[embracelet epimonia]Evan Kiel, courtesy of Epimonia * A MINNESOTA STARTUP IS SELLING BRACELETS MADE OUT OF LIFE JACKETS WORN BY REFUGEES WHO SAILED ACROSS THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. THEIR GOAL IS TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS. * MOHAMED MALIM, A 22-YEAR-OLD ENTREPRENEUR AND FORMER SOMALI REFUGEE, WANTS AMERICANS TO UNDERSTAND THAT REFUGEES CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY — AND THEIR STORIES DESERVE TO BE HEARD. * THE "EMBRACELETS" ARE HANDCRAFTED IN THE NETHERLANDS BY REFUGEES EMPLOYED BY THE DREAM FACTORY, OWNED BY THE DUTCH FASHION DESIGNER OMAR MUNIE, MALIM'S UNCLE. ------------------------- The striking orange life jackets have protected hundreds of thousands of refugees who have braved the Mediterranean Sea on packed, flimsy boats, seeking safety in Europe. Now, the mountains of used jackets discarded on Greek shores have been repurposed — carefully handcrafted into bracelets and bearing a message of hope imprinted on the wristband: "Building humanity piece by piece."SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: Meet the woman behind Trump's $20 million merch empire SEE ALSO: * Government agencies allegedly teamed up to 'trap' and arrest immigrants when they arrived at their immigration interviews * Hilarious video shows cops rescuing a group of women after their giant rainbow unicorn pool float got stuck in weeds on a Minnesota lake * Melania Trump's immigration lawyer tears into Trump's 'unconscionable' attacks on so-called 'chain migration'
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