Nivi Empowerment

My brother in-law Brett has created an amazing company helping the "poorest of the poor" in India called Nivi Empowerment. Rabekha and Alice Mary create these beautiful hand made skirts. "Nivi Empowerment pays a fair wage, but on top of that, provides these women with "micro-earning," - a concept that borrows heavily on micro-lending. For every piece of clothing sold, Nivi Empowerment places money in a bank account for the woman the sewed the skirt. This money is tagged for projects that the woman needs, such as fixing a roof, going to school, or getting clean water. The initial micro-earning product for all of the workers is a sewing machine of her choice."

Brett asked me to take some photos of the fabric for his website and here they are! If you would like to help out, let me know!