Recently I learned how purchasing Tanzanian Beaded Sandals through Shining A Light provides funding for life changing job training and life skills for women in Tanzania. I met the Founder of Shining A Light, Jennifer VanderGalien, at Kirabo, my local fair trade store. Jennifer had brought along hundreds of sandals made by Shining A Light […]
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Earth Friendly Shopping Accessories
Part of being a good world citizen is knowing how to be an earth friendly shopper. It seems that so many places you go and purchase things, the cashier’s first instinct is to place your items in a plastic bag which will be destined for a landfill. There are many functional and stylish alternatives. Whether […]
Visit an Artisan Weavers Village in Oaxaca, Mexico
Artisans in the village of Teotitlan del Valle, in southern Mexico, have been weaving rugs as their ancestors have for centuries. Found just east of Oaxaca City off the main road to popular archeological sites of Yagul and Mitla and just a little past El Tule, the giant super cypress tree, Teotitlan del Valle is […]