Shop Local, Help the World
Local boutiques will sell scarves this weekend to raise funds for Heshima Kenya, a nonprofit serving refugee girls in Kenya.
The story of 20 Oak Park-area boutiques partnering to sell scarves made by Kenyan refugee girls is the story of two women organizing change, both abroad and right here at home. First, meet Anne Sweeney, an Oak Park-River Forest High School graduate and former River Forest resident, who now lives in Chicago. She's the co-founder of Heshima Kenya, a nonprofit organization that provides shelter and comprehensive support services for east African refugee girls in Nairobi, Kenya. Scarf sales from this weekend's boutique event will benefit Heshima. Girls served by Heshima make the scarves as part of the organization's Maisha Collective, a program that teaches business skills to girls who have completed tailoring and financial literacy training. …
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John Mulu
5:51 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
There have been some really cool shopping app recommendations over the past couple of days...I ended up downloading the 'Should I Buy It?' app someone recommended and it is awesome! I was shopping for shoes and was able to quickly share them with my friends to see what they thought of them. Here is the link again to download: http://bit.ly/sibifm33 more ›