Womens Peace Collection

In Iraq, Women Entrepreneurs Starting a New Kind of Insurgency

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:15:43 +0000

By Diane Tucker For The Huffington Post On April 16, 2010 After spending $50 billion, now the U.S. wants Iraq to take the lead in rebuilding itself. Several experts told me recently they want Iraq’s women to play a prominent role in rebuilding the nation’s crippled economy. Why women? For insight I spoke with entrepreneur Amber Chand, an American [...]

MCLA Forum Urges Women to Speak Out

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:06:29 +0000

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff 11:14PM / Sunday, April 11, 2010 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — In 2002, a small group of women decided enough was enough … and proceeded to forge a female coalition that would force the warring nation of Liberia to embrace peace after years of conflict. Their experiences were chronicled in the documentary “Pray the Devil [...]

Nepali Market Basket

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:16:49 +0000

Nepali Market Basket
$48.00
OUT OF STOCK

Dream weavers: Bountiful baskets and trays that look good while doing good

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:51:11 +0000

03:17 PM CST on Friday, March 12, 2010 By CARLA JORDAN / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News Helping people one basket at a time is a trend emerging into the design spotlight. When we support the labor of weavers working individually or in small cooperatives in war-torn or underdeveloped countries, families and even entire communities can [...]

Update from Women of Hope Project

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:30:00 +0000

We received a wonderful email this past week from Sharon D. Jacko, president of the Women of Hope Project. Here is a brief excerpt: “When you think of a woman from Afghanistan, what is your image? Hidden by a burqa? Beaten by her husband? Hopelessness? Poverty? While this certainly is the case for many women [...]

Meet the Activist: Amber Chand

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:21:55 +0000

Click here to read the recent interview of Women’s Peace Collection founder Amber Chand on blog.globalsister.org.

Gifts of Conscience

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:57:44 +0000

A customer who recently linked to us from the website of our partner, Save Darfur, left us this thoughtful note with a message that is heartening to receive and a reminder that purchasing a gift from The Collection goes beyond a simple albeit meaningful transaction. For Michelle Portnoy, it was transformational: I have recently decided [...]

Bridges of Peace: The Humanity Bracelet

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:23:48 +0000

The Women’s Peace Collection is proud to unveil its newest product, the Humanity Bracelet, an elegant fluorite design made by women artisans in Afghanistan. The bracelet is our signature icon supporting Women for Women International’s “Join Me on the Bridge” campaign, a global women’s movement demonstrating that women are the cornerstones of bridges of peace and development in the future. On March 8, 2010 – International Women’s Day – hundreds of women around the world will gather on bridges in a show of solidarity. The Humanity Bracelet symbolizes the hard work and devotion that Afghan women have invested in self-sustenance and peace for their families and communities.

Humanity Bracelet

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:03:40 +0000

Your Price: $38.00 Add To Cart The Women’s Peace Collection is proud to unveil the Humanity Bracelet, specially created for us by Afghan women in Kabul for the Join Me on a Bridge campaign celebrating women’s call to peace around the world. Hand carved entirely from fluorite stones – reputed to transform chaos into order and [...]

Support our partner in Afghanistan: Women of Hope Project

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:52:59 +0000

Dear Friends of the Women of Hope Project, I’m sitting at my desk in my warm home listening to the howling noise created by the Blizzard of 2010. I’m almost too warm from the flames emanating from our beautiful, heat producing fireplace. I’m very concerned about the weight of an immense amount of snow on the [...]