Sari Bari has new cloth tags and name tags for the blankets!! this i a long time coming and a big sign of progress!

if you want a blanket you better email melinda quick…she just sold 30 in day and she only has 30 more!! So COME AND GET EM!! We love that you love the blankets and our ladies!! The next batch will not get there till the end of june!

yesterday was the first of the month…payday for sari bari. And the end of the first month of our 7 ladies in training. they got their first paycheck…or really just their first training supplement. And their response was suprising to me and so beautiful. each one of them had a similar reponse…pride! Good pride…that kind that reminds you that are valuable and can do something to make a difference in your own circumstance. They knew from a simple paycheck that their work has value, that they have value. and while we know their value is not in their ability to work…it is step in the right direction for these women to be empowered. for most of them this was their first payday ever from a real job…their words not mine. one lady said from my own trouble i earned this money. i wanted to cry. i am sold out on giving people jobs as a means for empowerment. a job does what a hand out can not…it gives hope and belief in self. these new ladies are so amazing and i am so so proud of them!!

Tell us which one you like…tell us if you have an idea of something you would like us to do. we would love your feedback. I just made three more so i will post them next week. the ladies at sari bari like the green and purple ones the best.

We took our original three ladies from our first unit and their families on an overnight at the beach. It was our one year celebration and picnic for the these ladies who have walked in freedom for the last year. it was an amazing two days!!

here is some really great news. we have 7 new ladies at sari bari for training. it is really exciting. yesterday was so great. we played the knot game and basically tied ourselves in a human knot and had to get out of it with team work. i told that i can not make my life go along its proper course if i try to do everything on my own…i have to God and some good friends to make the road easier and the burden lighter. it ended up being a great object lesson because the knot tooks us at least 20 minutes to unravel from…there were lots of missteps and hard parts but together with a little outside direction from upendra we got untied and gave ourselves a standing ovation at the end. all the ladies started on their own mini blankets and we right now working on making straight lines and small stictches as we move forward we get into measuring etc. we ended the day with a birthday party–for a freedom/new life party for all the new ladies. we had cake and coke and a good time. the original sari bari ladies shared with the new ladies about what the birthday party meant and what a huge party we are going to have on the 20th which is their one year freedom anniversary and the 1 year birthday of sari bari!! it was a amazing, so good, terrific day.