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MomsWhoSave Gift Idea #2 - Beautiful Artisan-Made Products from Developing Countries
My next gift idea for this holiday season is really simple.
If you buy anything...and I mean anything from this website, you are almost guaranteed that whoever you're buying for won't already have it!
You're also guaranteed to find something they'll love. The site is One World Projects, a company who works with artisans in developing countries to help them gain economic sustainability and self-determination. One World Projects is committed to paying artisans fair wages for their work allowing them to provide for their basic needs (food, shelter, clothing, education, and health-care for their families) which contributes to a better quality of life.
Some of the items for sale & some of the stories behind them are shown here. As you can see, they are beautiful.
These handmade cards are painstakingly created by widowed and often handicapped women, who survived the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Crafted from banana leaves, these cards are inspired by the imaginations of the artisans, and no two are exactly alike.
This bracelet is from a seed jewelry project in Colombia serving underprivileged youth who struggle with alcoholism, prostitution, begging, and thievery - the all too familiar products of communities with limited education or employment prospects. Several of the artisans are also single mothers, and for most, this is their only safe way to earn a living.
Here are a few of the other artisan-made products available at One World Projects.
I hope you'll consider supporting One World Projects as you do your holiday shopping this year.
As always, for more deals, you can visit MomsWhoSave's main deals page here.
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1 comments:
Wow! amazing gifts. I like this post. Good information. Thanks...
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