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Global Mamas is a company
that is taking that concept of style and shaking it up a bit,
turning it around, and offering something new: style with
conscience.
Global Mamas sells all
manner of children’s apparel, including baby clothes, at prices
that are similar to the unique offerings of the “alternative”
baby clothes retailers and often considerably less than the
“designer” retailers. The items that they market are handmade by
African women who benefit directly from the profits. According
to the company’s web site (http://www.globalmamas.org) the
mission of Global Mamas is to “enhance the international
marketplace with unique, high quality, handmade apparel, and at
the same time provides sustainable livelihoods for women and
girls in Africa.”
Global Mamas is a member
of an organization known as the Fair Trade Federation (FTF), a
US non-profit organization that works to ensure a “fair trade
partnership” between North American marketers and distributors
and the African women who create the items marketed by Global
Mamas. The FTF works with companies that have similar
partnerships with workers in Asia, South America, and Latin
America as well.
If you’re in the market
for baby clothes with style, you could get the style that you’re
seeking and do a bit of good in the world at the same time by
taking a look at the different designs in baby clothing that
Global Mamas has to offer. Purchasing children’s and babies’
clothing from Global Mamas can present a win/win/win situation.
The FTF and Global Mamas both win by getting to continue their
work, the African women win by getting the chance to make their
lives just a little better, and you win by obtaining the style
that you’re seeking… with a conscience.
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