Photos: Gifts for a cause
If you spent Black Friday fighting hordes at the mall, or if you haven't started holiday shopping yet because you're dreading it, consider: When was the last time someone told you that all you had to do was shop to make the world a better place?
Buying goods made in developing countries can help the artisans there, stimulate local economies and be a creative way to fill out your holiday shopping list too.
Buying goods made in developing countries can help the artisans there, stimulate local economies and be a creative way to fill out your holiday shopping list too.
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Gifts for a cause
Bobo hand-woven, indigo-dyed bag, $220
When Elizabeth Suda worked as a merchandiser for Coach, she started looking at what women wore with a critical eye. There must be a way, she thought, to make quality products and have the proceeds go directly to those making them. She left her job, ending up in Laos designing hand dyed scarves, bags and jewelry for her own company (named after Article 22 in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights). |
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