stay a minute: hope

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Unlock Hope

Hey guys, I'm sorry it's been a week since I have last posted anything! It has been crazy busy. April is like a second Christmas at our house. Triston, Lilah, and I all have birthdays in April. We are also moving in a few weeks. (Fingers crossed that this buyer works out), and I have a lot of different projects I've been working on in my personal life. So I apologize for being absent.

Let's move on to today's post. I'm featuring Unlock Hope on the blog today! They are a phenomenal company that helps girls in Uganda have a better life. They are also sponsoring a giveaway!!! Let me explain a little about Unlock Hope before I talk about the giveaway.

Uganda can be a hard place to live. If you are a female who doesn't have an education, you can expect to marry young, have a large family making it hard to make ends meet, and you would have to do many hard and laboring jobs which pay very small amounts. Unlock Hope provides many opportunities for females. They've teamed up with Think Humanity which is an organization that runs a hostel in Hoima, Uganda. This hostel provides health care, food, safety, and helps with education for many refugee girls which sadly most of them are orphaned.

When you purchase a product from Unlock Hope, you are helping cover a multitude of expenses that these girls are unable to provide. Things like transportation, uniforms, health care, toiletries, books, and many other expenses.

The key shaped necklace is a great way to connect to a child in Uganda. Most of the children in Uganda have a lock box of belongings that they keep locked up. The key that unlocks everything they own is tied on a string around their necks. Thus the reason for the key shaped necklace. Unlock Hope also has inventories of shirts, and one of their shirt designs is based off of one of the children's uniform patch. The patch on the uniform is a design of crest which shows the school they attend.

I think this is a great company that really focuses not only on education for girls, but they help give them hope by offering so many things we take for granted everyday: Friends, safety, shelter, food, water, and the list continues. Please check out their website and take a look at their clothing inventory and necklaces.

*Giveaway Rules*

National Giveaway only

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Come back to this post and leave a comment telling me you did all the above. I've heard from some people that sometimes they aren't able to leave a comment. If that happens please inform me on Instagram under the post talking about Unlock Hope that you were unable to leave a comment on my blog and leave the comment there instead.

For an extra entry tag at least two friends on instagram.

The giveaway will close on Thursday April 17 11pm MST. Winner will be announced on Friday's post!

Good Luck to you all and please spread the word about this giveaway.

Lots of Love
Jaimey

Friday, March 28, 2014

Red Earth Trading Co.

I have another amazing company featured on the blog today! I am so excited to inform you guys about their mission and expose their beautiful and unique products to you all. Keep reading to see how this company supports artisans in Uganda and Kenya and how it gives back to community development work.

In 2010, Travis who is the founder of Red Earth Trading Co. was working in East Africa. He noticed that regardless of the social classes among the natives, they all shared a common goal: Survival. Tourism is a huge part of Africa's income, so many of the artisans' livelihood is dependent on tourists. Travis saw how he could help artisans grow beyond their local market and contribute in helping them have a more secure income. For the previous six years, Travis had also been working on ways to sustain the community development work. The creation of Red Earth Trading Co. allowed both of Travis' goals to be attained.

Red Earth Trading Co. creates hope, and opportunities through trade and business. It is also involved with supporting non-profit organizations in East Africa by donating 5% of each sale. Red Earth Trading Co. has teamed up with artisans in Uganda and Kenya to provide fashionable, unique, and beautiful handcrafted jewelry, accessories, AND home goods.

Red Earth Trading Co. is also involved in the Know Think Act, which helps empower local leaders by helping to end poverty in their communities. You can read more about it here. Red Earth Trading Co. recognizes that the small businesses in Uganda and Kenya are what keeps families out of poverty and helps build their economy. Their support for their artisans extends to helping them manage their business in a variety of markets.

It's an amazing company that provides so many opportunities to help the people of Uganda and Kenya rise from poverty and have a healthy, happy, successful life. To read more about Red Earth Trading Co. and their story please visit their website.

Red Earth Trading Co. has been generous enough to provide you the opportunity to win one of their most sought after necklaces. The simple stag pendent necklace which is valued at $50. This necklace is so beautiful and unique. It is definitely an attention grabbing accessory, and is also a very versatile piece. I think it would fit in with any style type. Below are a few shots of the beautiful piece.