In December of 2005 I had the opportunity to attend the World Vision AIDS Day Breakfast in New York. As I sat and listened to the plight of women in the Third World, I knew in my heart that I wanted to do something to help these women who could not help themselves. Knowing many of my friends would like to help, I gathered a team and in January of 2006, but it wasn't until August of 2009 that Women With A Cause was created.
In India we have partnered with Operation Mercy Charitable Company and we have taken teams of American women to Hyderabad, India to work one-on-one with the Dalits (Untouchables) and lower caste women. Some of these women have never had the opportunity to be employed, much less receive the training they need in order to learn a trade that will support themselves and their families. Since beginning Women With A Cause, we have been able to change the lives of so many of these women and their families by giving them the sewing skills they need to help themselves.
Women With A Cause is all about women helping women to help themselves. We create products that have been designed for women who love fashion and want to make a difference by changing the lives of others. It is our goal to teach women around the globe how to create one-of-a-kind pieces created from luxury fabrics and then give them the skills to sell those items internationally. We have been able to initiate and complete a program in India that has produced 100% silk jacket that have been sold in the United States, as well as a program in Thailand that resulted in the production and sale of small bags, purses, and totes. It is my hope that we will begin projects in both Ghana and Ethiopia in 2010.
We hope that you enjoy our website and check back often for new products and stories from women around the globe. If you’re a woman who’d like to help other women to help themselves please send us an email with any comments, questions or suggestions that might help us further our cause. We look forward to hearing from you.
Wishing you many blessings,
Susan
