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Susan Pulongbarit,
Fair Trade Intern
Arlington, Virginia
Mary, Katherine & Lauren Panke,
Fashion Design & Product Development
Arlington, Virginia
Nick Wolf,
Photographer
Washington, D.C.
Leslie Shages,
Photographer
Washington, D.C.
Athena Maikish,
Business & Technical Consultant
Washington, D.C.
Sharon Bollers,
Business Consultant
Washington, D.C.
Kristy Hofkens,
Photographer
Washington, D.C.
Cali Lee,
Accounting/Business Analysis
Alexandria, Virginia
Samantha Yoon,
Capacity Building Consultant
Bethesda, Maryland
Annie O'Brien,
Business Intern
Vienna, VA/USA
Firoozeh Mofakhami,
Business Improvement Consultant
Oakton, Virginia
Emilie Kimball,
Product Designer & Journalist
Potomac, Maryland
Tyler Reynolds,
Business Development Intern
Potomac, Maryland
Leimer Tejeda,
Project Manager
College Park, MD
Samantha Bailey,
Marketing Consultant
Manassas, VA
Melanie Goggins,
Fundraiser
Manassas, Virginia
Benjamin Owsley,
Batik stamp designer
Warrenton, VA/USA]
Katie Modly,
Fair Trade Tour Planner/ Quality Control Officer
Warrenton, VA/USA]
Jen Russum,
Catalog Designer
Kent County, MD
Sarah & Maggie Austin,
Grantwriter & Product Developer
Salisbury, Maryland
Jeff Maurone,
Software Developer
Mantua, New Jersey
Claire Munley,
Business Intern
Ardmore, PA
Julia Blaukopf,
Photographer
Philadelphia, PA
Tamika Jackson,
Designer & Production Coordinator
Philadelphia, PA
Maura O'Brien,
Business Development Intern
Philadelphia, PA
Liza Perkins,
Bookkeeping
State College, Pennsylvania
Lindsay McCormack,
Co-Creator of “Cape Coast Kitchen”
Clermont, New Jersey
Brooke Olster,
International Trade Consultant
Lawrenceville, NJ
Frances and John Kennedy ,
Business Math Educators
Easton, PA
Kaitlyn Maloney,
Business Development Intern
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Anne Friedman,
Business Development Intern
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tricia Chirumbole,
Financial Management Intern
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Susan Pulongbarit
Fair Trade Intern
[Arlington, Virginia]


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Susan haggling over beads at the Koforidua bead market.

Description: One of the major initiatives of Women in Progress is to assist women-owned businesses to export a line of apparel, accessories, and home décor under the brand name Global Mamas. One aspect of the Global Mamas product line that gives it a significant competitive edge is that Global Mamas has been recognized by the US Fair Trade Federation for practicing fair trade principles (such as paying a fair wage for production, assistance with business growth, financial support through a raw material revolving loan fund, etc.). Now that the product line as a whole is recognized for practicing fair trade principles, WIP needed to begin assessing the individual businesses that comprise the Global Mamas Cooperative to evaluate to what degree the business owners practice fair trade principles.

Accomplishments: With her background in economic development, Susan helped build WIP's capacity by:
  • Interviewing the women in the Global Mamas Cooperative to assess how fair trade could fit into each business in a realistic manner.
  • Developing a step-by-step fair trade program for the businesses working with WIP.
  • Creating a packet for the women which would educate them on fair trade.
  • Designing a fair trade reference guide for the employees and volunteers of WIP.
  • Devising a tracking tool to chart each woman's progress for becoming fair trade certified.
 Highlights: In a tro-tro on the way to the bead market in Koforidua, Susan and another volunteer asked a woman if she knew of any guesthouses in the area. Instead of giving them directions, she gave them her business card and insisted that they not pay for lodging and stay at her house that evening. Afterwards, she put them in a taxi that went directly to the market and even paid for their fare. Susan said that this is only one instance of many illustrating the kindness and generosity of Ghanaians that she experienced during her internship.

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