The last time Susan came home from visiting Kenya, she brought me an amazing handmade bag sewn from Kanga cloth. For my birthday this year, I received a handmade bracelet. Both the bag and the bracelet were made by women in Kenya, all of whom have joined together to begin the Global Bag Ladies project.
Most of the women involved in this project are widows, and some of them are HIV+. All of them have multiple children to provide for, both their own and those of relatives. The money made from the sale of the bags and jewelry by these women is used to support them and their families.
I have been nagging and nagging Susan (rather a lot) to give me enough information about the Global Bag Ladies to write a decent blog post about their project. In the mail today, I got a package from Susan with a ton of information in it. On one of the pamphlets, I was surprised (and super excited) to see that the Ladies have a blog.
Check it out: http://globalbagladies.wordpress.com/. It provides a ton of great information and photos that I cannot. I can tell you, however, that the bags and bracelets are an amazing investment. And so are the women who make them.
I still have a “Global Bag Ladies” bag that I wanted to give w/ a brochure or card if you are still selling these bags to benefit those in other countries. I could not see if they are still being sold. If they are, how can I get a brochure to include in this bag that I give as a present?
Within the last year or so, the Ladies have changed the name of their organization. Checkout http://globalbagproject.com for more updated information about them and what they’re doing. Yes, they’re still making bags and helping to change lives… Fabulous gift – I hope whoever is getting it loves it!