This Christmas, shop smart online and get beautiful gifts for your friend and family all while helping women who are sexually exploited. Many ministries teach women handicraft skills that are both a part of their healing process and give them a viable means of earning an income. You can peruse stunning jewelry pieces, fun tote bags, and handstitched blankets made by women rescued from sex trafficking and prostitution. In many cases, nearly 100% of the proceeds goes to help the women restore their lives. Many of my friends will be receiving earrings, scarves and tea from fantastic ministries this Christmas.
Check out these great sites:
www.shopinlight.com- handspun silk handbags and accessories from Cambodia
www.freesetbags.com- eco-friendly tote and gift bags
www.saribari.com- beautiful handmade blankets made from vintage sari products
www.punjammies.com - Fun pajama tops and bottoms from gorgeous Indian fabric
Have fun shopping!
It's a great idea to purchase gifts that directly benefit the woman who made it. The recipient gets a beautiful piece of jewelry, a purse or some stationery and they also get a reminder of those suffering under the horrors of sexual slavery. Another place to shop is hopejewelry.org. Hope Jewelry has merchandise from 14 organizations from around the world. Their website has links to these organizations so you can learn about what they are doing to rescue and rehabilitate victims of sex trafficking and prevent more women from becoming enslaved. It's worth checking out.
Posted by: April | March 10, 2009 at 04:50 PM