We want to make a difference in the world. And we want our children to make a difference too. That is why Family Sponge is giving away an eco-friendly Freeset Global bag to one lucky reader. We want you to be a part of a movement that is giving women across the globe a chance to experience freedom and a better life.
Freeset, located in Kolkata, India, is in the business of freedom and fair trade. People over profits. They are empowering women with business skills to escape the life as a sex worker by sewing and selling eco-friendly jute bags.
Here is just one story that struck a chord for me:
Bashanti (name changed), a daughter of poverty-stricken parents, was sold into the sex trade by her mother, sacrificed so the rest of the family could eat.
As a mom, this just tugs at my heart strings knowing that women are selling their bodies to feed their hungry families.
By supporting Freeset, you are helping employ women based on their need for freedom, not the skills they have. These women receive training, above market wages, health insurance and a pension plan providing security for their families. So know these bags are made with love and freedom.
As a mom I have become more conscious in the choices I make in my life. I want to model a life for my daughter that will inspire her to love herself and those around her. These days when money is extra tight it’s nice to know that I can buy products for my family and myself that make a difference in the world.
I must confess I am a “bag lady” and this is my number one bag to use for toting everyday essentials, groceries, laptop and books. In the picture above I was getting ready to walk up the stairs with all of my daughter’s lovies (stuffed animals) stuffed inside. As you can see not one furry limb was showing because this bag can hold a lot.
To learn more about Freeset and how to get involved, visit www.freesetglobal.com. If you want to buy an individual bag, check out their resellers here. Contribute to the freedom of women and enter our giveaway!
Here’s how to enter the Family Sponge Freeset Global Bag giveaway:
The Family Sponge Freeset Global Bag Giveaway begins right now. Winner will receive one eco-friendly Freeset Farmhouse bag with Sari Trim.
STEP 1: COMMENT below this post and SHARE what freedom means to you and your family.
STEP 2: LIKE Family Sponge on Facebook
STEP 3: SUBSCRIBE to Family Sponge
For additional chances to win: you can like Freeset on Facebook (let them know familysponge sent you), comment on an additional article, follow us on Twitter, sign up for our weekly newsletter and share our giveaway or any article on your Facebook wall. Post each optional entry as a separate comment to increase your chances to win.
- This giveaway ends January 20, 2012 at 11:59PM PST. Good luck!
- You must be 18 or over and live in the US or Canada to enter.
- One commenter will be selected as the winner through Random.org
- All entries count as one entry and must be in a separate comment.
- Winners will be announced on January 23, 2012 by email.
- The winner has 48 hours to claim their prize.
We’re giving away one eco-friendly Freeset Global Bag to one lucky family!
Ready to win? GO!
We choose to align ourselves with products we have used and love: kid-tested, mom-approved. We are not being paid to promote this product. We received one complimentary bag to giveaway. We do it because we care.
Enter to win…
Comment by sharing what freedom means to you and your family, subscribe, like Family Sponge on Facebook, and like Freeset on Facebook (additional entry options available too).
The meaning of freedom to me and my family, is our God given ability to choose. With the freedom to choose, comes the responsibility to choose wisely and fairly in all of our life affairs. Freedom also means, occasional abandonment of responsibility, to just let go and really feel life. Love the Freeset Global bag and the good freedom vibes it carries.
Freedom Means To Me And My Family The Right To Anything We Want! Law Abiding!! To Be Anything We Want, To Be Able To Follow Our Dreams, To Raise Our 4 Children To Know They Can Be Anything They Want To Be! To Be Any Religion, Be Friends With Anyone Of Any Color Creed Or Religion!! To Walk Out Our Front Door And Not Worry About Shootings And Bombs Like In Other Countries. We Live In The Best Country And I’m Very Proud That We Do! And I AM Raising My Children To Believe The Same! And To Clean Up The World With One Good Deed At A Time And To Be The Best They Can Be <Because They Can!! Because They Live In The United States Of America!!
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Subscribed to the blog newsletter also!!!
Freedom means following your heart and doing the things that make us happy while respecting people and the earth.
Freedom to us means being able to make our own decissions about everything in life. But we also respect others and their decissions that they make. We are greatful for our freedom!
I liked Family Sponge on FB!
I liked Freeset on FB!
Freedon to me means that we all need to stick togather and hope and pray that
our world gets better!
Freedom is have the right to wear what I want, marry who I want, Travel where I want, Freedom of speech, to make decisions
it means freedom of speech and freedom of choice to me..
These are super cute — good for the environment too? Total win!
Freedom…the choice of choice. Period
I believe freedom is the ability to say, believe, observe, an act on any impulse you may or may not have.
I’m already a fan of Family Sponge on Facebook!
I also subsribe to Family Sponge!
Freedom means the ability to speak honestly, to go to whatever church I decide I want to go to, to be able to claim my Christianity openly, to be able to voice my political views without fear of being targeted. Freedom is not free; it is won and kept by the fighting women and men in our military. Freedom is hard-won, over the centuries, and I am proud to be a free American!
Freedom to us is being who we are with out having to apologize for it.
i liked Freeset facebook page
Freedom to my family is feeling safe and secure to live our life the way we want.
I like you on facebook as Jonnie JB Hartling
I subscribe to your emails
Freedom is to walk outside and be me. Not have to walk behind a man or cover my face. Freedom is the opportunity to love whom I choose and not be promised to someone else. I can raise my son the way I want to. I love having the life and rights I do. To have a honest job.
I liked Family sponge and subscribed to email I tried to like Freeset on Facebook but I’m not sure if it went through. Thanks for the giveaway!
Freedom to me is to give my children every opportunity they dream imaginable. To grow up in a world feeling confident and comfortable being in the shoes they walk in.