JEWELRY page 3 International Partners
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U.S. Training Center
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SCARVES page 13
UNIQUE GIFTS page 19
FOR THE KIDS page 27
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Sparkle Globe Earrings #100260 ~
Triple Sparkle Necklace #102815 ~
China
China
Our partners in China bring hope to women in their local red light districts. They offer shelter, medical checkups and treatment, crisis pregnancy counseling, vocational training, employment, and more. If a woman cannot come to them, they meet her where she’s at—whether it be on the streets, inside a brothel, or in a prison cell. In places where women are deceived into a life of darkness, China Outreach offers them a life in the light. Your purchase helps these women find safety, hope, and true healing.
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INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
Nutmeg Pearl Necklace #101145
~ Thailand
Thai Safehouse Partner Hidden within the red light districts of Thailand are women from all over the world. On outreach, our partners have met women from over 20 countries, including Russia, India, Nigeria, Laos, and Uzbekistan. Our Thai safe-house partner seek out those who have been trafficked to Thailand. After building trust with these women and children, our partners provide shelter and medical attention while working to safely repatriate them. Their programs offer both Thai women and international women an alternative way to make an income. They also provide medical care, vocational and life skills, scholarships for education, childcare, counseling, and more.
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Cream Stone & Crystal Earrings #100945
Pewter Squares Necklace #100946
~ Guatamala
~ Guatemala
Made in a vocational training center for women located in one of the largest slums of Guatemala City.
Classic pearls get a fresh new look with silver crystals in this charming bracelet. Long Pearl & Crystal Bracelet #102630
~ Guatemala
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Our Best Selling Necklace! Another girl disappeared from the village. Reena watched foreigners promise schooling or stable jobs abroad and impoverished families send or even sell their daughters out of desperation. She knew traffickers targeted the poorest and most vulnerable—and that protection would only come with providing income for these women. With a dream to employ at-risk women in her village, Reena began a small bakery. Now Reena runs four sustainable micro-enterprises that fund her program’s safehouse, counseling services, vocational training, micro-loans, and classes in literacy and health awareness. What was once a small micro-business has blossomed into a thriving multifaceted organization that lifts hundreds of lives to dignity, breathes hope into an entire community, and attacks trafficking at its root cause.
Multi-colored Glass Bead Necklace #100480
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~Nepal
Bolero Two Stone Necklace #100944
Budding Joy Necklace #102833
~ Guatamala
~ China
Crystal Charm Necklace #103183
~ Guatemala
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U.S. TRAINING CENTER Black Ribbon and Gold Chain Necklace #104097
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~ USA
~ USA Gold Chain Pearl Bracelet #103536 ~ USA
Pearl Cluster Station Necklace #103999
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Black and Pink Pearl and Chain Necklace #103203
Long before the formal establishment of WAR, Int’l, its earliest programs began in our founder’s kitchen, where she rocked wounded women and whispered words of hope and healing into their lives. Now, decades later, rescued and at-risk women gather in the kitchen of WAR, Int’l seeking job skills, stable employment or simply a safe haven to heal and start over. In our own humble headquarters, WAR, Int’l is piloting a program to offer protection and empowerment to those at risk in our own American neighborhoods, in the land of the free. As these women rewrite the past, rebuild, and dream again, WAR, Int’l works toward its own dreams of expanding the US Training Center program. In the face of staggering need and a steady flow of requests to take more rescued women—like four survivors a month from one state alone—WAR, In’tl plans to grow the program according to our successful international model, adding counseling, child care, health services, scholarships and more. When you invest in this program, you invest in the rescue and empowerment of those in our own communities, in stretching our circles of protection ever wider but ever closer as well.
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~ USA
~ USA Amethyst Gold Chain Earrings #103404 ~ USA
Amethyst Gold Station Necklace #103406
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Hand-Knit Scarves ~ Serbia This cozy knit scarf will become a wintertime staple as you brave those blustery days wrapped in it’s bright warmth. Hand knit by Serbian widows.
Red #103211
Blue #103213
Green #103212
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Sheer Leopard Print Scarf #101160
Global Echo Necklace in Silver #103341
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~ India
~ India
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ALL SCARVES
Wear your scarf as a hair tie, shawl, or belt as well!
~ Thailand Pearl & Metal Pendant Necklace #102307 ~ Thailand Thai Silk Scarf in Red #101759
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Gray Infinity Scarf #103269
~ Honduras
Soft and cozy knit infinity scarf lovingly hand made by at risk women in Honduras to support their families.
Mitra Lime Scarf #103317
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~ India
Cream Frill Scarf #101162
~ India
Woven Works - India While great strides have been taken to address poverty in India, there are still many who find themselves drowning in it. They are the “unhirables,” culturally held down by caste, physical limitations, health, or religion. Left without a chance of employment, they are poverty stricken and therefore at increased risk. That is why Woven Works is all about what they call “people profit.” People profit is about hiring the “unhirables,” empowering them to rise above the limitations forced upon them and enabling them to become thriving economic contributors.
