Fair Trade, A Love Story
As this short-but-sweet video proves, Sseko Designs is the perfect fair trade success story. Once upon a time, Liz Forkin was volunteering in Uganda when she met a group of recent high school graduates who lacked the funds to go to college. She designed a sustainable sandal from veggie-tanned leather and scrap material that they could manufacture in order to raise funds to pursue their degrees, named the line after the Ugandan word for laughter, and began marketing it in the United States. As Liz says, “Sustainable business and empowering women has an integral role in alleviating global poverty.” Yes, indeed. P.S. Liz went on to marry her business partner and now they’re on a year-long expedition to bring Sseko House Parties to cities across the nation. So maybe it’s a love story, too.
