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“As consumers we have so much power to change the world by just being careful in what we buy.”  – Emma Watson, actor and ethical shopping advocate Hermione Grainger is right. We can vote with our dollars for the kind of world we want and for the things we want to support. Saturday May 8 is World Fair Trade Day. It’s the day that...

“How was Nepal?” people ask me. “Wonderful,” I say, knowing that my life will never be quite the same. Before I bought Didi Bahini last summer, I couldn’t have found Nepal on a map. I wanted to do good by supporting Fair Trade initiatives, and when I met Jane Gragtmans and heard about her company, I knew that buying Didi Bahini was right for...

Everything has a story and here is the story of Didi Bahini’s Sister Scarves, silky and colourful double-loop infinity scarves made from recycled Indian saris. This story begins with Jane Gragtmans, the founder and previous owner of Didi Bahini. Always looking for ways to build the businesses of her partners, Jane noticed that people were selling scarves made from used saris. However, none had...