2. Give Gifts that Support East Asia’s Peoples A great way to familiarize friends and family with a nation for which you have been praying, in addition to supporting the people of that country, is to purchase your Christmas gifts from organizations that support and empower handicraft workers in East Asia. Take a look at these businesses and organizations that employ marginalized or disadvantaged people in East Asia and ensure fair compensation for their workers.* Amdo Craft– Browse the collection of woven bags, braided slings, knitted scarves, handmade yak milk soap and felted decorations made by Amdo Tibetan nomads in Qinghai province, China. Profits help Tibetans pay for basic necessities like education for their children. Evergreen Cards – Purchase hand-cut greeting cards crafted by women in low-income families in China. Proceeds provide supplemental income to poor families and support scholarship and community center programs in Shanxi Province. Global Goods Partners – Bags, jewelry, accessories, desk supplies, decorative home items and more are available from this organization that employs artisans from marginalized communities around the world. Their East Asian artisans include women and youth in Cambodia, Kachin and Karen refugee women and Lahu women on the Thailand-Burma border. Raven and Lilly – Their Cambodian Collection includes handmade bags and apparel made by at-risk women in Cambodia. Sanctuary Spring – Purchase greeting cards made by women being rescued from a life of prostitution in the Philippines. Starfish Project – This jewelry business restores hope to exploited women in Asia through providing employment and holistic care services. Browse their necklaces, bracelets and earrings.
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