by Suzanne Ward | May 11, 2020 | News
In part one of this blog post, we promised to come back with what AJ is doing surrounding children’s education that will ultimately help them break the cycle of poverty within their families. As we emphasized earlier, generational poverty is not only a daily lack of...
by Suzanne Ward | May 11, 2020 | News
Poverty can be defined simply as the inability to afford minimum standards of food, clothing, and shelter. Generational poverty, however, occurs when people do not have the resources, such as financial capital, education or social capital necessary to rise out of...
by Suzanne Ward | May 10, 2020 | News
There’s nothing like a mother’s love to give us all the strength we need to succeed! ❤️ #mothersday
by Suzanne Ward | May 9, 2020 | News
For the first time ever, AJ Marketplace is offering our Waterfall Necklace for $30 (usually retails for $42.) This piece is near and dear to us as it’s the first piece that we ever carried in our marketplace. Grab yours today and happy #fairtradeday!...
by Suzanne Ward | May 8, 2020 | News
We have all been doing our best to mix up our routines here in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this has been the same for our AJ Girls 💛 in Ethiopia, too. The girls have been spending time outside and exercising to pass the time. To stay healthy, our...