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Store of Hope: The New Ethical Web Store

We dream of a web store full of sustainable and empowering design.

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Store of Hope: The New Ethical Web Store

Store of Hope: The New Ethical Web Store

Store of Hope: The New Ethical Web Store

Store of Hope: The New Ethical Web Store

Store of Hope: The New Ethical Web Store

We dream of a web store full of sustainable and empowering design.

We dream of a web store full of sustainable and empowering design.

We dream of a web store full of sustainable and empowering design.

We dream of a web store full of sustainable and empowering design.

Store of Hope
Store of Hope
Store of Hope
Store of Hope
1 Campaign |
Tampere, Finland
$27,549 USD $27,549 USD by 231 backers
$26,922 USD by 226 backers on Jun 26, 2017
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Overview
We are Store of Hope, strong believers in empowering and sustainable business. Our mission is to empower underprivileged makers in developing countries by connecting them directly to ethical consumers like you. We are building a marketplace where ethical brands can bring to light the human stories behind every product. StoreofHope.com will be a place where you can shop responsibly with ease and without compromising style or quality. With your help, we plan to launch the site this summer!

Hi There! 

Our campaign reached the goal and we are extremely thankful for all our backers!!

If you are new here: Welcome to our Indiegogo page!  Get to know more about our campaign below!  

We are building our dream webshop that gathers empowering design from around the world to one place. Our platform will bring amazing brands to you, the customer, to make sustainable choices simpler and through this support ethical buying. Our new platform will allow us to expand our outreach to more empowering brands and artisans globally and to strengthen the impact we can have on developing areas across the world. 

Join us and become a part of our dream to make ethical shopping easy! While we are building storeofhope.com you can order our lovely cashmere products from here. Check out the perks we offer below and choose your favorite!

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The global push toward ethical consumerism and sustainable goods is growing, but current availability of varied products is limited and finding reliable information on product origins can be difficult.  It doesn´t make it any easier that small producers and brands are being largely invisible to consumers who would otherwise be motivated to make ethical purchasing choices.

Our mission is to empower underprivileged makers in developing countries by connecting them directly to ethical consumers like you.
 

Our company Store of Hope has been running for almost five years now. We started in 2012 with jewelry made by women who lived in a safe house in Nepal. Since then, we have created multiple product families in co-operation with local artisans in several countries.  Our first web store in Finland has helped to grow our reach and we'd love to expand on this success!

Through our work, we have seen first hand how difficult sustainable production and ethical business choices can be, when easier alternatives are everywhere.  Bringing better opportunities to local artisans and supporting growth in the developing world requires a lot of effort, as does reaching the needed, steady customer base.

By offering empowering brands a common platform that consumers trust, we believe all of us can stay focused on the important work all of us have the privilege to do. This is why we are building StoreofHope.com!

You can make an important and meaningful impact. 

With your help we can work towards a more sustainable world.  Your support to our fundraiser means you share our vision for a more equitable world. It means that you believe in the impact of ethical consuming.  

By building a business that supports producers toward economic independence we believe we can make a long lasting change. 

Through our work we want to give local artisans in developing countries opportunities to make their own living and through their work empower their communities to prosper. That is why all of our products come from small producer groups in the developing world.

Through StoreofHope.com we want to nurture a demand for the skills of talented artisans and makers in different parts of the world.

We know that throughout the world there is a great need for sustainable change, toward more societies where people can make their own living and prosper. Creating sustainable employment opportunities can permanently lift people out of poverty! 
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Through the years we have worked in Nepal building different product lines, we have been searching for a good cashmere manufacturer. Knowing that Nepal is one of the biggest cashmere producers and knowing how great cashmere is in use kept our search on, though it wasn´t simple to find a producer to match our values and ethics. It took multiple trips and visiting several manufacturers to get to this point, but now we are happy to have quality cashmere products that we can proudly bring to our customers. We are glad we made the effort! 


Our cashmere products are made by a small Nepalese family business with 21 workers.  We have been working with them for over two years now, and we have been very happy with their work. One of the most important factors for us is that the company takes good care of every employee's well-being and feels passionate about doing so. The business takes pride in paying workers a decent salary, providing good working conditions, and taking care of workers in case of sickness or other problems that may occur in life. 

Our cashmere wool comes from goats living in the mountains of central Asia. During the cold winter goats grow a thick underwool that makes cashmere a fine, strong, yet light and soft material. Cashmere fiber is approximately three times more insulating than sheep wool. The properties of cashmere depend on the humidity of the air, meaning it is suitable for many different climates, even the warm ones. 

