More About Be Sweet
More About Be Sweet
We wanted to devote an entire separate page to show our customers more about Be Sweet and the programs that you can support simply by purchasing their yarns and patterns. All of this information was taken directly from the Be Sweet home page with their permission.
Meet the Ladies!!
Take a look at the faces of the women on this page. What do you see? Strength, determination and pride - pride in the work they do and its impact on their families and community.
In
a region that once offered little economic opportunity, these Xhosa
women have made an investment in the future by learning new skills and
producing high-quality hand-knit mohair goods that connect their lives
to yours.
The beauty and uniqueness of each scarf
tells a tale of the beauty and individuality of each of these women. Be
Sweet invites you to become a part of this ongoing story.      
Job Creation Programs
Job
creation programs in South Africa bring economic opportunity to
struggling individuals, families and communities, raising standards of
living and bringing hope for a better future.
The Xhosa women
in the Eastern cape who knit mohair scarves for Be Sweet, for example,
are now able to support their large extended families in an
economically depressed rural region with a 75% unemployment rate and
little opportunity aside from hard labor in pineapple fields. These
women are earning money and learning empowering skills that will enable
them to raise themselves, and their children, out of the primitive
living conditions they face, including a lack of running water and
electricity.
Be Sweet's involvement in the knitting project
has increased the number of trained and employed women and funded
improvements to the working environment. Be Sweet is also giving back
to the community by donating a portion of profits to the local school.
Shaw Park School
Five miles.
That's how far some children at the K-13 Shaw Park School in the
impoverished Eastern Cape region of South Africa must walk to get to
school, often while students from a nearby private school pass by in
busses. Is it any wonder that when it rains attendance is almost zero?
You
can make a different in these students' lives by joining Be Sweet's
campaign to raise $20,000 for their own school bus. Your purchases and
donations will help get 70-80 children into the classroom, where they
can master skills that can ultimately raise their standards of living.
A solid education means a fair chance for a brighter future. And that's truly sweet.   
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