Threads of Hope: A Journey of Resilience and Craftsmanship

This week we are featuring one of our artisan partners. Nana is a handicraft artisan caring for her three young children. Her house is a single room with a small kitchen space.

She learned the art of embroidery from her husband, who often brought work home. Seeing her husband burdened with the work, she often helped him and together they lived a simple life looking after their children. Suddenly a few years ago, her husband passed away leaving her with full responsibility of caring for her children. Nana was able to secure a job with the skills she had learned from her husband. She is able to pay her rent and provide the necessities for her children.

Nana’s persistence has kept her consistent at work and helped her educate her children. Her older daughters are hardworking and diligent in school. The youngest son is unable to study due to ill health. Her hard work is rewarded by seeing her children educated and being able to afford the rent for their home. For the last 3 years, she has mastered the craft of embroidery, alteration and finishing of various handicrafts.  Her day passes by as she sews colorful beads, with the help of a needle and threads, on various fabrics.

Nana is filled with joy knowing that the handicrafts she creates, travels halfway around the world and brings food to her home. Living in a world where there is so much inequality, she sees Fair Trade standards of work as a ray of hope.  This young mother’s whole world revolves around her work and her children, she dreams of seeing her children educated and living in her own home someday. In conclusion she is grateful to you, the customers, who buy her products that not only provides employment but instils hope and confidence.

Thank you!

Rahab’s Rope Team