QuirkyFusionrwanda | QuirkyFusion http://quirkyfusion.com Boston Mom Blogger Staying Sane While Raising Inquisitive, Creative and Thoughtful Children Mon, 21 May 2012 14:19:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Win a Rwanda Path to Peace Basket http://quirkyfusion.com/2009/12/win-a-rwandan-path-to-peace-basket/ http://quirkyfusion.com/2009/12/win-a-rwandan-path-to-peace-basket/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:19:38 +0000 Christy http://quirkyfusion.com/?p=533 This contest is now closed. Please check back for more great giveaways!
Rwandan Basket, Bag and Apron

Rwandan Basket, Bag and Apron

The Rwanda Path to Peace project supports the women of Rwanda in selling their handmade textiles and baskets. You can read a bit more about the project in my earlier post.

Their gorgeous items are available at Macy’s, but you have the opportunity to win one of the baskets. You can see mine in the picture, along with a bag and apron. Yours will probably be a different color and pattern, but I’m sure you’ll still love it. Visit Macy’s to see some of the other wonderful designs.

It’s all part of the Not Your Mama’s Lump of Coal Giveaway.

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  • Contest will end at 11:59pm Eastern on December 17, 2009.
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  1. Path to Peace
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  3. Day 36 – Win a Copy of the Let’s Grow Safety First DVD from Sprout

]]> http://quirkyfusion.com/2009/12/win-a-rwandan-path-to-peace-basket/feed/ 73 Path to Peace http://quirkyfusion.com/2009/12/path-to-peace/ http://quirkyfusion.com/2009/12/path-to-peace/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:26:12 +0000 Christy http://quirkyfusion.com/?p=526 For most of the people in my life, Rwanda is a far-away place. It is a place of conflict, of HIV/Aids, of hunger and of economic distress. For the people of Rwanda, of course, it is home. After the genocide in 1994, the people of Rwanda were challenged to find ways to rebuild their lives. With a 70% female population, it was clear that it would take the strength of the women to enact change. With support and encouragement from the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the women of Rwanda began to take back control of their communities through their traditional art of weaving. Macy’s got involved in 2005 and the Path to Peace project was born. The project is based on the principle of “trade, not aid” and allows Rwandan families earn a living through their work, helping them retain and rebuild a sense of pride and purpose.

I first heard of the Path to Peace project from Christie Crowder of the Blogrollers at Blogalicious ’09. She told me stories of the women and of them working past differences and challenges to better their lives. If I weren’t won over already by their beautiful weaving, their stories moved me.

I want to invite my readers to take a moment to visit the Path to Peace website at Macy’s, read about the project, and consider supporting these women by purchasing a hand-woven basket, textiles or jewelry. Trust me, when you see these baskets in person, you’ll feel like these women have somehow bestowed their kindness on you. They are gorgeous.


Weaving since 2003, Grace supports a family of six and is continuously refining her technique to craft beautiful baskets of impeccable quality.

Disclosure: I have to share that I received a basket and some other lovely items so I could help promote the Path to Peace Project. It in no way impacts my opinion of the project or the textiles.

Related posts:

  1. Jealousy, Affirmation and the Right Path
  2. Enter to Win a Trip to San Francisco and Help a Great Cause
  3. A Physics Lesson and the Heart of Haiti

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