Keep the doors of Freedom open
The freedom journey is hard. It is far too hard for anyone to walk alone. Right now, Sari Bari needs financial partners to sustain holistic support for the women of Sari Bari in Kolkata I have walked alongside...
Posts tagged: forfreedom
Sandbagging the Tide of Human Trafficking
Almost 13 years ago this month we were about to begin Sari Bari: a freedom business that creates modern Kantha products for the western market while providing employment to women who are vulnerable to human trafficking or exploited by the...
Why I didn't wear blue on Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Human Trafficking Awareness Day was a couple of weeks ago. In fact, January is Human Trafficking Awareness month – FYI. And apparently we wear blue to promote awareness now. I am not new to promoting human trafficking awareness, but wearing...
Meet The Maker: Mita
Hi, I’m Mita. For the last four years, I have been an artisan for Sari Bari. I work in ironing the products, cutting zippers, pasting and other things that support the women working on the machines. I feel so...
Meet The Maker: Purnima
Hi, I’m Purnima. I have been working for Sari Bari for the last 8 years of my life.My job is machine sewing, though I have learned much more than that. I have learned how to be together in a...
World Day Against Human Trafficking
“Human trafficking is a scourge, a crime against the whole of humanity. It is time to join forces and work together to free its victims and to eradicate this crime that affects all of us, from individual families to the...