Sewing For Living in Bali | LAYC61
- Sewing For Living in Bali | LAYC61 Isabel Alexander 55:19
A tapestry of connections
It all began with a single ball of yarn that got tied to the passion of a small but tight knit group of Rotarians, both locals and expatriates, living in Bali.
An idea to help women earn Money while they fulfilled all their cultural and traditional duties, was stitched together and has become a sustainable economic blanket with ties stretching now to multiple continents.
The project is called Sewing For Living and is recognized by Rotary International.
Before the pandemic began, the President of Rotary Club Bali Ubud Sunset had an idea to teach local women to use sewing machines, allowing them to work from home and supplement their family income.
Balinese women have always had multiple jobs: caring for children and family, doing all the housework, providing help to the community, assisting at temple and cultural events, among others.
It is vital for women to make their own money, not only for their self-esteem, but to enable them to help support their family and community.
Many women are sole providers for their families, a statistic that dramatically increased during the Covid-19 pandemic when tourism, the number one employer, shut down for several years. Local economies were in serious trouble.
The project, aptly named; Sewing For Living, teaches marketable skills that women can use from their homes.
Thoughtfully, Rotary Club Ubud Sunset expanded the project to teach the women business skills beyond making artisanal and seasonal products, and worked to open up new international markets for the goods produced by the village women.
With true Lift As You Climb spirit, the Balinese women now also give a hand up to an environmental issue and support rescue of endangered orangutans from threatened rainforest habitats.
When a Sewing for Living crocheted orangutan is sold, 50% of the money goes directly to the woman who created it. The other 50% goes to the Long Sam Program, an environmental program working to restore the rainforests in Kalimantan and rescue the orangutans who live there.
SEWING FOR LIVING
VISION
- To allow Balinese women financial independence
- To create a skilled, female workforce for businesses in Bali
- To raise the level of self-esteem of Balinese women
MISSION
- To teach Balinese women to use a sewing machine so they can work independently from their homes
- To teach Balinese women to crochet and to knit
- To create skilled workers who can be hired by businesses to do piece work in their homes
FIND OUT MORE AND PASS THIS ALONG TO FRIENDS
https://www.instagram.com/sewing_for_living/
https://rotarybaliubudsunset.org/
https://www.facebook.com/RajutdanJarit
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
Purchase Sewing For Living products
Purchase Sewing For Living Orangutans
Donate funds to Sewing For Living
https://rotarybaliubudsunset.org/support-rcbus/donate/
Donate wool or yarn to Sewing For Living
Sponsor a supporting project or fund raiser within your Rotary or other service club
Organize family, neighbours, book club, church group, office cohort, etc. to host a fund raiser or wool/yarn collection and ship it to Bali, in care of Rotary Club Ubud Sunset
SPREAD the word by SHARING this podcast.
Donate to Rotary International and designate your donation
Become a Rotarian and Lift As You Climb with a service project
More about Ubud – Bali, Indonesia
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ubud
More about the Orangutan project:
https://rotarybaliubudsunset.org/the-long-sam-program-and-yayasan-hutan-masa-depan/
About the Host:
Isabel Alexander
Your Next Business Strategist and Transformation Catalyst
Isabel Alexander’s journey from modest beginnings to global recognition epitomizes entrepreneurial resilience and innovation. With over five decades of experience spanning diverse industries, she has become a driving force in shaping economic landscapes worldwide. Noteworthy accomplishments include founding a multimillion-dollar global chemical wholesale business and earning accolades such as Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women.
As a mentor and advocate, Isabel empowers women entrepreneurs through initiatives like the Lift As You Climb Movement and podcasts, guiding them from startup to maturity. Serving as Chief Encore Officer of The Encore Catalyst, she dedicates herself to Coaching and educating emerging entrepreneurs. Her involvement in organizations like RenegadesReinventing.com and Femme on Fire underscores her commitment to leadership and business development.
Additionally, Isabel’s advisory roles with government bodies and trade associations, such as Chair of the Canadian Association of Importers & Exporters, highlight her influence in shaping trade policies and fostering international relations.
Driven by her mantra, “Lift As You Climb,” Isabel embodies the ethos of mutual Growth and empowerment. With dual citizenship in Canada and the United States, she values her extensive family and embraces global connections through Travel and professional engagements. Isabel Alexander’s narrative serves as a beacon of inspiration, illustrating how visionary leadership and strategic advising can drive global entrepreneurship and economic independence forward.
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