This comfortable backpack is ideal for the on-the-go woman who doesn’t want to give up fashion for function. Made of vegetable-tanned leather that grows more beautiful with age, this backpack is big enough to fit everything you need while staying lightweight, easy to carry and close to the body for security. The outer zippered pocket gives quick, secure access to essentials while the inside open pocket allows for worry-free organization. 

Features: Crossbody backpack, wool and leather strap, zippered exterior pocket, interior open pocket

Materials: Vegetable-tanned leather with polyester blend lining. Height: 10.5" Width: 7"

Strap Drop: Adjustable, removable

Sutisana | Fair Trade | Survivor made in Bolivia

Most SutiSana artisans speak both Spanish and the indigenous language of Aymara. In Aymara, “Suti” means name. In Spanish “Sana” means healed. As a woman leaves a trafficking situation, she often adopts a new name as part of her healed identity.

SutiSana offers empowering employment to survivors of human trafficking in a healing-centered environment in Bolivia. When a woman joins SutiSana, she receives a liveable wage and full benefits including health insurance and a retirement plan. She and her children are supported through community, and she is given opportunities to continually grow professionally - learning to sew, create new designs, and eventually teaching sewing and mentoring other survivors. Experienced artisans are trained in administrative positions, moving towards a future when SutiSana can be survivor-led.
SutiSana also invests in breaking the cycle of exploitation and preventing future trafficking by investing in educational support for the children of survivors and vulnerable youth in precarious communities.