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Welcome to Shop the Cause! |
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Shop the Cause is a project of Women Thrive Worldwide (formerly Women's Edge Coalition), a non-profit that fosters economic opportunity for women living in poverty worlwide. Women in poor countries face unequal barriers that keep them from lifting their families out of poverty. Women Thrive advocates for policies that give women the opportunities they need to overcome these barriers - opportunities such as fair wages and working conditions, access to credit, property rights, and protection against violence. Opportunities that help them create beautiful products (see below!) and feed their children. Read More About Our Work.
Meet Our Fair Trade Partners! Original Good | The Women's Peace Collection | World Shoppe
After months of research and consultation with Women Thrive Worldwide local women's organizations in poor countries, Women Thrive selected three fair trade partners who live up to our values: all products are made by women in poor countries and all sales directly benefit them. | By purchasing jewelry and handicrafts from our fair trade retail partners, you can help women in poor countries support their families. And, when you buy from them through this page, ten percent of the proceeds support Women Thrive's important advocacy work on behalf of these women.
 | Mata Traders Fair Trade Nomadic Dress - India, $15.00
The nomadic dress is versatile enough to be worn at the beach or for a night out on the town. Our products are made exclusively in India by women’s cooperatives who pay their employees a living wage, provide safe working conditions, and offer services like on-site day-care, overtime compensation, and retirement benefits. .
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| | Sonoma Sky Stripes Silk Pillow
Thailand, $52.00
| To-Go Ware WEAVE Utensil Set
Burma, $19.95
| WorldofGood.com by eBay, the world’s first online marketplace to convene thousands of People Positive and Eco Positive sellers and products all in one place, has joined forces with Women Thrive Worldwide to present an opportunity that benefits both you and the causes in which you believe. Every time you make a fair-trade purchase $5 will be donated to Women Thrive. The best part? Not only are you empowering the women who made them, you are also helping us give them the tools they need to escape poverty!
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| Darfur Peace Basket- Sudan, $38.00
This stunning basket that holds your keepsakes comes to us from weavers at an Internally Displaced Camp in Northern Darfur. Here the women create each basket as a symbol of their hopes and dreams for a secure future.
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Serenity Scarf
Afghanistan, $58.00
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Peace and Prosperity Candle
Israel/Palestine, $36.00
| The Women's Peace Collection sells well-designed, high quality products created by women who are victims of war, genocide, civil strife, pandemics, and natural disasters. Founder Amber Chand—a former Ugandan refugee—and her team create sustainable, market-driven relationships that result in poverty alleviation, economic opportunity and shared prosperity. 10% of your purchase of a gift from The Women's Peace Collection directly supports our work at Women Thrive.
Shop The Women's Peace Collection! |
Original Good
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$14.95, Dehli, India
| Sinless Sequins Coin Purse (left), $14.95 Building a better future bead by bead, these coin purses are hand-embroidered by a group of Muslim women at Tara Projects, a fair trade organization outside Delhi that creates economic opportunities for local artisans and is a leading voice in the movement opposing the use of child labor. Buy one today! By providing employment to over 5,600 artisans around the world, Original Good has created a tremendous social impact, improving the lives of over 22,000 people.
But this fair trade powerhouse goes a step further by also investing in projects to improve education and preserve the local environment in communities it works in.
Shop Original Good!
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World Shoppe
|  | Indigo Pearl Set - Bangkok, Thailand $95.00
Our floating style necklace and pearl earrings set is handmade by women of Rahab Ministries, a non-profit organization in Thailand dedicated to helping women in prostitution find a better life.
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World Shoppe uses their business to promote fair trade and sustainable living conditions in communities and countries around the world. They encourage family, friends, and customers to get involved because they believe that the smallest voices, joined together, can make the biggest change.
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
In order for 10% of proceeds to go to Women Thrive's work, you must write "Go for Women" in the comments section of the checkout process. |
| Like giving back while looking good? Check out our new line of t-shirts, in partnership with FOAR.US, a clothing company that works exclusively with non-profit organizations to create clothing that conveys the power of doing good….with style. Choose from a variety of sweatshop-free, organic t-shirts knowing that each one is helping women worldwide. Click here to learn more!
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Last Updated ( Monday, 23 November 2009 )
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