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Step inside our living journey. This is where we share key updates, bold breakthroughs, and behind-the-scenes stories from across our global ecosystem. From the intersections of business, entrepreneurship, travel, environmental stewardship and research to art, health, education, policy, and regenerative innovation, we offer a window into the ongoing evolution of Sumati Group. Discover insights from our Living Labs, updates on transformative partnerships, and invitations to creative collaborations and upcoming events. Here, long-term thinking meets grounded action as we work to co-shape a more conscious, connected, and values-driven world.
Blog-series: No Step Wasted, Gratitude for the Journey #2 | The Jewelry Activist: Crafting Socioeconomic Resilience with Caleb’s Hope
In 2008 and 2009, I volunteered as a designer for Caleb’s Hope, a Canadian charity focused on healing the wounds of war through women-led solutions. I custom designed and donated handcrafted jewelry for two benefit galas, collaborating with their NYARA project, integrating materials created by Ugandan women into my designs. I also had the honor of dressing founder and actress Holly Elissa Dignard, as featured in Hello! Canada Magazine.
What began as an act of creativity became a deeper lesson in ethical collaboration, justice-driven design, and the radical power of beauty. This was the final Vancouver-based project I participated in before moving back to Norway and life pivoted everything.
Prayers and conversations with Desa Tampaksiring: A night of reverence, ancestry, and renewal at Gunung Kawi
On New Year’s Eve, deep within the ancient mountain temple of Gunung Kawi, I was honored to sit in sacred ceremony with the leaders of Desa Tampaksiring — a gathering born not from invitation alone, but from a shared decision to ask the land, ancestors, and unseen realms for guidance before any work began. As a white woman with a background in waste management, this moment was not only a cultural and spiritual crossing — it was a call to a deeper kind of leadership. What unfolded in the darkness of that cave, beneath the Mangku’s chants and the incense-laced air, has been part of shaping the very roots of Sumati Group and my ongoing journey to help heal our Earth.
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