<p>Gretchen Huijskens is the co-founder and CEO of Trades of Hope, an ethical fashion company that empowers women out of poverty. Trades of Hope exists to create jobs for women in communities of extreme poverty by selling an exclusive line of high-quality, fair-trade accessories made by Artisans around the world.In Our Voices Rising, Gretchen tells of how she founded an orphanage, a school, and a medical clinic in Haiti. Her experiences on the ground showed her how charity sometimes perpetuated a problem in developing countries, but business could be used to solve problems and create a positive social impact. Our Voices Rising gives readers a behind-the-scenes peek at why Gretchen moved away from running a charity into developing a sustainable business. She shares business strategies and how you can make a positive impact on alleviating poverty and trafficking in your everyday life</p>

Our Voices Rising: One CEO’s journey to alleviate poverty using fashion as a force for good.

Biographies & Memoirs

Huijskens, Gretchen

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Punchline Publishers

<p>An Amazon Best Seller\nGretchen Huijskens is co-founder and CEO of Trades of Hope, a multi-million dollar ethical fashion brand that empowers women out of poverty by partnering with Artisan Partners in over 15 countries worldwide. It is an exclusive line of high-quality, fair-trade accessories that allow people worldwide to use Fashion as a Force for Good.™\nOur Voices Rising is Gretchen's inspirational origin story about the start of Trades of Hope, after her first-hand experience of starting a charity in Haiti in the early 2000s. The charity included an orphanage, school, and medical clinic, but led Gretchen to the a realization that most orphans in her care were only orphans because their mothers couldn’t afford to care for them. Gretchen’s perception of helping shifted when she realized the uncomfortable truth: that her charity was often just a band-aid on the real problems.\nGretchen completely changed her worldview and model of charity to a sustainable business model that empowered women to provide what their families really needed: access to education, medical care, nutritious food, a safe home, and clean water. Today Gretchen and the team at Trades of Hope continue to help women rise out of poverty, trafficking, and gender inequality by selling their fair-trade goods with small business support of women across the United States. Gretchen is a pioneer in the field of sustainable business, and the partnerships she creates empower every single woman involved around the world.</p>

Our Voices Rising: One CEO's Journey to Alleviate Poverty Using Fashion as a Force for Good

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Our Voices Rising: One CEO’s journey to alleviate poverty using fashion as a force for good.

Our Voices Rising: One CEO's Journey to Alleviate Poverty Using Fashion as a Force for Good