Courtesy of Sarah's Bag and Natalie Naccache
Despite Lebanon’s decades of internal strife and external conflict, its inhabitants remain upbeat, possessing an inbuilt love of life that few countries can match. Fashion designers and women prisoners here are no exceptions. While seemingly on opposite ends of the social spectrum, both now enjoy a wonderful symbiotic relationship through Sarah’s Bag.
Beirut-born Sarah Beydoun is the creator of Sarah’s Bag, a successful global fashion and accessories house adept at empowering underprivileged female prisoners. While Sarah was at university writing a thesis on vulnerable women, she worked with a non-governmental organization that supports vocational training in Lebanon's jails. What started out as a rehabilitation exercise for these women blossomed into a thriving international designer label coveted by the likes of actress Catherine Deneuve and Queen Rania of Jordan.
Sarah’s Bag now has boutiques in the Middle East, Africa and in the United States. To learn more, visit www.sarahsbag.com Cheryl Robertson is a journalist based in Dubai. www.simbacom.com/cheryl
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