SAME SKY http://www.samesky.com SAME SKY is a fair-trade company whose mission is to empower women worldwide and inspire a movement of women empowering women. Fri, 03 May 2013 17:42:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH: MARK ACKERMANN http://www.samesky.com/2013/05/ambassador-of-the-month-mark-ackermann/ http://www.samesky.com/2013/05/ambassador-of-the-month-mark-ackermann/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 17:42:37 +0000 Rwandanow http://www.samesky.com/?p=6919 SAME SKY announces Mark Ackermann, President and CEO of Lighthouse International, as our May Ambassador of the Month! Mark has been a longtime friend and supporter of SAME SKY. His work with Lighthouse International has helped innumerable people overcome the challenges of vision loss through prevention, treatment, and empowerment. We spoke with Mark on how his [...]

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]]> http://www.samesky.com/2013/05/ambassador-of-the-month-mark-ackermann/feed/ 0 ARTISAN OF THE MONTH: BEATHA http://www.samesky.com/2013/05/artisan-of-the-month-beatha/ http://www.samesky.com/2013/05/artisan-of-the-month-beatha/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 20:47:48 +0000 Rwandanow http://www.samesky.com/?p=6910 Beatha is one of SAME SKY’s talented artisans working out of the AVEGA collective in Kigali, Rwanda. Her optimism and uplifting spirit has made her a role model and a friend to both her community and the entire SAME SKY team. Beatha is particularly important this month because of her tremendous accomplishments as a mother. [...]

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]]> http://www.samesky.com/2013/05/artisan-of-the-month-beatha/feed/ 0 ARTISAN SPOTLIGHT: CLEMANTINE NYIRAHABIMANA http://www.samesky.com/2013/04/artisan-spotlight-clemantine-nyirahabimana/ http://www.samesky.com/2013/04/artisan-spotlight-clemantine-nyirahabimana/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:33:52 +0000 Rwandanow http://www.samesky.com/?p=6896 Clemantine is an original member of SAME SKY’s inaugural project in Kigali. We are so excited to announce the birth of her beautiful baby girl, Asanti! Asanti is now 6 months old and brings so much joy to Clemantine’s life. With Clemantine’s earnings from SAME SKY she has been able to send her other child [...]

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]]> http://www.samesky.com/2013/04/artisan-spotlight-clemantine-nyirahabimana/feed/ 0 APRIL AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH: JANET WALKOW http://www.samesky.com/2013/04/april-ambassador-of-the-month-janet-walkow/ http://www.samesky.com/2013/04/april-ambassador-of-the-month-janet-walkow/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:38:04 +0000 Rwandanow http://www.samesky.com/?p=6884 Janet Walkow is an inspiration to all women -her passion and dedication to the women’s movement has uplifted lives all over the world.  Janet is the founder of the Leading Women Project, which works to help all women find the confidence that they need to lead self sustaining lives. Janet very serendipitously met SAME SKY Founder Francine LeFrak [...]

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]]> http://www.samesky.com/2013/04/april-ambassador-of-the-month-janet-walkow/feed/ 0 The Genocide in Rwanda… 19 Years Later http://www.samesky.com/2013/04/the-genocide-in-rwanda-19-years-later/ http://www.samesky.com/2013/04/the-genocide-in-rwanda-19-years-later/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:46:34 +0000 Rwandanow http://www.samesky.com/?p=6867 As we commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide this week, let’s all look to Rwanda as a model for reconstruction. The country’s great leap from the darkest days of the genocide to now can at times seem like a miracle…  But it’s a miracle that can be attributed to the Rwandan people who demanded [...]

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]]> http://www.samesky.com/2013/04/the-genocide-in-rwanda-19-years-later/feed/ 0 March Ambassador of the Month: Muna Rihani Al-Nasser http://www.samesky.com/2013/02/march-ambassador-of-the-month-muna-rihani-al-nasser/ http://www.samesky.com/2013/02/march-ambassador-of-the-month-muna-rihani-al-nasser/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:39:11 +0000 Rwandanow http://www.samesky.com/?p=6601 SAME SKY is so thrilled to introduce our March Ambassador of the Month, Muna Rihani Al-Nasser. Muna is the Chair of UN Women For Peace, an organization that advances women’s empowerment causes all over the world through social, cultural, and educational programs. Originally from Jordan, but now a resident of Qatar, Muna and UN Women [...]

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]]> http://www.samesky.com/2013/02/march-ambassador-of-the-month-muna-rihani-al-nasser/feed/ 0 Calling All Hillarys http://www.samesky.com/2013/02/calling-all-hillarys/ http://www.samesky.com/2013/02/calling-all-hillarys/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:43:52 +0000 Rwandanow http://www.samesky.com/?p=6570 Founder Francine LeFrak speaks out on the importance of International Women’s Day and how to use the day as a catalyst to promote real change for women in need. This March 8th will mark the 102nd International Women’s Day, and it is time that we use this day to get motivated for gender equality! Read [...]

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]]> http://www.samesky.com/2013/02/calling-all-hillarys/feed/ 0 February Ambassador of the Month: Janet Malpeso http://www.samesky.com/2013/02/february-ambassador-of-the-month-janet-malpeso/ http://www.samesky.com/2013/02/february-ambassador-of-the-month-janet-malpeso/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:38:11 +0000 Rwandanow http://www.samesky.com/?p=6534 What drew you to SAME SKY? I was drawn to SAME SKY by the incredible stories of the women artisans in Rwanda and Zambia. They are such a powerful group of women that have witnessed and lived through such incomprehensible atrocities… To see them back on their feet is so inspiring. How do SAME SKY’s [...]

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]]> http://www.samesky.com/2013/02/february-ambassador-of-the-month-janet-malpeso/feed/ 0 Inspiration Where You Least Expect It http://www.samesky.com/2013/01/inspiration-where-you-least-expect-it/ http://www.samesky.com/2013/01/inspiration-where-you-least-expect-it/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:39:23 +0000 Rwandanow http://www.samesky.com/?p=6487 See Founder Francine LeFrak’s article about the death of Jean Harris, and finding inspiration where you least expect it…. She explains how Jean Harris’ work was hard-hitting, yet she was just about the last person she had expected to gain inspiration from.  Jean Harris’ work propelled Francine’s passion for women’s issues while at the same time [...]

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]]> http://www.samesky.com/2013/01/inspiration-where-you-least-expect-it/feed/ 0 Ambassador of the Month: Pam Brewster http://www.samesky.com/2013/01/ambassador-of-the-month-pam-brewster/ http://www.samesky.com/2013/01/ambassador-of-the-month-pam-brewster/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:50:43 +0000 Rwandanow http://www.samesky.com/?p=6481 The mission of SAME SKY is near and dear to my heart: “giving women a hand up, not a hand out.” When I met Founder, Francine LeFrak and she used that phrase as she discussed the stunning glass bead bracelets made by SAME SKY’s women artisans, I was immediately captivated and eagerly offered to help the organization. Since [...]

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