Join me as I interview Gretchen about her new book, Our Voices Rising, LIVE! My friend and founder of Trades of Hope- Gretchen Huijskens wrote a book and I’m honored and thrilled to be a part of her BOOK LAUNCH!! This book is about her journey & what she has learned about how #fairtradejobcreation is a powerful force to empower the women of the world to RISE! She has seen first-hand the pain in the world - and has spent her life doing something about it! I’m so proud to link arms with her in this mission. Here is the Video Interview: https://youtu.be/OxwKlTK-LpE If you snag a copy from Ama ..read more

Join me as I share the stories of Hope for Syprine, Fatuma, & Peter in Kenya.  Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in Kenya. Trades of Hope partners with differently-abled Artisans in Kenya to give them opportunities to work in safe healthy environments and earn enough income to support themselves and their families. As members of this Artisan community, they also have access to safe housing, health care, education, and counseling. The women we partner with are defying the odds! Your purchase of their handcrafted designs empow ..read more

Join me as I share the story of Bai in East Asia Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in East Asia. In East Asia, extreme poverty encourages sexual exploitation of women in brothels. These women want to provide for their families but have few options. Trades of Hope is partnering in East Asia to help rescue women out of brothels and provide sex trafficking survivors with holistic care, dignified income, and hope. Read more & see these women on the blog: https://tradesofhope.com/stories-of-hope-in-east-asia-trades-of-hope?u=Tawn ..read more

Join me as I share the stories of Clara & Michelle, two of our Huipil Artisans in Guatemala. Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in Guatemala. In Guatemala, women struggle through abuse, poverty, and heartache. But these women are now becoming proud business owners! By utilizing their traditional skills, they are able to create beautiful products that reflect their culture. As Artisans and business owners, women in rural villages are now able to feed, clothe, and pay for their children to go to school – opening doors to a brig ..read more

Join me as I share the stories of Shirlene, Hermanie, Judelane, & Gertrude in Haiti. Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in Haiti. Haiti endured this century’s worst natural disaster and is home to almost 500,000 orphans. The majority of the orphans have not been orphaned by parental deaths or natural disasters, but by parents who gave them up simply because they could not feed them. The Artisans we work with is an “un-orphanage” and is helping with the orphan crisis by providing parents with sustainable business through creat ..read more

Join me as I share the stories of Binu, Jina, & Amrita in Nepal. Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in Nepal. Trades of Hope is partnering with Artisans in Nepal to empower women out of extreme poverty and human trafficking, overcoming discrimination with equal opportunities to enjoy creating beautifully practical ceramic art, clothing, & felt products, and providing educational support for women to become social entrepreneurs. Read more & see these women on the blog: https://tradesofhope.com/stories-of-hope-in-nepal ..read more

Join me as I share the stories of Bee & Mae in East Asia.  Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in East Asia. In East Asia, extreme poverty encourages sexual exploitation of women in brothels. These women want to provide for their families but have few options. Trades of Hope is partnering in East Asia to help rescue women out of brothels and provide sex trafficking survivors with holistic care, dignified income, and hope. Read more and see Bee & Mae on the blog: https://tradesofhope.com/restoring-hope-to-victims-of-sex-tra ..read more

Join me as I share the story of Jariya (Ya) In Cambodia.  Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in Cambodia. Artisans are overcoming the trauma and stigma of acid attacks in Cambodia. These women have had acid thrown on them as a form of punishment or revenge. Traditionally, acid attack survivors in Cambodia are considered outcasts and are often victims of cultural discrimination and random violence. As Artisans, these women who were once shamed, abused, neglected, and abandoned are now rising out of poverty to become independent bu ..read more

Join me as I share the stories of Rachna, Bholo, & Afsar in India.  Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in India. The Artisans we partner with in India do so much more than just create beautiful products. With every purchase, another family is empowered to rise out of poverty! In areas where vulnerable Artisans are often exploited in sweatshops, they now have opportunities to earn a dignified income, attend financial management classes, establish safe workshops in their homes and communities, drink clean water, and receive edu ..read more

Join me as I share the stories of Ling & Lulu in East Asia.  Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in East Asia. In East Asia, poverty encourages sexual exploitation of women in brothels. These women want to provide for their families but have few options. Your purchase helps provide sex trafficking survivors with holistic care, dignified income, and hope! Here is some more information, and where you can find me on social media: https://tradesofhope.com/tawnyaustin https://www.instagram.com/tawny.austin/ https://www.facebook.co ..read more