How do World of Good & Original Good products help women around the world?
Sixty to seventy percent of the artisans making fair trade handcrafted products are women. Often these women are mothers and the sole wage earners in the family. A lot of these products allow the women to work on a very flexible schedule and to capitalize on the limited resources at hand e.g. they can make beautiful crafts from grass and twigs (woven baskets), dirt (clay pots), and from trash (recycled bottlecap purses!). Through their work in fair trade craft production, women not only improve the lives of their families, but improve their own lives as well. Many women artisans report that their work has given them self esteem and the opportunity to participate in decision making in their communities. Increased income ensures better nutrition, better schooling for their children, and an improvement in housing and living standards. One of the biggest challenges these women face is gaining access to larger, more stable consumer markets. World of Good serves as a bridge for these women t