|  | | Bakht Nazira | | Afghanistan | Bakht Nazira is considered a "fast runner", and was able to come to the United States for a Style Road trip, sponsored by a grant from the Bureau of Cultural Exchange in the US State Department and BPeace. More » |
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| | | Esperance | | Rwanda | By hiding in the woods near her home, Esperance, her sister and brother were the only members of their family who survived the genocide in Rwanda. For three months, she and her sister would only hunt for food at night, returning to the forest during the day. More » |
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| | | Eva | | Uganda | Eva moved her family to Kampala to escape the violence of the Lord's Resistance Army in Northern Uganda. She is a single mother and always wore her wrap with her baby tied on to the front of her body to hide her naked chest as she could not afford to buy a blouse. More » |
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| | | Farzana Khatun | | India | Farzana Khatun learned the art of jewelry making under Khalil Khan, a man who helps women to provide for themselves and their families. In addition to wages she also receive bonuses for holidays and other incentives. More » |
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| | | Ingred Chen | | China | Ingred Chen started this factory for deaf workers after noticing the huge number of deaf getting involved with gangs and becoming victims of human trafficking. Ingred hired teachers to help the employees learn sign language and her business now serves as a community for the deaf workers. More » |
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| | | Pankaj & Mena | | India | Pankaj and Mena are well loved among the artisans in Kutch. Their work along with the sustained efforts of Bajalia in more than 50 villages in Kutch has helped these women who have then helped each other, their families and their communities. More » |
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| | | Patwa and Urmila | | India | Patwa and his wife Urmila own this production business where they employ full-time nine women and 2 men who have all been with the group ranging from 3 – 15 years each. More » |
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| | | Robi Mandal | | India | Robi Mandal is a Bengali silversmith from a small village near the border of Bangladesh. He was trained for 3 years by a Bajalia partner and has worked with them now for more than 10 years. More » |
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| | | Shabnam | | India | Shabnam is a 37 yr old mother of six children with a high school education. While raising her family she kept the books for her husband's growing jewelry business. Most women from this community do not work outside their home. More » |
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| | | Zara | | India | Meet Zara; she is beautiful, humble and thankful. As you enter her tiny home you sense the generosity and graciousness of the hostess. Zara was married off when she was 16. She had no say and remembers being terrified - not having ever spoken to this young man that she would now call "Raja" or King. More » |
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