I thought I knew everything there was to know about shopping at Walmart.
Seriously, I have practiced quite a bit!
Regular trips include piling my wide shopping cart high with things that my family needs {and wants}:
18 rolls of toilet paper, a shower curtain, the latest game for 3DS, a birthday card, 2 bags of carrot sticks, a humungous bottle of aspirin, 3 frozen pizzas, 2 boxes of cereal, a loaf of bread, soap, notebook paper, a flat of pansies, some fabric paint, motor oil, and the list goes on and on…
and on.
What I didn’t know is that Walmart now has an
online boutique of handmade gifts created by women around the world. ย Walmart has built this to help women, empower them, to build a better life for themselves and their families.
It is an online shop that is filled with over 200 unique handmade gifts:
- Hand-crafted jewelry from Peru, Rwanda, Kenya and the United States
- Home accessories from Rwanda and Haiti
- Paper mache from Haiti
- Apparel and accessories from Rwanda
- iPad and laptop cases from Cambodia and Nepal
- Coffee and tea sets sourced globally and made in the USA
- Specialty foods made in US and Canada
You can see many of these absolutely lovely items on
Walmart’s Pinterest Board. ย So bright! ย So colorful. Such compelling stories.
The stories are about women. ย Women like me who were born in distant places {and not so distant places} into a different situation with less opportunity to affect change in their own life.
A story about two sisters in Rwanda who started a basket-weaving business under a village tree.
A story about
women in Denver who have changed their life making food and jewelry.
A story about
how Walmart made a 5-year commitment to source $20 billion from women-owned businesses around the world which includes Empowering Women Together.
Each purchase I make lift and empower the women behind these products. ย It creates new jobs. ย It improves their lives. ย It improves their families lives.
And I get a super cute iPhone case made out of felt decorated with a sweet felt flower!
You can find out more about this amazing program {and fun shopping} by checking out
Walmart’s Website, the
Empowering Women Together page, the
Empowering Women Together Video,
Walmart’s FB page, following
@Walmart on Twitter, the #empowerwomen hashtag ย or checking out the
Pinterest board.
I have partnered with Mom It Forward blogger network. ย Walmart sponsored this post. ย All opinions expressed are mine.
Thanks so much Walmart!
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