Posted by Brynn Good-Wilson
on September 04, 2026
This holiday season, there's a pretty good chance you've got some remarkable women to buy Christmas gifts for. The women who provide seemingly endless support to others. The ones who constantly encourage, and who show up for their families and loved ones day after day, and year after year. At Starfish Project, we love to create beautiful gifting experiences for these strong women, so they can feel their true value while simultaneously helping previously trafficked women step into their best future.
Here are some of the reasons we love giving gifts that give back to a social mission like ours.
Your gift has a purpose beyond the recipient.
Instead of giving someone just another necklace or jewelry set-- that gift is actually two fold. Yes, you're giving a beautiful product to a beautiful woman who will reach for it time and again, but it's actually deeper than that. With Starfish Project gifts, your purchase directly contributes to creating opportunity, dignity, and hope for other women who are rebuilding their lives after exploitation. You're amplifying the goodness, and we all know the world could use a little more good.
You and the gift's recipient get to participate without making a 'donation.'
Don't get us wrong, we believe in the power of charitable giving to make a very real impact. Check out our own donation page to see how we put donations to use every day at Starfish Project. Additionally, though, every single Starfish Project piece is crafted, photographed, packaged, and shipped by our staff of human trafficking survivors. By simply purchasing a gift, you are putting the wheels in motion for a woman to experience freedom. When you send a check, you don't necessarily have a meaningful connection to what happens with those funds, or have a physical tangible reminder of your impact. A piece of jewelry made by survivors just hits differently.
It creates a more meaningful gift-giving experience.
How many times have you opened a sweater on Christmas morning and thought- "wow , this item is helping to create the type of world I want to live in!"? I'm willing to bet that hasn't happened very often. A nice cashmere sweater might be a kind gesture, but that's where the warm fuzzy feelings end. With Starfish Project gifts, you're opening the door to a new way of gifting-- one that invites genuine curiosity, connection, and helps introduce people to the issue of human trafficking in a hopeful and positive way centered in lifting survivors voices and giving them genuine opportunities for healing and growth. A gift for them. A new beginning for someone else.
Ready to give a gift that gives back? Looking for a ready made gift that's beautifully packaged and sure to delight? Shop our curated selection of gift sets!
If you want to read more about our impact, check out the stories of hope section of our site. Happy gifting!
Author: Brynn Good-Wilson
Brynn is the Sales Director at Starfish Project, where she has spent the past two years helping grow a business that creates meaningful opportunities for survivors of human trafficking in Asia. She loves Starfish Project because it creates a beautiful intersection of modern business and genuinely impactful social change. Seeing survivors become equipped to make beautiful futures inspires her to do her best work every single day. Originally from southeastern Michigan and now based in Austin, Texas, Brynn loves traveling with her husband and their Chihuahua, Penny, and is always looking forward to the next new experience life has to offer.
