Don’t miss an opportunity to use fashion and fun to fight poverty around the world. Tickets are on sale now for Fashion Fights Poverty — Washington, DC’s style event of the year!

This year at their fabulous, runway show, Fashion Fights Poverty (FFP) will honor Nest, a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the lives of women in developing countries.

Dedicated to raising awareness and funds for initiatives that encourage and support creative, effective and sustainable means of addressing global poverty, FFP provides a forum for dialogue and partnerships between development organizations and the fashion community and Nest is thrilled to be the recipient of this year’s FFP honor.

Nest provides microfinance loans to artisan women in the developing world to help them create sustainable entrepreneurial businesses and then gives them a place to sell their unique goods. To fund these loans, Nest partners with some of the country’s most popular domestic designers to provide a variety of exclusive items – from women’s clothing and jewelry, to decorative objects and children’s wear – that are sold online at www.buildanest.com and wholesale to boutiques across the country. Nest is an organization of women, for women, helping socially conscious consumers find exclusive designs and international crafts.

To purchase tickets for the fashion event of the year and learn more about FFP, visit www.fashionfightspoverty.org. To learn more about Nest’s mission and to shop its online retail boutique, visit www.buildanest.com.

See you on the runway!

Rebecca Kousky, Nest Founder and Executive Director

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