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April2016

Apne Aap- Who’s Sari Now?

Self-empowerment is the raison d’etre of the women’s collective Apne Aap in India. They united to collectively create a better world for their daughters as an alternative to human trafficking. This is a story about the healing power of the arts that was birthed in the aftermath of a documentary by Rachira Gupta. It is about women helping women by helping themselves together. Recycled saris are given a second chance to create objects of beauty to sell. Bags, bandanas, earrings, necklaces and bracelets are marketed to provide a living wage and to fund school fees. Read more in a New York Times interview here:

http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2015/07/14/whos-sari-now-taking-on-prostitution-and-sex-trafficking-in-an-enterprising-new-way/

or profiled by CNN here:

http://www.kvia.com/news/whos-sari-now-how-jewelry-is-saving-lives/38690832

or at the vendor website. http://www.rosenasammi.com/pages/do-good

Kumari Bangles at $55 USD pay for one week of school for a girl in India

http://www.rosenasammi.com/collections/sari

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