Prosperity Candles Make a Great Business Gift! July 28, 2011 Every prosperity candle we sell directly impacts a woman from a region of conflict or natural disaster who is rebuilding her life, so each purchase makes a big difference. Lately,...
Siiri’s Blog Post for Women2.0: For-Profit Social Enterprise Empowers Women in Distressed Nations, Raises Capital with Profounder July 21, 2011 In a blog post for Women2.0, Siiri Morley discusses the beginnings of Prosperity Candle, a for-profit social venture committed to providing business opportunities for women in regions of conflict and...
“Shine your light as the candle shares the light” July 19, 2011 Meet Moo Kho, a refugee from Burma who pours candles in our office in Northampton, MA. In a recent video, Moo Kho explains why she loves to make candles. “Shine...
Liz interns with Prosperity Candle for the summer July 16, 2011 I am a rising junior at Tufts University, studying Arabic and Entrepreneurship and interning for Prosperity Candle for the summer. Hearing about Prosperity Candle’s work was truly an uncanny coincidence,...
Summer solstice & the first Prosperity Candles June 22, 2011 Last night our neighbors came over for a potluck solstice dinner, a chance to welcome the summer, share stories, and find out what’s going on in each other’s lives. Greg...
World Refugee Day: Celebrating Refugee Gifts, Talents & Contributions June 20, 2011 Today is World Refugee Day. A day that Angelina Jolie tells us to “do 1 thing” because one refugee without hope is too many. “Refugees are ordinary people caught up...
Iraq, Bhutan, and Senegal Refugees Now Faced with Damage from Massachusetts’s Tornadoes June 18, 2011 The recent tornadoes in Western Massachusetts have displaced many refugees form their homes, including Mee Mee, a refugee from Burma who works at Prosperity Candle’s Northhampton office. This has created...
You can *still* get Mom a great Prosperity Candle Gift in time! May 04, 2011 Yes, Mother’s Day is *right* around the corner, and there isn’t much time to ship online gifts. But there are still several ways you can give your Mom a gift...
“The most beautiful candles I have ever used…” April 30, 2011 Thank you to one of our first customers, Faith Ottenhoff, for sharing her impressions of our candles! “I want to thank you personally for making the most beautiful candles I...
Women’s Voices Series: Meet Moo Koh (3 of 5) April 29, 2011 The 3rd story in our series profiling 5 resilient women rebuilding their lives by creating beautiful candles. Their lives are changing one candle at a time. Meet Moo Koh Moo...
Peace Corps Talent Fuels Prosperity Candle’s Mission to Empower Women Worldwide April 28, 2011 Prosperity Candle is a social venture designed to empower women entrepreneurs from areas affected by conflict and natural disaster by helping women set up independent businesses that help them not...
Prosperity Candle Participating in Refugee Awareness Event at Mount Holyoke College (April 13th) April 11, 2011 Prosperity Candle has been working in partnership with the Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service organization to employ several recently resettled refugees from Burma and Bhutan for the last few months....
