Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 "Personally, this year, I have invested a great deal of time and energy in supporting the basket weavers of Rwanda, many of whom are widows from the genocide, by bringing their baskets - which I termed Peace Baskets because they were made by both Hutu and Tutsi women in a spirit of reconciliation after the genocide - to market. This was an initiative I led both as a co founder of Eziba and as a founding member of the Business Council for Peace, a newly formed coalition of business women who are supporting women's enterprises in areas of conflict and post conflict. We have partnered with The United Nations Development Fund for Women in order to do this work. Seeing myself as a peacemaker, committed to building bridges between people who are living in conflict areas of the world has become a new focus for me, and one that I find deeply empowering. Next year I will head to the Middle East and potentially Afghanistan - identifying talented craftspeople and finding ways to not only bring their craft to the international marketplace through Eziba, but also to strengthen their communities. All of this work is part of my sense of engaged, spiritual practice." ---Amber Chand, Co-Founder, Vice President-Vision, Eziba, North Adams, MA, US. © Global Dharma Center 2004 http://www.globaldharma.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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