Up From The Dust

Supporting the global growth of women microenterprises

Unique gifts. Global shopping. Conscious buying.

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“Mary, we really appreciate your generous donation to our chapter and were glad to have the opportunity to support the terrific work you are doing to support women around the world with Up from the Dust. It was great to be reminded that women need to think globally now, not just locally.”

Cathy Feldman
NAWBO-Santa Barbara
Co-chair

Featured Women Artists

The Merasi are a community of marginalized untouchable musicians living in the desert of northwestern India. For 37 generations, they have composed, performed and maintained a rich folk music legacy. Despite their cultural significance, they are considered Untouchable, the lowest order in India’s hierarchical caste system. They are born without birth certificates and denied both access to education and political representation. Amidst crippling marginalization and poverty, a critical mass of Merasi have decided that the next generation will not inherit this hopeless reality. Through your purchases, you are supporting the women of Folk Arts Rajasthan (FAR) in India. Women take recycled materials and sew them into decorative and utilitarian art, providing the rare opportunity for financial empowerment. Funds generated through the sale of these Fair Trade products go directly back to the community to promote cultural, economic and educational empowerment for the community and to preserve their highly distinctive traditional music, dance and crafts.

Up from the Dust brings beautiful handmade products to the U.S. marketplace that helps support and economically empowers women around the world. We import jewelry, purses, and home decor from women entrepreneurs in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Guatemala, Egypt, Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Palestine, and China. We target our sales to women in business so they can enjoy these unique products and help support their sisters in business worldwide. We continue to develop new relationships with women entrepreneurs in many other countries.

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