That is the first impact of your purchase, but it isn’t the last.

For more than a decade, this work has also allowed me to invest in organizations whose work reflects those same values: protecting vulnerable women, creating opportunity, and helping families build a better future.

I have been a monthly Freedom Partner with International Justice Mission (IJM), the world’s largest anti-trafficking organization, for more than eleven years. IJM’s work rescues victims of trafficking, forced labor, and violence, and helps bring those who exploit them to justice.

I also sponsor educational and vocational scholarships through Africa New Life Ministries, supporting students in Rwanda and providing vocational training for women seeking a path out of generational poverty.

These aren't occasional donations. They are long-term partnerships that have grown alongside this business, sustained month after month because of your purchases. They are also part of a broader commitment to support other local and global organizations with similar missions, including Portland Rescue Mission, World Vision, Compassion International, and others.

When you choose The Marigold Caravan, your purchase reaches farther than you may ever see. It creates dignified work for artisans around the world. It sustains organizations that protect vulnerable women and expand educational opportunities for girls. And it allows this little business to keep investing in the kind of world I want to help build.

How it’s made matters. And so does the impact it creates.

 XO,

Julie