BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -  A decade after Kristin Johnson and Renae Adams spent time in Ghana, they started "Global Mamas."  It's a fair trade company to help poor talented seamstresses in the country become successful business women.

Today, 600 Ghanaian women make up Global Mamas.  They produce clothing, beaded jewelry and home goods sold in 300 stores in nine countries.  The premise is simple: pay a fair price for products no matter where they're made.  Something more and more Americans have their eye on.

Without fair trade, clothing factory workers make about 2 percent of the company's profits, but with Global Mamas, between 30 and 40 percent of its annual revenue goes directly to the women making the goods.

The women in Ghana now make between 8-10 times more per day than they did before joining Global Mamas and many are even putting their kids through college.

To find stores in the US that sell Global Mamas' goods and to order items online, CLICK HERE!