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30 Small Businesses That Are Ending Human Trafficking

Put your money to purpose. ✨
Mindfully shop and support small businesses while giving towards the movement to END human trafficking!

*These small businesses give somewhere between 1%‑100% of profits towards ending human trafficking and/or actively employ trafficking survivors. 🤍

NO. 1

Starfish Project

JEWELRY PIECES & GIFT SETS

A Social Enterprise with a Holistic Care Program that cares for women escaping human trafficking and exploitation in Asia.

At Starfish Project women and girls experience freedom, establish independence and develop careers.

They have employed and trained over 160 women and served thousands more through our community outreach.

NO. 2

The Little Market

HOME DECOR, KITCHEN, BATH, TOYS & GIFTS

Since 2013, TLM has created over 1.25 Million hours of dignified work created for artisans all over the world.

At the end of 2020, they formed an in‑house production team to make sugar scrubs, a crucial moment in The Little Market’s history.

This is their first in‑house product, where each sugar scrub is hand‑blended with all‑natural ingredients by individuals in Los Angeles who are at the forefront of the anti‑human trafficking movement working to create empowered futures and advance human rights.

NO. 3

Calyan Wax Co.

CANDLES & MORE

Calyan Wax Co. candles are a simple way for you to take a stand against human trafficking in America.

With every purchase of their natural soy candles, Calyan donates 5% of all revenue to trusted and vetted non‑profits.

These non‑profits have a proven track record of meaningful and effective work serving survivors of trafficking.

Calyan has donated $201,301.30 to date, all through candle sales!

❤️ LOCAL TO DFW

NO. 4

Thistle Farms

BATH & BODY, ESSENTIAL OILS, BOOKS & JOURNALS, COFFEE MUGS & MORE.

Thistle Farms is a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to helping women survivors recover and heal from prostitution, trafficking, and addiction.

They do this by providing a safe place to live, a meaningful job, and a lifelong sisterhood of support.

Thistle Farms provides housing, case management, healthcare, counseling, education, and employment to survivors for two years ‑ free of charge.

They run 3 social enterprises ‑ Body & Home, The Café, and Global Shared Trade. Women survivors provide leadership roles in every department. Over the past year, these enterprises collectively reached more than 40,000 customers, providing over $2m in income for survivors.

NO. 5

Malia Designs

BAGS, WALLETS, ACCESSORIES & MORE

Malia Designs was formed to increase economic opportunity for women in Cambodia and to support organizations that fight human trafficking in Southeast Asia.

Their fair trade fashion products are made by small social enterprises that employ talented artisans in Cambodia.

Through these partnerships they connect makers to Western markets, expanding their access to sustainable income and safe and dignified working conditions.

Malia Designs strives to assist survivors of human trafficking by donating to organizations working to fight trafficking in Cambodia.

NO. 6

Savhera

ESSENTIAL OILS, DIFFUSERS & GIFTS

SUH‑VAIR‑UH] ‑ Hindi for "new beginnings"

Savhera was birthed to provide women dignified employment.

A job with Savhera offers a pathway to holistic wellness + renewal for survivors of sex trafficking while Savhera's sustainably‑sourced products provide holistic wellness + renewal for everyone else.

NO. 7

Sudara Goods

PAJAMAS, LOUNGEWEAR

As a B corp, Sudara provides skills training and job opportunities for women at high risk of trafficking.

Revenue generated from sales is reinvested in training for more women in their chosen vocation, leading to more economic independence and gender equity.

With mission‑aligned partners, Sudara trains approximately 1,200 women per year across 11 vocations with a 90% job placement rate.

NO. 8

Simply Tots

KIDS DISPOSABLE PLACEMATS

Simply Tots is committed to giving a percentage of our profits to organizations pursuing justice and rescuing children.

Their prayer is that they would be able to give more
and more each year to the cause of ending human trafficking.

Products available on Amazon.com

❤️ LOCAL TO DFW

NO. 9

Ten Thousand Villages

HOME, KITCHEN, OUTDOOR, SPA + WELLNESS

Ten Thousand Villages creates opportunities for artisans in developing countries to earn income by bringing their products and stories to their markets through long‑term, fair trading relationships.

Today, Ten Thousand Villages impacts tens of thousands of people – artisans and their families – who without the work and investment they provide, would likely remain caught in a cycle of poverty. Instead, sustainable development practices are growing financial stability and igniting social change.

NO. 10

Good Paper

HANDCRAFTED & HAND‑SIGNED GREETING CARDS

Good Paper’s mission is to restore the human spirit.
To restore the humanity and beauty within each of us that gets so easily forgotten and tossed aside.

They start with their cardmakers ‑ women who have escaped sex trafficking in the Philippines and young adults orphaned by disease in Rwanda.

