So, you wonder if your purchase of a Global Bag Project Handmade Tote Bags makes a difference? Just look at the smiles on Jecinter and Carol's faces. When I met them in 2009, I didn't see those smiles. Yes, they smiled when I greeted them; their mouths formed a grin, but the joy and excitement from within was not evident as it is in this photo taken on one of my trips to Kenya in 2010.
The reason they're smiling? Many reasons, really, but on this particular day, I visited them in their homes, met their children, shared tea, listened to their stories and we prayed for one another. The despair of the past has been replaced with hope for the future – not just for themselves, but for their children. The work they're doing with the GBP is helping them establish their own businesses while providing food for their children as well as paying their school fees.
Thank you for your purchases of our beautiful handmade tote bags this past year that contributed to Jecinter and Carol's smiles and to the lives of their children and the other women who provide the beautifully crafted bags for the Global Bag Project. You DO make a difference!
Thank you for your purchases of our beautiful handmade tote bags this past year that contributed to Jecinter and Carol's smiles and to the lives of their children and the other women who provide the beautifully crafted bags for the Global Bag Project. You DO make a difference!
