Laga Handbags
New Handbag Manufacturer Shows Plenty of Heart With the coming of spring, our minds naturally turn to fresh new looks and fashion trends. We want to know what’s hot and what’s not, and we put time aside to find the right accessories and handbags to match each new outfit. Fortunately, there’s a new handbag [...]
Laga Owners Dubbed “Boneheads” at Boneheads Restaurant
Roy and Louise van Broekhuizen of Laga Designs International, Inc. were dubbed “boneheads” (people who ignore experts and conventional wisdom, follow their hearts and achieve great success against steep odds) by local Orange County Boneheads Restaurant Click here to read the entire article!
Laga Handbags view on the Southern California fires
It not the average weekend for Laga Handbags as we made an appearance at the Harvest of Quilts Show at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale, California put on by the High Country Quilt Guild this weekend. This was the first time that I, Louise van Broekhuizen, made a solo appearance at a show two hours out of [...]
New tsunami system in Indonesia
The BBC News released a story today regarding the new Tsunami warning system that was launched By Lucy Williamson BBC News, Jakarta Indonesia has launched a new tsunami early warning system, designed to give people in coastal areas enough time to escape tsunamis before they reach land. But experts involved in setting up the system [...]
How To Buy Gorgeous Handmade Handbags From Indonesia
By dariuslauffer One such company is Laga Handbags (online), which helps women who were survivors of the tragic tsunami of 2004 in Sumatra, Indonesia. The women workers of Indonesia are able to learn skills for a lifetime while providing a valuable … Cookie-cutter fashion handbags are a dime a dozen, and thousands of them are [...]
Laga Handbags at HUMC
Today Laga Handbags was invited to participate once again in Hollywood United Methodist Church’s pre-holiday “Alternate Christmas Mart” shopping event. I have to say, since having met this truly amazing group of people two years ago, my life has been enriched. Reverend Kathy Cooper-Ledesma is one of the most sincere church leaders [...]
Laga Handbags at Dana Point farmer’s market
Dana Point woman sells hand bags to help Tsunami victims A booth at weekly farmer’s market has helped her bags get attention.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce article about Laga Handbags
From Disaster Comes Opportunity The van Broekhuizen’s handbag business offers economic opportunity for Indonesian tsunami victims. Laga Designs International, Inc., is a business with a mission. When Roy van Broekhuizen went to Indonesia as a relief coordinator after the 2004 tsunami, he saw scene after scene of total devastation-homes wiped out, schools and businesses flattened, [...]
Smithsonian considering Laga handbags for its catalogs
June 4th, 2008, 9:30 am ·
Laga handbags manager demonstrating in Las Vegas
Check out this video of our manager Hana using the single head, treadle Singer sewing machine making one of our Laga handbags: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tcy2dse68M&feature=related
About Us
This is the story of how we (Roy & Louise) ended up quitting our jobs to help tsunami survivors rebuild their lives, one handbag at a time. Yes, that's Oprah. She's part of the story. [read more]
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