“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”
– Mother Teresa
On November 2nd, 2020, our team here at beCAUSE minded was on pins and needles. And not (only) because of the 2020 presidential election. That’s the day we launched beCAUSE minded. And like pretty much everything else in 2020, had no idea how it would go. We had a concept, a target market, a billion hours of planning, and zero idea how to get the word out. But we believed that we could “cast a stone” to create a ripple of change. Our goal was (and is) to change how people gift by creating unique luxury gift boxes that divert funds from companies like Amazon and Wal-mart to small social enterprises who are making a serious impact on the communities they support.
And the amazing news is that it’s happening. Businesses looking for branded business gifts and individuals looking for thoughtful gifts that give back are joining the movement. Today we want to share a few of the ways our purchases from our corporate gift suppliers (a result of your beCAUSE minded purchases) have made a difference around the world.
B.A.R.E. Soaps
Through our purchase of B.A.R.E. Soaps (Barista’s Blend and Jubilee Jam), we contributed to their efforts to provide support to a community in India. In 2020, COVID forced their India soap recycling workshop to shut down. As a result, they decided to divert the majority of those funds to supporting a fundraiser in the same area. They were part of a collective effort that ultimately:
- Provided over 3,000 families with life-sustaining basic groceries
- Built hand washing stations in four rural hospitals that have COVID-19 treatment services
- Distributed more than 30,000 face-masks and soap bars throughout villages and slums
- Sustained livelihoods for dozens of women in economic empowerment collectives in the villages
- Operated open-spaced educational classes to support hundreds of children’s foundational learning during the pandemic
- Operated a robust medical facility in the heart of the slums tasked to provide basic healthcare and infant vaccinations
Quiquattro
Through our purchase of Quiquattro’s Pestemal towels, 4 tablets were provided to underserved school-aged children in Turkey to support remote learning. Our purchase also contributed to the college sponsorship of a girl majoring in textile and fashion, supporting their mission to promote girls’ education in Turkey. She will graduate this year! In addition, our towels are made by Syrian refugee families in Turkey, who often have difficulty obtaining work.
Beloved Bath
Lastly, through our purchase of Beloved Bath’s Charcoal Bath Salts and Enlightened Body Butter, we have provided hours of employment to people with autism. For this one, we’d love to share an email we received from one of their employees:
“Beloved Bath has impacted my life in massive ways both emotionally and professionally. Working for Beloved Bath has been a wonderful launchpad for both my career life and my personal life. It is the first job that I’ve had and I have learned so much from both Pam and Pat about being part of a business and about being an employee.
I have also become good friends with both of them and I am very grateful to them for everything I have learned from them. I have also made some friends working for beloved bath and I have really enjoyed making the products, labeling the products, and sharing the products with my friends and family. I also just really love the energy of Beloved Bath and the intention behind it especially since I am on the autism spectrum.”
It’s stories like these that remind us that it’s not only about creating beautiful personal and corporate gift boxes. Our work and your purchases here at beCAUSE minded are changing lives around the world. Thank you for joining us on the #EmpoweredGifting movement.
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