Every card connects you to the life you’re helping to transform.

NO. 11

Ethic Goods

JEWELRY & ACCESSORIES

Ethic Goods provides economic empowerment for women rescued from human trafficking, and those at risk of exploitation.

Working primarily in South East Asia, partnering with nonprofits that provide holistic care (counseling, education, and healthcare), and focus on strengthening the family unit, they have demonstrated a community centered approach.

They also believe business has a role to play in empowering the women they work with.

NO. 12

Freeleaf

JEWELRY, HOME & ACCESSORIES

Freeleaf is a social enterprise providing employment and holistic care to at‑risk and previously abused or exploited women in Asia and Austin.

Every product is handmade by these survivor artisans and every purchase helps create a world where women are {k}not for sale™

NO. 13

The Tote Project

BAGS, TOTES & POUCHES

The Tote Project has currently donated $40,680.00
(and counting) to support sex trafficking survivors and those at risk as they pursuit their dream jobs.

They also provide free art classes (and supplies) for survivors of all ages that promote healing and a hopeful perspective for the future.

The Tote Project is proud to work with thoroughly vetted
partners to ensure that there is no slavery in their supply
chain.

Labor trafficking victims are frequently found in
factories, but The Tote Project is creating demand for slave‑free manufacturing by giving their business to factory partners that follow fair trade principles.

NO. 14

Everyday Wonder Photography

CANDID PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

Taylor, Owner of Everyday Wonder Photography, donates 10% of all session fees to
@thejusticereform, a 501c3 based in Fort Worth, TX, who is answering the cry for justice by bringing reformation from city to city.

❤️ LOCAL TO DFW

NO. 15

The Worthy Co

CANDLES, JEWELRY, APPAREL & MORE

The Worthy Co is a social enterprise of The Net, a non‑profit based in Fort Worth, TX that has served over 1,000 survivors of trafficking and sexual exploitation since 2012.

For years, they walked alongside survivors at The Net as they rebuilt their lives.
From making restitution with the courts to going back to school to getting their own apartments and buying cars, they worked so hard but continued to run into the same barrier... Finding jobs that would allow them to fully support themselves and their families.

That's why in 2018, The Net founded The Worthy Co to meet this need and provide dignified employment to survivors so they could continue rebuilding and flourishing in their new lives.

❤️ LOCAL TO DFW

NO. 16

Eleventh Candle Co

CANDLES, WAX MELTS & ROOMSPRAY

Eleventh Candle Co. was founded out of the desire to bring hope to women who have been vulnerable to human trafficking, abuse, exploitation, and addiction by providing a therapeutic work setting and rehabilitative resources during the eleventh hour.

The goal? To ignite hope and teach survivors how to burn bright again.

NO. 17

Rethreaded

KEYCHAINS, JEWELRY, BAGS & GIFTS

The team at Rethreaded believes every survivor should have the chance to rebuild their lives.
They are on a mission to employ, train, and reignite hope for 500 local survivors of human trafficking by the year 2031.

CURRENTLY:
63 Survivors of Human trafficking Employed by Rethreaded
+ Over 120,000 Hours of Work Provided for Survivors

NO. 18

Crowned Free

APPAREL, DECOR, GIFTS & MORE

Crowned Free is dedicated to raising awareness and empowering women who have been rescued from human trafficking.

They do this by giving back two different ways. The first way is by donating 15% of their profits to organizations in the United States and internationally who work to restore, rescue, and rehabilitate survivors.

The second way Crowned Free gives back is by creating sustainable jobs for girls who have been rescued to make over half of their products.

This opportunity equips survivors with vocational skills they can use to provide for themselves and their families.

NO. 19

Elegantees

TOPS, DRESSES, SKIRTS & JUMPSUITS

Tens of thousands of people disappear from Nepal each year. Human trafficking is a rampant problem, making Nepal rank high for trafficking worldwide.

Elegantees believes the best way to reduce trafficking in Nepal is to reduce the poverty through meaningful employment.
A hand up, not a hand out.

Our Daughters International is a nonprofit organization that rescues over 20,000 women and children each year from being sold at the border of Nepal‑India.

Elegantees supports by offering employment to women they counsel with that are in need of skill training and employment.

NO. 20

Dear Survivor

Dear Survivor is an LA based sustainable jewerly brand founded by designer Christine Howell in 2015.

Their collection has ranged from leather purses to fun and fine jewelry, but the purpose has always remained the same: to prove that the consumer market can be a powerful place to create positive change. They do this through three main tenants…

Sustainable Design
For Dear Survivor, sustainability means designing with scrap materials. Rather than letting perfectly good material go to waste, they are giving it a second life as jewelry.

