Moss Embroidered Tote

This tote bag is decorated with a hand-embroidered floral pattern. It has an inner pocket with a zipper, perfect for your phone, wallet or smaller things. Embroidery is an important part of our production, as it can be made everywhere, even in remote villages. The women can work from home at their convenience. The fabric used on the tote is hand woven at traditional looms at our workshop in Jashore, Bangladesh. Size: 14 x 16 inches.

OTHERS is a commercial enterprise, owned by The Salvation Army. Our operations follow ordinary business practice, but all proceeds go back into developing the concept and creating more jobs. The supply chain varies in accordance with the varied nature of our products and our sales channels, and so it's not possible to identify a fixed portion of the price of each individual product that goes back to the producer. But at the bottom of each price calculation is a guaranteed fair wage for the producer. In this way our products are comparable to "fair trade" products. Salaries are determined with reference to local standards and are regularly reviewed. 

The main goal of OTHERS is creating employment. The core of the concept is that each product that you buy contributes to the creation of fairly compensated work for people who would otherwise have limited opportunities. Production units are in many cases linked with The Salvation Army's community development programs, where producers receive necessary counselling and support.