Meet Ganesh Himal’s First Intern!

First Entry: October 15th

Hello Blog Readers, my name is Lauren Merrithew. I am Ganesh Himal Trading’s first intern! I am a senior in high school and I am taking a class that partners me with an organization of my choice whom I than intern with for around 3 hours a week from the beginning of October to the end of May.
I had a rather interesting way of becoming connected to Ganesh Himal. I was interviewing with another organization when the interviewer stopped me and said their organization wasn’t the place for me. I was shocked, wondering when in my description what I love and value went wrong before the interviewer smiling, sat me down and showed me the Ganesh Himal website that prominently featured aspects of their business that summarized everything I had mentioned in my interview with her.
What I would like to do is become a fashion major and eventually start my own business, a business based on fair trade, empowering women, and sustainability.
Ganesh Himal has been an incredible fit thus far and within the less than six hours I have been here I already feel at home. Their message, mission and process is genius—for lack of a better word–and I have learned so much already as to what it takes to run a fair trade minded business. And I am hooked.
Already I have been exposed to Ganesh Himal’s incredible mindfulness towards the producer, which became evident within minutes of Denise elaborating on product design, including how designs are chosen for specific producer. Each one of their transactions with their producers is thoughtful, and because of their consciousness, Ganesh has been able to facilitate amazing change, which I love. (Read how Ganesh Himal helped build a Medical Clinic below if you haven’t already).
I will be posting throughout my internship, sending updates on my experiences and what I am learning. I’m excited to see where this internship will take me.
Until next time,
Lauren Merrithew
Ganesh Himal’s Elated Intern