To make way for a brand new line of magazine jewelry we’re having a clearance sale on our existing products.  If you’ve liked our magazine beads but haven’t purchased any yet, now is definitely the time to place your order!  While you’re at it, why not check out the rest of our sale items?

We have some brand new necklaces on the site that are different from anything else we have!  The new products are from Freedom Stones and are made by survivors in Ghana and Thailand.  They are made from natural stones and recycled glass.  We hope to be adding more from this collection soon.  Let us know your thoughts!

Hagar’s ultimate goal is to restore their clients to life in all it’s fullness.  They do not want clients to be in intensive care forever, but to be fully re-integrated into society.  For those that come to them as children they focus on getting them the best and highest education possible to set them up for success in life.  For those women that come at an older age, they focus on job skills training in a program called Career Pathways.

Their job skills training begins with 3 months of soft skills so that the women can learn how to be punctual, resolve conflict and understand what employers are looking for in employees.  After that, they are exposed to various types of vocational opportunities.  Hagar has their own social enterprise - Hagar catering, and they also partner with around 40-50 other private enterprises in Phnom Penh who employ Hagar clients.  In fact, their clients are well known because they receive such thorough training in soft skills.

While I was in Phnom Penh we visited 2 of the Hagar catering locations and the food was excellent!  They also have contracts with 18 different companies where they run cafeterias for the workers at lunch.  We also visited the StopStart factory - one of the organizations that Hagar has a close relationship with and that employs many women from Hagar.  It was great to see the women at work and to see where some of the fabulous bags we sell are produced.

Here are a few pictures from my visit.  I hope to post some more pictures on Facebook soon!

We are excited to announce that our new items are here! We have a great new collection of bags from Nomi Network. Nomi Network is a leading non-profit dedicated to bridging the private, public and non-profit sectors through enterprise and education to end human trafficking - and we are big fans of their mission. Women rescued from trafficking in Cambodia have transformed rice and feed bags into chic, urban accessories and fun patchwork totes. They are great for city or beach travel!

In addition to these new bags we have some beautiful new necklaces from Wonderfully Made Jewelry and some new felt bags from Made by Survivors.

But it just keeps getting better! In honor of our first birthday on June 15th we’re having a customer appreciation sale. Starting today through the end of June, enter the discount code STFBDAY at checkout to receive 20% off your order of $100 or more.

Happy birthday - and happy shopping!

Photo credit: Justin Shockley, Nomi Network

If you missed our fabulous T-shirt Launch & Benefit concert, you can now see the photos on our Facebook page!  It was a fun night filled with awesome music from Kristen Budde, Laura Hellebusch, Flaregun and Artists & Aughors.  There was also great live painting done by Arian and Daniel Armstrong and a poetic reading by Melissa Hill.  Plus, we raised money for Hagar International.  Hagar International helps empower survivors of trafficking and other violent domestic abuse in Cambodia, Vietnam and Afghanistan.  The money we raised will make a difference in helping them provide long term care and rehabilitation to restore their clients to life in all it’s fullest.  We hope to make this an annual event so stay tuned for the details of next year’s event.

If you happen to have missed all our posts about our new fair trade, organic cotton T-shirts made by survivors in Kolkata, India then be sure to check them out on our website.  Your purchase of a Freeset Tee from Stop Traffick Fashion helps continue a journey of freedom. In Kolkata, India, thousands of women are trapped in prostitution, forced there by poverty. The Freeset women have chosen freedom by learning new skills at the Freeset business. Their new lives include fair wages, health benefits, pension funds, literacy classes and daycare for their children. More importantly, they are no longer forced to sell their bodies and their children have new opportunities. The T-shirt was created by Freeset women for you.  Join their journey of freedom.

Check out this great article on CNN.com about Anuradha Koirala, a woman who’s made it her life’s mission to support survivors of sex trafficking in Nepal.  According to the U.S. State Department, some 10,000 to 15,000 women and girls from Nepal are trafficked to India and then sexually exploited each year.

You can help support survivors of trafficking in Nepal by purchasing the adorable felt purses in our Kid’s collection - made in Nepal.  Also, many women employed by Freeset in Calcutta, were also trafficked from Nepal.  Check out their fabulous products, too.

Mother’s Day honors the women who’ve set themselves aside to guard, protect, and nurture us throughout our lives—our moms, step-moms, aunts, grandmas, sisters, and friends. What better way to thank those who’ve empowered you than to give a gift that empowers others. Everything at Stop Traffick Fashion is made by someone who has been exploited and is now getting a chance to build a new life. Items purchased in our store also support the very organizations who are working hands on to equip trafficking survivors.

What’s more, building a free, healthy life gives these women the opportunity to pass the gift of hope to their children. Your purchase at Stop Traffick Fashion gives these moms the chance to give their kids the protection and nurturing that many of them missed—and that they so earnestly want to provide to their children.

Visit our store today and find a gift that honors your mom and passes the gift of freedom to mothers around the world.  (Click each picture to be taken to the product details)

If you have been watching the news, you may know that on April 10th over 800 people were injured and 21 were killed when protesters in Bangkok, Thailand collided with the police.  The Nightlight & Wonderfully Made Jewelry we sell is hand made in Bangkok in an area that is still occupied by protesters.  We received an email update from Annie Dieselberg of Nightlight reporting that everyone from their organization is safe and that the women are currently at home to be with their families.  You can see her photo journal of the event here.  Please continue to keep the women of Nightlight and the people of Thailand in your thoughts and prayers.

In more positive news from Nighlight they have recently accepted 10 new girls into the program!  You can support these women and continue to help Nightlight grow by purchasing some of their jewelry.  By the way, Mother’s Day is coming up!  What a perfect way to become part of their story of hope and help raise awareness about trafficking around the world.

Several weeks ago we had a fabulously fun fashion shoot to capture some of our great products in action.  You can check out a behind the scenes look at the shoot on the Style Sample blog and see all of the finished photos on our Facebook page.  Enjoy!

Thanks to everyone who attended our T-shirt launch party and benefit concert on Friday. It was a huge success - we had a great turnout, listened to some great music (by Artists & Authors, Flaregun, Laura Hellebusch and Kristen Budde), watched some fabulous art (by Arian & Daniel Armstrong) be created, and raised money for Hagar International!  Our brand new line of T-shirts is now available online as well.

Your purchase of a Freeset Tee from Stop Traffick Fashion helps continue a journey of freedom. In Kolkata, India, thousands of women are trapped in prostitution, forced there by poverty. The Freeset women have chosen freedom by learning new skills at the Freeset business. Their new lives include fair wages, health benefits, pension funds, literacy classes and daycare for their children. More importantly, they are no longer forced to sell their bodies and their children have new opportunities. The T-shirt was created by Freeset women for you.  Join their journey of freedom.
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