The Inspiration for Our Wear Hope, Give Hope Bracelet

Have you heard the exciting news? Two courageous women have escaped the brothels and are now experiencing freedom here at our Headquarters! For over two years, we’ve been building trust and relationships with each of these remarkable women. Our hearts soared when we received the call—not from one, but from both—asking if there was still a chance for them.

Their stories are like many of the women who have joined Starfish Project and the inspiration for our new Wear Hope, Give Hope Bracelet. This gorgeous hand-beaded bracelet is a shining example of the building blocks of hope. As you buy and wear survivor-made Starfish Project jewelry, you join your hope with ours, and we get to share that hope with the women we meet in the brothels. Each visit is a reminder of her value– a shining bead of hope. As with our Wear Hope, Give Hope Bracelet, hope is built and restored step by step until something beautiful is created. 

Many of the women and girls we meet have experienced abuse and neglect long before ending up in the brothels. By showing up, week after week, to offering a listening ear, we build trust that eventually allows us to extend an invitation to experience freedom.

What bravery it took Ping Fay and Mae Shan to hold onto hope that a life beyond exploitation was possible, even when the voices around them insisted otherwise. We are so grateful that, thanks to your support, we could say yes to both women! Join us in celebrating this incredible impact with our new Wear Hope, Give Hope Bracelet. 

Style your with the one-for-one impact Give Hope Hand-Beaded Bracelet!

Author: Shelby Gleadow

Shelby is the Asia Director of Sales & Marketing Development at Starfish Project. She believes stories have the power to bridge people around the world and connect us to something bigger than ourselves. Having called Asia home for more than 20 years after growing up in Austin, Texas, she loves connecting people with the women and artisans behind every Starfish Project piece. When she's not working, she's raising her two energetic boys alongside her artist husband, traveling, or chasing the next adventure—hello, Enneagram 7!