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Formal Beaded Purse #102440 Various Colors
~Thailand
Rhoda’s Roses USA Black Crocheted Brooch #101404 ~ USA Red Crocheted Brooch #101403 ~
Stories of rescue are powerful, yet simply raiding brothels or removing women from risk is never enough. Like a trampled rose, rescued women require tender, loving care in order to heal and blossom. When WAR, Int’l first met Rhoda, she had experienced “rescue,” but no safe place or people to help her recover from her past trauma and abuse. As WAR, Int’l wrapped arms of love around her and created a safe haven of healing, Rhoda and her ministry began to thrive. Now, Rhoda sings of healing and wholeness and crochets these beautiful roses to support other women at risk. Each handmade rose tells her story—how beauty can be knit from brokenness, how hope exists for those rescued yet longing for restoration.
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Mother of Pearl Tic Tac Toe Game #101075
~ Egypt
Presenting the world’s most sophisticated game of tic-tac-toe! Carefully nestled in a stunning box inlaid with mother of pearl are 9 black and white hand blown glass pieces to play with on the unique game board. Supports WAR, Int’l’s partnering programs in Egypt, working alongside the Egyptian women to lift them to lives of dignity, and strengthen their voices for the world to hear.
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ALL ORNAMENTS
Snowman #103066
Penguin #103067
Polar Bear #103065
Hand etched and painted gourds, these ornaments help mothers in Peru support their families.
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Hand -Blown Glass Ornaments In order to see behind the veil, to reach into the hidden hearts and lives of Middle Eastern women, WAR Int’l has created business partnerships with ten glass factories in Egypt. By cultivating relationships with the male artisans, we gain privileged interaction with their wives and daughters allowing us to design programming specific to their needs. We now offer these women educational and medical scholarships and sponsor a local safehouse with funds from ornament sales. As WAR, Int’l establishes these relationships and programs in the Middle East, we whisper messages of worth and value to these women. Your purchase communicates that they are beautiful, unique, and deserve to be treasured and protected—just like the hand-blown glass ornaments fashioned by their fathers and husbands.
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ALL COFFEES
Fair Trade Coffees
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~ Rwanda and Peru
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ALL SPA PRODUCTS
Spa Products from Thistle Farms
~ USA
The brave women of Thistle Farms aren’t defined by the prostitution, addiction and violence they’ve left behind; they are creating something new! With ingredients extracted from the Thistle plant they concoct soothing body products. Just like the thistle weed’s resilient character, these women are determined to thrive, despite the odds stacked against them.
Soy Candles Hand-Lotions Hand-Soaps Body Butter Bath Teas
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Under the Christmas Tree
Hand-knit Finger Puppet Sets
~Peru
African Safari #104057 Christmas Friends #104056 Farm Friends #104055 *Not Shown
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Threads of Hope Bracelets #102338 Various Colors
~ Philippines
In the Philippines, an entire commercial flight may enter the country solely for sexual tourism. Yet our faithful partners are determined to stem the tide of trafficking. They now employ an entire at-risk community—700 female artisans from an impoverished coastal village. Parents now can feed and look after their little ones, no longer fearing they might disappear to the local beaches known for prostitution. Through their thriving micro-enterprise, this village has built a school and community center, bringing medical care, child care, and education to their people.
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~ China
Owl Backpack #102417 Customer Favorite! - Various Colors
Supports a rural village of artisans in China.
Global Babies Book #100200 Customer Favorite! Adorable photos of babies from seventeen cultures around the globe are woven together by simple narration.
Fish Shoulder Bag Various Colors #102418 Various Colors
~ China
From the multi-pattern fish scales to the drawstring mouth enclosure, it’s hard to decide what we love most about this adorable fish bag, but we’re pretty sure that whatever it is, you’re favorite little one will love it too. Supports a rural village of artisans in China.
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Pick Up Sticks Game #100657
~ Nicuragua
Pick-up Sticks is a classic game that has been popular over generations; teach your children or grandchildren how to play with a steady hand and not only will you be providing hours of fun, you are also helping women in Nicaragua live lives of dignity
Child’s Apron #100311
~ Guatemala
When three sewing machines were donated to the women of “Refuge Guatemala”, a new apron-making enterprise was born. Made from the colorful, hand woven fabric of Guatemala, these aprons are each uniquely beautiful. Handcrafted by women escaping abuse, trafficking and violence in Guatemala, now empowered to work with dignity.
Various Guatemalan Stuffed Animals # 100339
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~ Guatemala
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! ... and just about every other animal in the animal kingdom! These unique stuffed animal toys come in a variety of colors and designs, but all are sure to bring hours of enjoyment to your little one.
These incredibly soft plush stuffed animals come with a special surprise, in their Velcro pouch there is a solar charged player that has a prerecorded Bible story on it. The player is easy for children to control themselves and has no need of batteries, simply place it in the sun for a recharge! With every one of these sweet little animals purchased, WAR, Int’l will donate another one to a child in one of our partnering orphanages where the story will be recorded in his or her language, giving home and love to a little one both near and far. Tiger #102391 Elephant #102390
New Life is a program offering guidance and safety to youth coming out of trauma, trafficking, or abuse. Through counseling, education, and life skills training, our partners walk with young adults on the journey toward healing and wholeness. As the girls learn how to tend the earth, care for animals, restore cars, and create beautiful works of art, a deeper inner healing and restoration takes place. When you buy the work of their hands, you help young girls find safe harbor, healing, and new life.
Newborn #103445 6 Month #103437 12 Month #103438
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