37 episodes

Host Tawny Austin shares Inspiring Fair Trade & Ethical Artisan stories from women (& men!) around the globe who are rising out of trafficking, extreme poverty & keeping their babies. Tune in to connect with Kindred Spirits & learn how to use your buying power for good. @tawny.austin // http://www.kindredmovement.com/

The Kindred Movement with Tawny Austin | Fair Trade & Ethical Artisan Stories Tawny Austin

    • Society & Culture

Host Tawny Austin shares Inspiring Fair Trade & Ethical Artisan stories from women (& men!) around the globe who are rising out of trafficking, extreme poverty & keeping their babies. Tune in to connect with Kindred Spirits & learn how to use your buying power for good. @tawny.austin // http://www.kindredmovement.com/

    Our Voices Rising Book Release Interview with Trades of Hope Founder, Gretchen Huijskens!

    Our Voices Rising Book Release Interview with Trades of Hope Founder, Gretchen Huijskens!

    Join me as I interview Gretchen about her new book, Our Voices Rising, LIVE!


    My friend and founder of Trades of Hope- Gretchen Huijskens wrote a book and I’m honored and thrilled to be a part of her BOOK LAUNCH!!
    This book is about her journey & what she has learned about how #fairtradejobcreation is a powerful force to empower the women of the world to RISE!
    She has seen first-hand the pain in the world - and has spent her life doing something about it!
    I’m so proud to link arms with her in this mission.

    Here is the Video Interview: https://youtu.be/OxwKlTK-LpE

    If you snag a copy from Amazon, you get a $15 coupon for ToH too!!


    Use this link: Our Voices Rising: One CEO's Journey to Alleviate Poverty Using Fashion as a Force for Good https://shopstyle.it/l/bXs5V


    Screenshot and text your order to our CS: (386) 263-8776

    Shop my Trades of Hope Store here: linktr.ee/tawny.austin

    Instagram: @tawny.austin

    • 29 min
    Stories of Hope for Syprine, Fatuma, & Peter in Kenya | Trades of Hope

    Stories of Hope for Syprine, Fatuma, & Peter in Kenya | Trades of Hope

    Join me as I share the stories of Hope for Syprine, Fatuma, & Peter in Kenya.  Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in Kenya. Trades of Hope partners with differently-abled Artisans in Kenya to give them opportunities to work in safe healthy environments and earn enough income to support themselves and their families. As members of this Artisan community, they also have access to safe housing, health care, education, and counseling.

    The women we partner with are defying the odds! Your purchase of their handcrafted designs empowers these women to earn an income, overcome physical disabilities, and become independent and powerful members of their communities!

    Read more & see these artisans on the blog:

    https://tradesofhope.com/stories-of-hope-in-kenya-trades-of-hope/?u=tawnyaustin

    Find me on SOLWIN:

    https://solwin.tv/?mref=tawny.austin

    Here is some more information, and where you can find me on social media:

    https://tradesofhope.com/tawnyaustin

    https://www.instagram.com/tawny.austin/

    https://www.facebook.com/fairtradetawny

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/tawnysfairtradetribe

    www.kindredmovement.com/podcast

    • 10 min
    A Story of Hope for Bai in East Asia | Trades of Hope

    A Story of Hope for Bai in East Asia | Trades of Hope

    Join me as I share the story of Bai in East Asia Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in East Asia. In East Asia, extreme poverty encourages sexual exploitation of women in brothels. These women want to provide for their families but have few options. Trades of Hope is partnering in East Asia to help rescue women out of brothels and provide sex trafficking survivors with holistic care, dignified income, and hope.

