We sell handcrafted homeware made by artisans and craft cooperatives in Central Asia, alongside stories from the cultures and contexts in which they were made. We sell handcrafted homeware with a story.
1000 Social Enterprise
Maya Rowencak: Maya’s Hope Foundation
In 2007, I lost my mom unexpectedly…I hated myself for being ungrateful and taking her for granted, because I later realized how much she loved me.
Donna Peel, Sheila Pont, & Heena Musabji: Pro Bono Network (Legal)
There is a critical need for legal services by the poor, a shortage of attorneys to serve them, yet there are interested, available, and experienced attorneys at home raising children…
Dawniel P. Winningham: National Day of Sisterhood
I am inspired by ALL women! I think that we all bring SOMETHING to the table that allows us to be unique and gives us the opportunity to be successful in our own hopes and dreams.
Alicia Vanderschuere: rosieMADE LLC
People seem to accept disparity, without really being conscious of it. Our challenge is to help people see it, and demand more.
Renee Zau: DonationMatch
There are so many companies that would give more if the process were easier, and there are a million events each year in the U.S. looking for them.
Margaret Kadi: Project Sierra Leone
Project Sierra Leone started as a result of the hardship that faces a lot of people in Sierra Leone, especially women.
Shien-ru Tsao: Project 116
I starting Project 116, a social enterprise that teaches kids entrepreneurship skills. Students learn how to develop sustainable products through hands-on projects.
Corrina Jacobs: Investours
I have always been an avid traveler, but before Investours I did not realize tourism’s potential to affect positive change in the world.
AnnMarie Quintaglie McIlwain: CareerFuel
My role model isn’t any one person, per se, but rather a collection of women who achieve greatness as mothers, professionals, friends, sisters, and partners every day despite the impossible list of challenges.
JFK and Random Kids
There is a movement brewing among young people who are waking up to the problems around them and taking action in meaningful, effective ways. Learn more about Talia, who mobilized kids to raise $10 million for Hurricane Katrina Relief.
Ask, Ask, Ask
After starting her own company FairTaste to help underpaid farmers, Puifung Leung quickly realized she knew nothing about running a business. In this Inspiration Minute she shares the one secret that turned FairTaste into a successful social enterprise.
Bras Free Women From Sex Trafficking
What to do with those old bras stuffed in the back of your drawer? Watch how a suburban mom is using them to save women from sex trafficking.
Entrepreneur Helps Indigenous Women Stitch Up Their Daughters’ Future
In 2004 Ruth DeGolia, traveled to Guatemala to conduct research for her Yale thesis on the effects of globalization in a country torn apart by civil war.
The Adventure Project Helps Others Help Themselves
Becky Straw and Jody Landers are unlikely partners on a shared mission to alleviate poverty in developing countries. In 2010 they started The Adventure Project, a non-profit that provides funding to social enterprises. “We almost act as the VCs, where we have the money and we’re investing wisely in these enterprises so they can scale,” Straw told The Story Exchange.