Looking for a thoughtful way to encourage, celebrate, or love on a friend? These candles with thoughtful phrases are great for every occasion and convey both a sweet message as well as help provide sustainable work for the refugees that hand-poured each gold tin!  

DETAILS

• Hand-poured by Local Hope, a group of artisans who are refugees resettled in the USA 
• 100% Soy Wax 
• The scent is Wild Cypress with cypress and floral notes on a bed of sweet dried tobacco.
• Burns about 30 Hours 
• 3 oz.
• Burn time: approx. 27 hours

ABOUT THE ARTISAN

Mercy House Global is located just outside Houston, Texas, a city of more than 70,000 refugees, one of the largest populations in the USA. MHG employs about ten women who have resettled in Houston. This group of artisans called Local Hope creates candles, spa products, and home decor for the MHG fair trade line. In addition to job creation, MHG provides programs to support the local refugee community, including ESPOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) and empowerment luncheons that offer fellowship and skills training.