Women's Peace Collection Launches Exclusive Gifts of Peace from Around the World

Not too many gift companies offer products coming out of refugee camps or war torn areas around the world, or even products that are created by people on either side of a conflict - but this is exactly the unique mission of the Women’s Peace Collection. Based in Western Massachusetts, this e-commerce company offers a distinctive collection of beautiful handmade gifts – jewelry, scarves, candles, baskets – all created by skilled women in distressed areas of the world that include Darfur/Sudan, Afghanistan and Israel/ Palestine.

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Williamstown, MA (PRWEB) November 25, 2009

Not too many gift companies offer products coming out of refugee camps or war torn areas around the world, or even products that are created by people on either side of a conflict - but this is exactly the unique mission of the Women’s Peace Collection. Based in Western Massachusetts, this e-commerce company offers a distinctive collection of beautiful handmade gifts – jewelry, scarves, candles, baskets – all created by skilled women in distressed areas of the world that include Darfur/Sudan, Afghanistan and Israel/ Palestine.

“We want our customers to experience a sense of global connectedness and to know that through their purchases they are directly impacting the lives of resilient women – and their families – who live in the shadows of war, genocide, civil strife and deep poverty”, says Amber Chand, founder of the Women’s Peace Collection and herself a refugee-entrepreneur from Uganda.

The company has set out to support women’s hands as a force for peace and partners with talented women artisans in many vulnerable regions of the region. In the Middle East, it has launched a successful peace building initiative that brings together Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian enterprise to create distinctive Candles of Peace – beautiful luminaries created by women that reflect their hopes for peace in this volatile region.

In war-torn Afghanistan, war-widows who have few opportunities to rebuild their lives are now able to earn a dignified livelihood through their handmade jewelry, silk scarves and embroidered handbags – specially designed for the Collection. And in Darfur, Sudan where one daily hears terrible news about the genocide that has displaced 2 million people, one may not know that a thriving basket weaving enterprise is taking place in one of the largest refugee camps – where skilled Darfuri women who have fled their burning villages are now earning a livelihood and experiencing a deeper sense of healing through creating stunning Peace Baskets - available only on the Women’s Peace Collection.

These and other meaningful global gifts can be purchased from the Women’s Peace Collection at http://www.womenspeacecollection.com our new e-commerce site, designed to compliment and enhance a dynamic collection of gifts created by women around the world. In the coming months, we will be offering our visitors the capability to share news and information with others through social media, and growing our online community through affiliate programs, special offers and content only available for our members.

For information about the company or to arrange an interview, please contact: Amber Chand by calling (413) 458-5343.

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