Every year Rising International holds an inspiring event called Hands of Hope to raise funds and awareness for our women's programs. This year, we are proud to celebrate International Women's Day and welcome Sarah Symons as our keynote speaker! Sarah is the co-founder of Made by Survivors. She is an expert in human trafficking. Sarah will inspire us with her stories of profound hope for keeping women and children free and safe. Rising International partnered with Sarah to create a jewelry line made by girls rescued from brothels. Making and selling jewelry is changing their destinies.
About Rising International: Rising promotes ownership of craft-based businesses by women in both impoverished areas of developed nations as well as in developing nations. Our focus is primarily on women in high risk environments such as those in refugee camps, those living with HIV/AIDS, homeless women, displaced immigrants, former slaves, or those in war-torn regions of the world. By selling their handmade crafts and sharing in their life stories, impoverished women reach out to the rest of the world, not for charity, but for a chance. Some of the items Rising promotes are traditional crafts passed down through generations, such as the baskets made by Ugandan women who have lost their children to AIDS, while others are new craft lines created for the Western market such as the silk purses which are woven by widows in Cambodia.
EVENT SCHEDULE: 11:00am - Wine / Social Reception 12:00pm - Lunch / Program 1:15pm - Global MarketplaceAttend this event and you will change precious lives.
Tickets are just $25 and can be purchased at www.risinginternational.org/tickets or by calling 831 429-RISE (7473).