Sevenly

I came across this really neat organization called Sevenly through the ever - insightful Pinterest...

Each week they come up with new t-shirt, jumper, tote bag designs that support a certain charity. $7.00 from every purchase goes toward the charity. The designs on their apparel are always very funky and unique, related to the cause of the charity. 

This week their chosen charity is called  Hope Global. Hope Global provides food, shelter, accommodation and care for a child orphaned by AIDS. It began in Rwanda where there are over 600 000 orphaned children and has since spread to other countries. 

"HOPE: Global is a faith-based, non-profit organization that operates to restore hope and justice to countries devastated by war, genocide and poverty. Our aim is to unite individuals, churches, governments, NGOs, education, trade, healthcare and business professionals to offer practical solutions that strengthen and help develop existing indigenous organisations."

 

What I love about Hope Global is the fact that it was actually founded by some well-known Australian Pastors. Darlene Zschech, the anointed worship leader who used to be with Hillsong and her husband who now pastor their own Church. It's great to see Aussies out there making a difference in the nations. 

 

So why not check out Sevenly and their awesome apparel supporting Hope Global this week and be sure to keep checking out Sevenly each new week in their work of supporting global charities. 

 

"Setting Captives Free, One Lipstick at a Time"

Seeing the topic that my lovely Monthly Hero Gen brought up was Human Trafficking. I wanted to also highlight a company called Radiant. Radiant is a cosmetics company who partner with those organizations trying combat Human Trafficking as well as raising awareness to the issue. Their motto- "Setting Captives Free, One Lipstick at a Time"

Company Goals:

"Our mission is to help garner awareness for human trafficking by raising funds through cosmetics, to provide resources for those on the forefront of change as well as victims of trafficking".

Once again I love the idea of taping into something that already generates a huge sum of money and putting that profit toward good. As Gen said in her interview; "Start with something that you can easily do and then when you have that add more". I for sure know that I purchase make up and so do all my friends and their Mums and their friends and you get the picture... imagine if more women began to purchase their make up from a company such as Radiant who help to fund those on the ground working to put an end to the injustice Human Trafficking is... 

"The cosmetics industry generates $170 billion annually. Women dominate this industry and of the over 2 million human beings trafficked each year, 80% are women and girls. My dream is to awaken a generation of women to not sit back and allow this injustice to happen to our fellow sisters".

-Founder of Radiant Cosmetics

Is there a dream God has placed on your heart about starting a business that donates profit toward those in need?

 Or have you always wanted to help end this terrible injustice of Human Trafficking? 

I pray that God will give us the grace and perseverance to pursue His dreams both big and small...lets start somewhere...why not start by buying some lippy?

My Bag is Her Bag giveaway...

 The beautiful Ilene from Much Love, Illy is currently hosting a GIVEAWAY of $50 store credit to spend at the AmyKathryn shop. She has started this really neat thing called My Bag is Her Bag which seeks to support and empower women from around the world through their gorgeous bag designs. 

Currently she is working with women from Rawanda with an absolutely stunning line of African Textile Daisy Clutches. The picture featured is what I would put my $50 store credit toward if I were oh.so.lucky. to win this awesome giveaway. 

Why not pop over and enter yourself? These brightly coloured and patterned totes, grocery bags or clutches would make the perfect accessory to brighten not only your day, but a woman in Rawanda...

Fashion for a cause

So...I'm not gonna lie. I am a HUGE fan of hand bags and accessories. Just today I happened to stumble across this picture on my facebook page news feed:


 Needless to say, I fell in love. So I investigated a little further and it took me to the page of the director of a non profit organization called Light Gives Heat. They are a great organization who are empowering Africans through economic opportunities and challenging people in the West to make valuable contribution to the world today.

As I kept clicking through their site I noticed they had a whole bunch of terrific products for sale, all for generating funds for their projects which are truly changing lives and impacting nations.

The bags in particular have the story of the person who made it screen printed on the inside...and how fabulous do they look on the outside?! So who says that fashion and justice don't mix? Be sure to check out the LGH store and grab a tote or pair of earrings- changing someones life in the process.