My friend Jane started to create economic empowerment by connecting artisan groups employing vulnerable communities with US-based consumers. The socially-inspired company has a mission focused on sustainability, ethical living, and GIRL POWER... NEW YORK — An Australian man recently became the first person to be convicted as the result of an online sex sting centered around a virtual girl. I’m 10-years-old, I live in the Philippines,” the computer generated girl said as a way of introducing herself. So many.” Men from around the world find “Sweetie” in online chat rooms, mistake her for a real child and ask her to perform sex acts in front of her webcam. “Every day, I have to sit in front of the webcam and talk to men. The men who solicit her have so far gone unpunished, until now. Her partners include artisan groups that employ human trafficking survivors, HIV women, and young moms, to name a few. When I think about some of the challenges her producers have overcome - and see the beautiful products they create - it’s a reflection of the world I want to see. This holiday season, it is increasingly important to me that the majority of the money I spend goes to help empower women and girls.
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