I recently traveled to Central Africa - the place your mother always tells you not to go. It was International Women's Day. The country - Democratic Republic of Congo. The purpose... Empower Women. It was hot. I was tired. Jet-lag had set in and I had a pounding headache. Yet I was to speak in front of 200 Congolese women. Some had walked miles to hear the American give them words of hope and encouragement; it was a day I will never forget. 
Women across the world are still being mistreated. Gender inequality exists. In the most sickening way, rape still happens. Physical abuse is not a crime in many nations. To hit a woman is acceptable by law?!
Fuck my dehydration and headache - there were greater issues at hand. As I listened to women tell their stories, I knew much work needed to be done on an international level.
The Peace Exchange is a non-profit working to create sustainable fair trade centers around the globe in the most desolate of places. Through artisan fair trade, we employ local women, empower then to move out of poverty and strive for a commitment of education for the artisans and their children.
I recently traveled to Congo on International Women's Day...
The Peace Exchange is only beginning in its efforts to help women around the world...
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