Global Sources Managers To Help Create Jobs For Disadvantaged Cambodians By Volunteering At The Hong Kong Country Club Bazaar
Wide range of handmade quality Christmas ornaments and eco-friendly products offered at the Hinrich Foundation stand, Hong Kong Country Club, Dec. 8, 2013.
- (1888PressRelease) December 03, 2013 - HONG KONG - The non-profit Hinrich Foundation (http://www.hinrichfoundation.com), with the support of Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL http://www.globalsources.com).volunteers, will offer for sale gifts handmade by deaf and disabled Cambodian producers at the Hong Kong Country Club on Dec. 8, 2013 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, 188 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Deep Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR.
In addition to selling handmade silk Christmas tree ornaments - wreathes, Santas and reindeer - the volunteers will offer colorful purses, shoulder bags, ipad case and waxed cotton bracelets made from eco-friendly natural sedge, cotton, and recycled rice sacks.
"Every item customers buy helps to create meaningful jobs for less fortunate people in Cambodia, one of the poorest countries in Asia," said Alex Boome, Program Director of the Hinrich Foundation. "Through the Hinrich Foundation's Export Assistance Program Cambodia and the generous efforts of the Global Sources volunteers, we help enable needy but hard-working producers to earn a living through exports."
One Hinrich Global Trade Leader alumnus, Hunter Liao, Marketing Coordinator at Global Sources, said: "This is my first time doing charitable activity as a Global Sources team member. I volunteered at several bazaars when I was a Hinrich Global Trade Leader Scholar and I'm keen to continue helping others who are working to help themselves."
About the Hinrich Foundation
The Hinrich Foundation (http://www.hinrichfoundation.com) believes sustainable global trade promotes economic prosperity and peace. It aims to encourage the private sector and governments to drive innovation and competitiveness in trade-related activities undertaken by individuals, companies, industries and countries by focusing on three programmatic areas:
* Trade related education & training: We sponsor educational opportunities for individuals who show a commitment to participating in or promoting innovative and competitive global trade. We offer Hinrich Global Trade Leaders Scholarships (http://hinrichfoundation.com/trade-related-education) to students from Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, India, China and the USA to study in Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, Israel and the US. We give our scholars internships and career development opportunities in export related companies and organizations in ten countries.
* Export led job creation: The Foundation offers practical trade services to promote and coach producers on how to participate in global trade. Through the Developing Country Export Assistance Program (http://hinrichfoundation.com/job-creation), the Hinrich Foundation connects exporters in developing Asia with buyers worldwide.The Foundation also facilitates exports of handcrafted fair trade products through its Export Assistance Program Cambodia(http://www.globalsources.com/eapcambodia.co).
* International trade policy research: the Hinrich Foundation believes that the health of the global economy and peace between nations depend on countries having productive trade relationships, which require open, fact-based dialogues. We initiate research, elicit opinions and disseminate information about global trade to encourage objective debate and balanced policy making in support of open, free, transparent and fair global trade.
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