    Read more & see these women on the blog:

    https://tradesofhope.com/stories-of-hope-in-east-asia-trades-of-hope?u=TawnyAustin&r=C865802

    https://tradesofhope.com/helping-women-in-east-asia-heal-from-the-trauma-of-sex-trafficking/?u=TawnyAustin&r=C865802

    Learn More & Subscribe to HOPE MAIL: https://bit.ly/TOHhopemail

    Here is some more information, and where you can find me on social media:

    https://tradesofhope.com/tawnyaustin

    https://www.instagram.com/tawny.austin/

    https://www.facebook.com/fairtradetawny

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/tawnysfairtradetribe

    www.kindredmovement.com/podcast

    • 10 min
    Stories of Hope for Clara & Michelle in Guatemala| Trades of Hope

    Stories of Hope for Clara & Michelle in Guatemala| Trades of Hope

    Join me as I share the stories of Clara & Michelle, two of our Huipil Artisans in Guatemala. Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in Guatemala. In Guatemala, women struggle through abuse, poverty, and heartache. But these women are now becoming proud business owners! By utilizing their traditional skills, they are able to create beautiful products that reflect their culture. As Artisans and business owners, women in rural villages are now able to feed, clothe, and pay for their children to go to school – opening doors to a brighter future for the next generation in Guatemala!

    Read more & see these women on the blog:

    https://tradesofhope.com/stories-of-hope-in-guatemala-trades-of-hope?u=TawnyAustin

    https://tradesofhope.com/what-is-huipil/?u=TawnyAustin



    Here is some more information, and where you can find me on social media:

    https://tradesofhope.com/tawnyaustin

    https://www.instagram.com/tawny.austin/

    https://www.facebook.com/fairtradetawny

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/tawnysfairtradetribe

    www.kindredmovement.com/podcast

    • 8 min
    Stories of Hope for Shirlene, Hermanie, Judelane, & Gertrude in Haiti | Trades of Hope

    Stories of Hope for Shirlene, Hermanie, Judelane, & Gertrude in Haiti | Trades of Hope

    Join me as I share the stories of Shirlene, Hermanie, Judelane, & Gertrude in Haiti. Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in Haiti. Haiti endured this century’s worst natural disaster and is home to almost 500,000 orphans. The majority of the orphans have not been orphaned by parental deaths or natural disasters, but by parents who gave them up simply because they could not feed them. The Artisans we work with is an “un-orphanage” and is helping with the orphan crisis by providing parents with sustainable business through creating designs that do good. 

    Read more & see these women on the blog:

    https://tradesofhope.com/stories-of-hope-in-haiti-trades-of-hope/?u=TawnyAustin&r=C865802

    Learn More & Subscribe to our Ethical Coffee Subscription Here: http://brewsofhope.com/

    Here is some more information, and where you can find me on social media:

    https://tradesofhope.com/tawnyaustin

    https://www.instagram.com/tawny.austin/

    https://www.facebook.com/fairtradetawny

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/tawnysfairtradetribe

    www.kindredmovement.com/podcast

    • 8 min
    Stories of Hope for Binu, Jina, & Amrita in Nepal | Trades of Hope

    Stories of Hope for Binu, Jina, & Amrita in Nepal | Trades of Hope

    Join me as I share the stories of Binu, Jina, & Amrita in Nepal. Head to www.kindredmovement.com/podcast to learn more, shop, & empower Fair Trade artisans in Nepal. Trades of Hope is partnering with Artisans in Nepal to empower women out of extreme poverty and human trafficking, overcoming discrimination with equal opportunities to enjoy creating beautifully practical ceramic art, clothing, & felt products, and providing educational support for women to become social entrepreneurs.

    Read more & see these women on the blog:

    https://tradesofhope.com/stories-of-hope-in-nepal-trades-of-hope/?u=TawnyAustin&r=C865802

    Learn More & Subscribe to our Ethical Coffee Subscription Here: http://brewsofhope.com/

    Here is some more information, and where you can find me on social media:

    https://tradesofhope.com/tawnyaustin

    https://www.instagram.com/tawny.austin/

    https://www.facebook.com/fairtradetawny

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/tawnysfairtradetribe

    www.kindredmovement.com/podcast

    • 11 min

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