About a year ago, I had the opportunity to hear the founder of The Blessing Basket Project speak about her organization and how she started it.  This non-profit pays women in third world countries to weave baskets and then sells the baskets in the U.S. While this idea itself isn’t new, The Blessing Basket Project gives substantially more back to the weavers than most organizations do, in fact they guarantee 2.5 times Fair Trade wages.  The results of this effort are truly amazing as some women have moved on from basket weaving to become entrepreneurs and work to end poverty in their villages.  Read more about this non-profit at http://www.blessingbasket.org/ and consider purchasing a basket for yourself or a friend.