With a new project released by Invisible Children, the organization that benefits war-affected children in East Africa, called Mend, we can now know who made our bags. The inside tag of the bag has the name of the woman who stitched the bag. You can then go to their website and type in the name on your tag and find out all about the person who worked so hard to make your bag. I think this is a revolutionary idea, and it is fantastic that we can now restore a little bit of a connection.
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Mend - Know Who Makes Your Bags
Don't you ever think about who makes your clothes, bags, and food? Years ago we all knew. We knew who sold us our eggs and milk and which farmer they got it from. We knew who stitched our clothes and we knew that buying their goods benefited their family. We chose to shop there because we trusted the people to give us what we wanted quickly and efficiently. After a while though, we found a way to make things quicker and more efficient using machines to package and make things for us. There was a shift "from the individual to the inexpensive." With this technology we could then start shipping things out all over the world. Now, all we tend to know is what country our food is from, and what company our clothes are from. We don't know who farmed our crops or who stitched our shirts, and we don't know if the people who did it are treated well. Mass production caused us to lose a sense of connection.
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This is so cool.. I think that Invisible Children is an incredible charity- this really gives the people involved a real idea of where their bags are coming from; it gives you a sense of who is making it, and that, in fact, some is making it... Thanks!
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