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After leaving exploitation, she worked tirelessly to build a new life. With courage and determination, she started her own small business making handmade vests and even saved enough to buy her own sewing machine. It was a step toward independence, dignity and hope. But her journey has been anything but easy.
Read MoreIn my years of knowing Jesus—which are not few—I’ve had the chance to serve in all kinds of circumstances and settings. I’ve seen death, sickness, hunger and poverty up close. I’ve met people imprisoned both physically and spiritually. I’ve ministered in loss and defeat. I’ve consoled the abandoned and shared encouragement with the rejected. But what I had never seen so closely is…
Read MoreFor years, Marlene was trapped in sexual exploitation far from home. Fear overtook her when a friend from the brothel was murdered. Bolivia has one of the highest femicide rates in the world; every three days a woman is murdered, and women in prostitution face an even higher risk.
Read More“How would you like to win $70,000?” We were initially excited when a few weeks ago we were asked to pitch SutiSana for a Bolivian version of the reality show Shark Tank, where we would be competing with 99 other Bolivian businesses for a $70,000 prize.
Read MoreRecently, we as a social enterprise experienced a similar discomfort, when we embarked on a large scale project that was slightly outside of our core offerings of handbags and small accessories.
Read MoreOf course it was "Mariela*" who didn't show up to SutiSana to work, our youngest artisan barely out of her teens, already a mom of her own two children and raising her orphaned brother.
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