Former model Giselle Meza's career allowed her to visit exotic locations
and world-renowned sights, but it was witnessing the worst violations
of human rights that stuck with her throughout the years.
"The more I would go on great assignments around the world and if
we're in Africa for a shoot...we were using that beautiful backdrop for
pictures and for making so much money," she said. "But behind me were
these beautiful little children and women that were really just
experiencing a lot of need and injustice."
Out of her desire to help victims of human trafficking, Meza created Puresa Organics,
a faith-based company whose goal is to empower women through spiritual,
mental, physical, and emotional rehabilitation. The company then gives
rescued women new skills and provides employment so that they are able
to sustain themselves and start a new life.
Partnering with Project Rescue Nepal, the company started in 2007 with twelve rescued women and has grown to 265 in three years.
Project Rescue is another faith-based organization that aims to provide a safe haven for victims of sex trafficking.
The women are brought to the Puresa Organics center in Katmandu, Nepal where they are given medical attention, food, shelter, counseling, and eventually job training. They are taught how to sow and become part of the creative process in the design and production of the eco-friendly organic bags that the company sells to fund their mission.
Source: CNN Belief Blog
Editor's Note: CNN's Nicole Cukingnan files this report from Washington, DC about a religiously minded fashion company.
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