Malia Designs was recently featured in the Chicago Sun Times. The article, “Fair Trade is Fashionable”, showcased a number of Chicago-based Fair Trade companies and reminded consumers that Fair Trade means much more than just coffee!

Read the article here.

About FTF: The Fair Trade Federation (FTF) is the trade association that strengthens and promotes North American organizations fully committed to fair trade. The Federation is part of the global fair trade movement, building equitable and sustainable trading partnerships and creating opportunities to alleviate poverty. – www.fairtradefederation.org

On September 26^th, Stop Traffick and Malia Designs hosted a successful fundraiser for Goutte d’Eau, an orphanage in Cambodia that rescues and rehabilitates children who have been trafficked and enslaved. With three locations nationwide, Goutte d’Eau gives these children access to counseling, food, shelter, education, and medication – and a chance for a life free from exploitation.

Stop Traffick raised more than $8,000 to help the children at Goutte d’Eau. The event was great fun, featuring live music, delicious food, and silent auctions. Thanks to all who attended and donated to this great cause!

Stop Traffick Video

Human trafficking is modern day slavery and is now estimated to affect more than one million people every year. Thousands of women and children in Southeast Asia have been exploited by this $27 billion illegal industry.

Watch this video to see the work Goutte d’Eau is doing to combat child trafficking.

Stop Traffick – Goutte d’Eau – Fundraiser Video 2009

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