Global Girlfriend Scarf: cable-knit, 68", and 50 similar items

GLOBAL GIRLFRIEND Cable Knit Scarf This wonderfully warm wool scarf will keep you cozy and comfortable all winter long. Made by women at Kumbeshwar Technical School, a school that teaches hand-knitting techniques to female artisans, enabling them to earn a living wage and care for themselves and their families. Wool 68" L x 5.5" W (172.7 x 14 cm) Handmade in fairly traded from Nepal Note: Only available in beige. By shopping the Global Girlfriend collection, you are making a difference in women’s lives across the globe. Global Girlfriend is focused on striving for gender equality and empowerment, and the importance of women providing for themselves and their families. By supporting jobs that guarantee fair wages by fair trade, women are able to proudly contribute to their families, encouraging their communities to flourish. Born into a poor farming family in a remote village in Kathmandu district of Nepal, Timila Maharjan had an arranged marriage at age 20 to a widower, Gopal, who had a son. One year after they married, she and her husband celebrated the birth of their daughter, but the following year her husband and daughter died after a road accident. Timila was left to support her stepson and herself. Luckily in 2005, she joined the Kumbeshwar Technical School (KTS), a fair-trade organization, to learn more hand-knitting techniques. Established in 1983 by a former State Council Member, KTS was originally intended to assist the local Pode community of street-sweepers, an ""untouchables"" caste with few opportunities. It's grown into an educational and vocational training center for low-income families throughout Nepal who develop skills in carpet-weaving, knitting, jewelry-making, or carpentry. In addition to the schools, it also provides childcare for workers, adult literacy classes, a nutrition and health clinic, and an orphanage. Timila spent years producing high-quality, intricate items and eventually she became a group leader for knitwear. Her work with KTS has not only helped maintain her family's life and health, it has also enabled her to support others by providing job opportunities for women in her village. She feels very proud and excited that products she makes are sold all over the world. Sadly, in the tragic May 2015 earthquakes, KTS lost one of their artisans who was on Timila's knitting team. KTS is scrambling to help its workers and neighbors rebuild homes that were toppled or made uninhabitable by structural damage. The free nursery school and primary school KTS sponsors for 250 children re-opened a month after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Purchasing their handmade products is one of the best ways to offer support for their community's continued success and recovery from the devastation. WE ONLY SELL ITEMS THAT WE BELIEVE WILL DELIGHT OUR CUSTOMERS! PLEASE REPORT YOUR DELIGHT BY LEAVING FEEDBACK QUESTIONS?: Please ask BEFORE buying - we want every buyer's purchase to be right for them. SAVE $$$ - we combine shipping. Buy 2+ items and pay just 1 shipping fee!!! FAST DELIVERY - We ship within 1 business day