At Refugee Artisan Initiative, our mission is to transform the lives of refugee and immigrant women by providing sustainable work in sewing and handcrafting products. Our Story.
Embrace beauty. Impact lives.
SHOP OUR PRODUCTS
We sell our artisan's products under our own retail brand, RAI. Browse our online shop for current offerings!
You can also find us in many local shops across the US, including Metropolitan Market stores and the Wing Luke Museum gift shop. Find a store close to you.
PARTNER WITH US
If you are interested in hiring our artisans to make your products, or you would like to sell our products at your store, please get in touch! We do custom small-batch ethical manufacturing of jewelry, clothing, accessories, or other goods which might be sewn.
MEET OUR ARTISANS
Most of our artisans are mothers who have difficult schedules, and must fit in working between caring for their children and home, with learning a new language and navigating the challenges of living in a new country after having left much behind.
THE CRISIS
An average of 2,750 refugees arrive in Washington state each year, not knowing the language or cultural norms. They need a job, but don't have the skills or education. 34% of households headed by foreign-born women are at poverty level. How can they make it? Learn more about the challenges they face, and how we are helping.
