As a mother-daughter team, we created Trades of Hope after learning about the atrocities women face around the world. The lack of jobs for women forces mothers to give up their kids to orphanages, increase women’s risk of being trafficked, and keeps them in a cycle of poverty and social oppression. Our jewelry, handbags, and home decor supports a woman leading her family out of poverty. She doesn’t need pity or charity. She’s proud to be providing for her kids and being the hero of her own story. Our accessories are physical representations of women using their skills and rising around the world. Job creation though Trades of Hope gives more women the opportunity to provide food, education and health care for their families, inviting them into a community where they feel valued, and presenting a path to live up to their fullest potential. We love seeing women rise! Members of the Fair Trade Federation.