Enter the #WeGoToSchool Contest!
Do you think school is cool? Are you itching to get back to class this fall? (more…)
August 21st, 2014 read moreSocially Conscious Shopping made Simple at Staples!
The school year may be wrapping up, but there’s no better time to gear up with supplies than right now! That’s why we’re so excited to announce that our brand-new line of socially-conscious school supplies are now available at Staples locations across Canada and staples.ca! (more…)
June 19th, 2014 read moreStaples Launch Event Webcast
School might just be letting out this month, but here at ME to WE we’re already gearing up for fall! That’s why we’re so excited to be partnering with Staples and Acco to launch our first line of eco-friendly school supplies with an impact! (more…)
June 17th, 2014 read moreA Life Transformed by ABC Rafikis
Forty-year-old Rahab Sopiato gave birth to the first of three children when she was just 12. She bursts out laughing when I ask what happened to the father (so do all the women sitting around her with colourful beads on their laps), but makes it clear that he didn’t stick around, so she scratched out a living making charcoal. It was gruelling,...
December 18th, 2013 read moreMargaret’s Story: From Dreams to Reality
Mama Margaret has eight children. And like any mother, her greatest wish is for them to be happy, healthy and have everything they need. Today, this dream has come true. Since Margaret joined ME to WE Artisans, she now has a market for her traditional Maasai beading, a skill passed down from generation to generation of Maasai women. (more&hellip...
April 18th, 2013 read moreMeet Narripol Pariken, ME to WE Artisan
Narripol Pariken wanted to be a nurse. But her parents sent her to marry at 16, as is custom in her Kenyan village of Sikirar, and she dropped out of school after Grade 6. (more…)
January 9th, 2013 read more