Ep #92: You have power behind your purchase. The evolving mission of Anchal- Colleen Clines
Sometimes you find your mission and then other times the mission finds you. Meet Colleen Clines of Anchal. Colleen is a Louisville local with a global reach through her non-profit social enterprise. Anchal provides textile products to fund the mission and by doing so giving jobs to women that have been domestically abused or apart of the sex trade institution in India. Currently Anchal employs over 150 women through their fair trade textile sales. Colleen set out on this journey over 10 years ago as a student in landscape architecture, through her studies she was able to journey to India where she stumbled upon a red light district. As she learned more about this systemic problem, she was called to do more. With a strong desire to do more, she returned to Rhode Island, raised $400 and the rest is history. Through the last ten years, Anchal has had some amazing collaboration but nothing beats the impact of helping women break the sex abuse cycle. Listen in as Colleen explains how she is committed to growing Anchal, and how each purchase is powerful.
https://anchalproject.org/
https://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking
Louisville Locals: Achalwill be hosting a trunk show Nov. 14th from 10am-8pm at White Hall, 3110 Lexington Road
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