AURA QUE supporting the Tibet Relief Fund 2012 Raffle

AURA QUE has donated one of our Small Leather Handbags to the 2012 Raffle by the Tibet Relief Fund, which will be drawn this week.  This charity do great work to help Tibetans inside Tibet and in exile - please see information about their work below - as well as the link to their raffle below.

http://www.tibetrelieffund.co.uk/home/raffle-2012/

From the Tibet Relief Fund Website:

Through the generosity of our supporters, since 1959 Tibet Relief Fund has financed over £4 million worth of vital projects and helped tens of thousands of Tibetans both inside Tibet and in exile. Our projects have included ...

• Building schools, medical centres, old people's homes and libraries in Tibet, India and Nepal
• Facilitating a broad educational sponsorship programme for Tibetan children in India and Nepal
• Developing a ground breaking Tibetan run youth initiative to include mentoring, career development and vocational training in India
• Promoting health and medical programmes, travelling eye clinics and providing materials for grass roots health care in Tibet, India and Nepal
• Partnering with NGOs in Tibet to provide access to clean water, community water pumps and solar kettles for nomadic families
• Equipping Tibetan settlements in India and Nepal with essential tools and implements including tractors, ambulances and water tanks

http://www.tibetrelieffund.co.uk/home/about-us/

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The bright colours of HOLI inspired our new patterned Jogi bags!

The main day of the hindu festival of colour, HOLI, was yesterday and celebrated in Nepal! Disappointed I wasnt there for it, as everyone throws powdered colour at each other on the streets! The kids go crazy, its great!!

Infact I haven't been in Nepal for Holi since my first time there in 2003.  Then we had 20 kids in the extended family we were staying with in a rural village in the south of Nepal, all running after us iwth hands full of powdered bright colours! (see the pic bottom right for the outcome!)

HOLI marks the end of the winter season and the start of spring in the lunar calendar, which I am VERY glad about!!

I love all the bright coloured powders when they are all lined up in baskets at market (they are used for most hindu festivals, such as Laxmi Puja, in a more serene fashion) - the colours remind me of the new geometric coloured patterns that will be available in our Jogi Range later in the summer - see picture below - fun!!

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Celebrating Fair Trade Fortnight at AURA QUE!

At AURA QUE, we are continuing to work with various members of the World Fair Trade Organisation in Nepal, as well as other small family busineses, to promote ethical trading.  Now it is Fair Trade Fortnight - see the Fair Trade Foundation 'Take a step' Website here:

http://step.fairtrade.org.uk

See how Future Frock put together a Fair Trade outfit, also using our AURA QUE Large Handbag:

http://www.futurefrock.com/blog/fairtrade-outfit-of-the-day/

AURA QUE is celebrating with a 20% discount code for our online boutique.  Please use the code FTFT2012 at the online check out to receive 20% discount.

Go to our online boutique here: http://shop.auraque.com/products

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