The next time you need a hostess gift - whether for a pool or cocktail party, or summer BBQ and want to bring someone a bottle of your favorite, red, white or rose, instead of handing over a naked bottle, or one that's haphazardly tied up in a pretty bow, consider a fun, eco-friendly, friendly, reusable wine bag and is raising awareness against the ivory trade and helping hundreds of Kenyan women. The story behind the bag is quite remarkable.
L.I.F.E Line, the company that makes the Wino bag, started in 2008 with a small group of mothers in Kenya, shunned by society because they had children with special needs. Teaching these women to sew allowed them to earn an income for their families, send their children to school and grow from quiet outcasts to leaders of change. What started with a canvas tote bag ended up transforming an entire community.
L.I.F.E Line is a CTC company. Comfort the Children International works alongside Kenyan communities to provide resources that create sustainable change. Instead of simply giving aid and money to those in need, we build relationships and programs that empower residents to help themselves. They are a 501(c)(3) non-profit that helps Kenyans build and manage the sustainable infrastructure necessary to meet the challenges of everyday life, employing over 75 local Kenyans and serving the 60,000 residents of Maai Mahiu in the Rift Valley.
CTC’s initiatives focus on education, environment, economy, health and community development that directly impact the community as a whole. Our programs are delivered through local relationships, creating the foundation necessary to make lasting changes while ensuring that your donations of time and money have a maximum positive effect.
In 2014, the L.I.F.E. Line has grown to employ over 400 women in communities across the Rift Valley in Kenya. Providing competitive wages and sourcing materials locally, the L.I.F.E. Line is a fashionable step toward alleviating poverty.
CTC’s initiatives focus on education, environment, economy, health and community development that directly impact the community as a whole. Our programs are delivered through local relationships, creating the foundation necessary to make lasting changes while ensuring that your donations of time and money have a maximum positive effect.
In 2014, the L.I.F.E. Line has grown to employ over 400 women in communities across the Rift Valley in Kenya. Providing competitive wages and sourcing materials locally, the L.I.F.E. Line is a fashionable step toward alleviating poverty.
Proceeds from each bag sold supports rhino conservation at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya. They've been popular as hostess gifts, party favors, wedding favors, and more!
For more on this wonderful company please visit their website.
You can find their bags at select Whole Foods stores, or through their website. They are offering The Entertaining House readers a 30% discount through the 4th of July. They have many other wonderful items to select from as well. Simply enter the code EHLOVESLIFE.
These bags make wonderful party and wedding favors as well!
We love our Wino bag and know that you will too!