Happy Hour with The Peace Exchange

Join Us!   June 25th 4 - 6pm  with our new partner Chris Olsen owner of the Wine Gallery Laguna Beach. 

1833 S Coast Hwy #110 Laguna Beach

Join us for a night of fun.  Hear the latest from our Kickstarter Campaign and how we used the funds to open a second sewing center in DR Congo.  As we have recently returned from our trip, we will be giving the latest information about what is happening in Fair Trade and how The Peace Exchange is growing.  New products will be available for purchase.  Special thanks will be given to our donors.  A portion of all sales from the happy hour will go to the non-profit.  Hope to see you there.  

Bring a friend!!!

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!

Laguna Beach Magazine's

THE ARTS ISSUE

June 2015 

No. 54

with

The Peace Exchange

Jody Tiongco

http://lagunabeachmagazine.com/wonder-women-of-the-peace-exchange/

"Educators-turned-philanthropists Katie Bond and Iris Bourne are leaders of The Peace Exchange, a Laguna Beach nonprofit that partners with organizations in developing countries to create sustainable jobs for women in need. It began a few years ago with a sewing facility in the Congo producing fair trade throws, napkins, yoga bags, totes and more, and now includes a second sewing center in the region. Today, Katie and Iris are planning for a jewelry-making workshop in Nepal; they aimed to visit the country in April, but were forced to postpone the trip due to the earthquake."

But the group’s vision goes beyond providing jobs. By receiving pay per item as well as premium wages—five times the daily rate of other workers in the region—The Peace Exchange artisans in the Congo can afford to send their children to school. “At the foundational root, we believe lasting change will come from the education of these women’s children,” Katie says. “But in order to do that, we need to give the women work.”
 Bria Balliet & Katherine Duncan