The prototype for the African-themed pillow is in the air on the way to Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana. Jan Haynes from Point Hope is en route, and will be spending about 3 weeks in the country working hard to improve the quality of life for these people. While there, she will be working with the women who dye the fabric as well as the seamstress group to produce a quality pillow based on the design I have sent over. There are so many challenges these women face – from not having consistent access to water for their fabric dying process, to not knowing how to figure their costs so that they can make a profit but still be competitive in their work. Jan will be using the process of producing this Sorrisi pillow to train these women in good business practices so they can continue to provide for themselves and their children – which will be a first for many of them. While there, Jan will send updates and pictures of this process and we will post it here so we can follow along in this amazing journey. Stay tuned . . .

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