Redefine Charity Bracelets
Rubber fundraiser bracelets are great but a little impractical as an everyday accessory if you are trying to pull an outfit together. Here are a few of my favorite charity bracelets that benefit amazing organizations and look amazing. The best thing about having a beautiful accessory is that not only can it set off a fit but when people ask about it you get the chance to tell a story to be proud of. That feels good.
1. Charity: Water
This is a beautiful piece. Charity: Water and Kwiat who are both based out of NYC, partnered to create The Diamond Water Droplet Bracelet. This piece though beautiful still carries a bit of a stir over the addition of a diamond. Kwiat diamonds are declared to be conflict free but are still mined on the continent. As Charity: Water has worked building wells in many of the countries that Kwiat sources it’s stones I am assuming that they did their due diligence in making sure that a product with their name on it was crafted fairly. The The Diamond Water Droplet Bracelet retails at $100, of which 100% of profits go to Charity: Water.
2. Invisible Children
Invisible Children built a strong foundation with their first set of bracelets that accompanied their incredible documentary depicting Northern Uganda’s child soldiers. Their work includes building schools, early warning systems of LRA attacks, and encouraging LRA defection. This new piece is silver plated and adjustable to most sizes. The design is mimicked from traditional African styles made from reeds and retails at $75.
3. ME to WE
ME to WE has built a network of artisans in the Masai community to help empower the women and generate income for their families. The Masai “mamas” use traditional bead work techniques mixed with modern styles to create these unique pieces that carry the culture and aspirations of their makers. The mamas are from Free The Children communities where many of the ME to WE youth volunteers operate. Learn more about the mamas here. Most of the bracelets retail around $50.
4. Peace Cord
Peace Cords are hand woven by Afghan women out of parachute cord and military buttons. This project was crated by Arzu Studio Hope, an organization dedicated to empowering Afghan women and children. Their programs have created jobs for impoverished Afghan women, delivered access to education and healthcare. Peace Cords also partners with Spirit of America which is an organization that supports troops for humanitarian projects to supply necessities like shoes, food and school books to isolated Afghan communities. These are also one of the nicer men’s accessories out there right now. The bracelets retail for $15.
5. Indego Africa
Indego Africa is another amazing group of artisans, these ones out of Rwanda creating beautiful African accessories using fair trade practices and empowering women. The bracelets pictured are the Imfumzo Bangles (i’m feeling that red and black). The women working with Indego Africa used to make less than $1 a day. Now they are making four times that. That might not sound like a lot but it has greatly increased their standards of living. Also Indego Africa uses 100% of their profits toward training programs for their artisans in Literacy, Computers, and Business Skills. The classes are taught by Generation Rwanda members under the supervision of Indego Africa’s staff. Generation Rwanda is a program that gives university scholarships to outstanding students. With bracelets retailing around $20 these are a great cost effective way to touch a LOT of lives.
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