Shop and Support Survivors: 10 Brands that Help
With Christmas less than one month away, Christmas shopping is likely on many peoples’ minds. Whether you are a super preparer, casual gift-gatherer, or last minute speed-shopper, consider using your Christmas budget this year to buy gifts that will bring joy to family and friends AND support survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in America and around the world. Here’s a list of brands that are devoted to supporting survivors, with proceeds going to worthy causes that help empower victimized and at-risk women:
Purpose Jewelry
https://www.purposejewelry.org
Purpose Jewelry offers beautiful jewelry and gifts at a number of price points, and all their designs support their mission of serving human trafficking survivors. You can gift unique jewelry created by survivors while also helping fund the work of International Sanctuary – a nonprofit which has worked to help empower human trafficking survivors to rebuild their lives since 2007.
Our Sacred Women
https://www.oursacredwomen.com/about
This line of unique, female-focused t-shirts, bags, and small gift items donates 10% of each sale to the Breathe Network, a 501(c)3 organization that helps sexual violence survivors connect with organizations that can provide holistic, trauma-informed healing.
Sudara
This brand sells stylish lounge wear and women’s clothing by offering women in India financial empowerment through sustainable living-wage employment. Their beautiful, high-qualirty clothing items are created and hand-sewn by women who would otherwise be at high risk of trafficking due to poverty.
Elegantees
If you’re shopping for someone stylish, consider the Elegantees brand. This brand is designed and created in Nepal, one of the country’s with the highest risk of sex trafficking in the world. The brand employs Nepalese women, many rescued from slavery, and offers them financial freedom through sustainable employment. Plus, the clothes are gorgeous!
Citizen and Darling
This US based brand is focused on bringing awareness to the issue of human trafficking. They offer clothing and accessories for men, women, and children, and donate 10% of their proceeds to nonprofit partners that address the human trafficking epidemic.
Rethreaded
Rethreaded has a great variety of gifts for everyone on your list! From jewelry to home goods to pet toys, you can shop a great selection and help them fight human trafficking globally and locally from their homebase in Jacksonville, Florida.
Thistle Farms
This is another amazing US-based organization that employs survivors of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction to make beautiful handmade home goods. Every sale supports their services, which include a residential program for survivors, employment opportunities and training, and an ongoing network of support.
Calyan Wax Company
Calyan Wax Company allows you to enjoy beautiful, quality candles while also supporting the fight against human trafficking in America. They donate 5% of all their sales to partner nonprofits, who are carefully vetted for having a strong commitment and impact to fighting human trafficking.
Good Paper
This company employs sex trafficking survivors in the Phillipines, as well as orphaned at-risk children in Rwanda, to create beautiful, unique cards for every occasion. You can be certain to find something appealing amongst their huge selection, and can enjoy sharing cards with both style and purpose.
OneLove
https://one-love-foundation-store.myshopify.com
While this organization is initially a foundation dedicated to addressing the issue of relationship violence amongst young people, they also have a great online store that helps support their work. They operate in honor of Yeardley Love, a UVA student who was killed by her boyfriend, and work to raise awareness amongst teens and young adults about the warning signs of abuse.
Shop with an impact this holiday season! When you support brands who support survivors, each purchase becomes a gift to many.
Do you have other survivor-supportive brands you love? Please share them with us!
-Caroline Reynolds