Profession / role:

Founder / President

Company / organisation:

FAREopp

Website (if you have one):

www.fareopp.vpweb.ca

My primary role in relation to fashion is:

Consumer, Designer, Buyer, Supplier, Manufacturer, Model

I am looking to discover or buy

Fashion industry contacts, designers and mentors

About me / About business or organisation:

FAREopp helps artists and producers in Thailand, Nepal and Canada by helping support and impliment fair practices such as fair wages, creativity, culture, CSR and safe working environments.

Career history / Company history:

I lived in Thailand for just under 3 years teaching English in schools, resorts and restaurants and have been married to my lovely Thai husband (Yu) since July 2008.



In 2008 we started to pay for the school fees and schooling costs for a little girl (Yu's niece "Nong May") just at the age when most Thai students begin their school years. Her mother has been in and out of the hospital for years, with a rare blood disorder, to get regular blood transfusions. The money the family earns is barely enough for either the schooling or the blood transfusions. Imagine having to choose between your loved one's survival or your young child's education.

FAREopp was created to help adults as well as children find their way out of unfair working conditions. We have connected with artists in Thailand who teach people how to create their (usually traditional or cultural) designs and help them take control of their own fair wage.