Our Designers' Inspiration for Global Village of Beijing Tees

Global Village of Beijing - Working together to provide environmental insights for the future of China.

With these particular shirts, the designers at One Tribe wanted to convey the environmental mission of Global Village of Beijing.

The women’s T-shirt uses a plum tree as a design inspiration. Making up the plum tree are various Chinese characters, each with a special meaning. Among them are the words: vegetation, animals, environment, pure, saving, nature, forever, respect, progress, protect, responsibility, community, sustainable, reproduction, thriving, and organic. The image of the tree and the meaning of the characters come together to promote sustainable living.

The overall message on the shirt is that we have an important relationship with nature, and it is up to us to coexist in balance and harmony.

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Peace and Hope Begin with Educating One Child at a Time

Founder of the Central Asia Institute, Greg Mortenson, had an inspirational encounter in the mountainous regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan after a failed attempt of summiting K2 that lead to his mission of providing education for the communities there. Mortenson created a network of local community members that are involved in the progression of the educational projects in these regions, and in doing so established a sustainable program that now has 130 schools and provides education to over 51,000 students.

OneTribe.com has added Central Asia Institute to the humanitarian network of non-profits and designed inspirational cotton T-shirts that will provide the funds needed to educate a young student for one year when purchased. The men and women’s line of organic apparel focuses on the mantra of the Central Asia Institute, “Peace and Hope Begin with Educating One Child at a Time.”

The women’s graphic is an open text book with its pages slowly turning into leaves that blossom into beautiful Jasmine flowers, the national Pakistani flower.

The men’s design symbolizes war changing to peace through the power of education by depicting a missile turning into a pencil.

For more information about the One Tribe exclusive shirts that provide funds directly to help people around the world, please visit: Onetribe.com.