Empowering Survivors
Since day one, they’ve donated a portion of every sale to GenerateHope and their fight against human trafficking. With your support, they’ve donated over $30,000 to their restorative programs.

Ethical Manufacturing
Dear Survivor searched far and wide for the best manufacturing partners the US has to offer.
Learn more about their partnership with Refugee Artisan Initiative and their LA factory on their website!

NO. 21

Hope’s Landing

BATH, BODY, CANDLES & GIFTS

Hope’s Landing is a nonprofit social enterprise and partner organization of Sisters and Shelter, also located in Tiffin, Ohio.

All of their products are made by local survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence who have graduated from Sisters in Shelter's residential healing program.

The profits from their sales funds the survivor's fair wages. Once all payroll and material costs are covered, any remaining amount will be donated back to Sisters in Shelter to fund their mission of serving human trafficking and domestic violence survivors.

NO. 22

Kristina Avila Photo

WEDDING, FAMILY & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

Kristina Avila Photo gives 5% of all proceeds to a local non‑profit that she serves/volunteers with as well.

@thejusticereform ‑ a non‑profit based in Fort Worth, TX that is answering the cry for justice by bringing reformation from city to city.

❤️ LOCAL TO DFW

NO. 23

Lovely

BATH, BODY, HAND & HOME PRODUCTS

Lovely Enterprises is the justice enterprise of Jesus Said Love. A justice enterprise is a social enterprise that applies commercial strategies to maximize improvements in financial, social and environmental issues, with the deeper impact of making its workforce the mission.

At Lovely, every product is survivor made and survivor paid. Their work therapy program provides jobs for survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking, giving opportunity for upward economic mobility.

Lovely is a trauma‑informed work environment that creates a space for belonging and healing. They see the echo of their work as worship. Work, as God intended it, is good.
And at Lovely women can truly connect with this holy idea. Their bodies, hands, ideas, skills and dreams are good.

NO. 24

Hope Clay Co

CLAY EARRINGS

Earrings that give hope.
15% of every purchase benefits victims of human trafficking, each month proceeds go to a non‑profit of choice.

❤️ LOCAL TO DFW

NO. 25

UNCVRD

HIGH QUALITY JEWELRY

By purchasing UNCVRD Jewelry, you are being a part of the solution to end human trafficking.

A portion of their proceeds from each sale goes directly to local partners to help fund street outreach, empowerment and mentorship programs for at‑risk girls in foster care, aftercare for survivors, preventative measures and more.

NO. 26

Shop by Meg

HANDMADE CLAY EARRINGS

3 months out of the year, Shop by Meg gives 20% of all proceeds made to @thejusticereform ‑ a non‑profit based in Fort Worth, TX that is answering the cry for justice by bringing reformation from city to city.

❤️ LOCAL TO DFW

NO. 27

Mercy House Global

RETAIL GIFT SHOP & ONLINE STORE

Mercy House exists to engage, empower and disciple women around the globe in Jesus’ name.

Engage those with resources to say yes to the plight of women in poverty and risk of human trafficking.

Empower women and teenage mothers around the world through partnerships and sustainable fair trade product development.

Disciple women to be lifelong followers of Jesus Christ.

NO. 28

Lambert Home

INTERIOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & RETAIL

At Lambert Home, they commit to selling only slave‑free products and supporting only slave‑free manufacturing.

They go through painstaking efforts with each and every manufacturer dealt with, to ensure the level of integrity with which they're running their business.

The team at LH is pretty particular about our standards too! When they pick a manufacturer, they have to speak to the person who has actually been to the overseas factories.

The person who has seen the workers, and knows their names and has experienced firsthand the living conditions is the only person they trust to know the full story.

Lambert Home wants to offer you and your family the opportunity to make a difference in the global economy by choosing ethically‑manufactured home goods!

NO. 29

Simply Earth

Human sex trafficking is among our world's most devastating atrocities.

No one deserves to be exploited, which is why Simply Earth donates 13% of its profits to organizations that are on the front lines of fighting this injustice.

Organizations like; Exodus Cry, Night Light, Idaho Anti‑Trafficking Coalition, Call To Freedom, & more.

NO. 30

Rahab’s Rope

JEWELRY, BASKETS, GIFTS & MORE

From Jewelry, to the jewelry pouches, rice totes, coin pouches and more are all handcrafted by women who have been affected by human trafficking.

These women are learning trades so that they may go out in to the world & live a life of hope & sustainability, building a better future for themselves & their children.

ALL of their mango wood products, bells, chimes, throws, totes, baskets & apparel are handcrafted by artisan partners in India.

Rahab’s Rope also offers an assortment of small batch products from locally owned small businesses.