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Self Care – we hear these words a lot but do we actually heed them? Too often people work themselves to burnout and get exhausted, sick or overwhel...

I have been tired this week, overwhelmed really.  I am not sure what it is completely.  Maybe it’s the failure of one of my retail locations and th...

Forgiveness. What does it mean to forgive? Do we really need to forgive people for hurting us? What about forgiving ourselves? Forgive means to sto...

The Artisan Interview Series showcases the artisans of Baskets and Beads. We share insights into their lives and how making the beads and being par...

The empowerment series addresses the challenging topics within the Fair Trade or “Do Good” space. This weeks post is about the word Empowerment whi...

The Empowerment Series deals with the deep-rooted issues within Fair Trade and serving artisans around the world. In the past several posts, we hav...

The empowerment series deals with uncomfortable issues facing us today.  I started this series to deal with some of the negatives in the Fair Trade...

Welcome to the online version of Baskets and Beads Kenya. We are so happy you are here and hope you find something amazing for yourself or for a gi...

The Empowerment Series looks at some of the complicated issues and situations that occur in the Fair Trade world and possible solutions.  I went to...

In the first post of this series, you learned about the negative side of “voluntourism” and the thing called the white savior complex. In Part 2 we...

The Empowerment Series will look at the various negative connotations out there regarding white people serving in other countries such as Africa, India, Mexico etc.  This is a multi part series.  The first part explores the terms "Voluntourism and the White Savior Complex"

What is bias? Bias is defined as prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered t...