some with mothers as a priority by locking them in their small children when the order came in for hours now and they needed to work with them to make profits, they for safe place can be decided and their children a place where they will be educated.
This fair trade partners of the Global content partners - women with a single earnings are not only works a few examples of this kind, but also to improve the lives of their families in taking an active role. As Catherine shared, "These women, they make so much pride in the products and they have appreciated and wearing women's homes or in a country far away and really show in many ways to change their lives, beyond the financial ". Global Partners as a material more like a fair trade business, so do the lives of women and children Plte.
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