Cashmere works best when mixed with another fiber. That is why we use a combination of 50% lamb wool and 50% cashmere wool which ensures a durable product that will last for years.

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Why do we need crowdfunding?

Our goal is to gather 25 000 euros (26 501 USD) and launch the beta version of the web store this summer. Obviously in the fashion industry standards this sum we are collecting is quite small, but have the privilege to have support from some of the most notable e-commerce and digital marketing professionals in Finland who share our passion to work towards a more sustainable world. If this campaign goes through they will donate a huge amount of their time and work effort that will multiply the effect of this campaign.

This is our first fundraiser.  Through this crowdfunding campaign we´re collecting the amount we need to get our international web store platform running, including design work, marketing efforts and greater outreach.

With your support we can :

- kickstart our international web store platform 
- broaden the reach of empowering design
- make a greater impact in the lives of many
 

We understand that we bare the risk of failure, as does every company stepping in to new territory. We are a small business entering an existing market and building a new system within the market. However as we work at the grass root level with the goal of growing sustainably, the amount raised through this campaign can help us take our mission further. Our idea stems from our drive to make ethical business more available to consumers, sellers and producers by welcoming other companies like us to join our new platform.  Together we believe we can make a greater impact and thus the risk is worth taking. 

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Other Ways You Can Help.
 

If you can't financially contribute, we completely understand. You can still be an important part of the movement! Any help matters, so help us make some noise!


Here's exactly what you can do:

- share the campaign over social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, whatever works for you!) 

- send an email with a link to your friends who you think will love Store of Hope

- connect us with people you think might be able to help by emailing info@storeofhope.com. 

- follow us on social media and sign up for our emails

We are also contacting ethical brands around  the world to join Storeofhope. com. If you know a good empowering brand that you would love to see in our future web shop, let us now about it. If you yourself have an ethical and sustainable business, send us an email and become a part of our team!


We are grateful to have you on our side.  Thank you!

- Eeva & Anna

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Warm thanks to KAUAS creative for film making and Ashley Schulman photography for our campaign pictures! 

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Choose your Perk

Light Grey Cashmere Scarf

Light Grey Cashmere Scarf

Currency Conversion $122 USD
€117 EUR
In Demand Softness and warmness promised in our large knitted scarf. Our cashmere products are made from the softest cashmere from mountain areas of Nepal, with a durable blend of 50% cashmere wool and 50% fine lamb wool. Size 120 x 260 ,unisex
Included Items
  • Light Grey Cashmere scarf
Estimated Shipping
October 2017
0 claimed
Ships worldwide.
Hazelnut Cashmere Scarf

Hazelnut Cashmere Scarf

Currency Conversion $122 USD
€117 EUR
In Demand Softness and warmness promised in our large knitted scarf. Our cashmere products are made from the softest cashmere from mountain areas of Nepal, with a durable blend of 50% cashmere wool and 50% fine lamb wool. Size 120 x 260,unisex.
Included Items
  • Hazelnut Cashmere Scarf
Estimated Shipping
October 2017
1 claimed
Ships worldwide.
Powder Cashmere Scarf

Powder Cashmere Scarf

Currency Conversion $122 USD
€117 EUR
In Demand Softness and warmness promised in our large knitted scarf. Our cashmere products are made from the softest cashmere from mountain areas of Nepal, with a durable blend of 50% cashmere wool and 50% fine lamb wool. Size 120 x 260 ,unisex.
Included Items
  • Powder Cashmere Scarf
Estimated Shipping
October 2017
1 claimed
Ships worldwide.
Burgundy Cashmere Scarf

Burgundy Cashmere Scarf

Currency Conversion $122 USD
€117 EUR
In Demand Softness and warmness promised in our large knitted scarf. Our cashmere products are made from the softest cashmere from mountain areas of Nepal, with a durable blend of 50% cashmere wool and 50% fine lamb wool. Size 120 x 260, unisex.
Included Items
  • Burgundy Cashmere Scarf
Estimated Shipping
October 2017
1 claimed
Ships worldwide.
Cashmere Throw

Cashmere Throw

Currency Conversion $269 USD
€258 EUR
This lovely and fresh patterned cashmere throw brings a fresh and cozy touch to your home. The size is also perfect for it to double as an oversized scarf. Our cashmere products are made from the softest cashmere from mountain areas of Nepal, with a durable blend of 50% cashmere wool and 50% fine lamb wool. Size 140 x 240.
Included Items
  • Cashmere Throw
Estimated Shipping
October 2017
0 claimed
Ships worldwide.

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