We have several items from our Fair Trade business that are available for purchase. These items are all handmade by artisans in poverty stricken situations from Nepal, Guatemala, Ghana and India. Please check out these individually priced and pictured items by visiting my SoWal photo gallery by clicking the link below. Please send a message to myself or email messenger88@gmail.com to purchase.
http://www.sowal.com/bb/gallery/browseimages.php?do=member&imageuser=22831
What is Fair Trade you ask? Fair Trade is a global movement to put a dent into economic slavery, poverty, abuse and famine. Fair Trade is not about charity. It is a holistic approach to trade and development that aims to alter the ways in which commerce is conducted, so that trade can empower the poorest of the poor. Fair Trade is an economic partnership based on dialogue, transparency, and respect. This system of exchange seeks to create greater equity and partnership in the international trading system by:
· Creating Opportunities for Economically and Socially Marginalized Producers
· Developing Transparent and Accountable Relationships
· Promoting Fair Trade
· Paying Promptly and Fairly
· Supporting Safe and Empowering Working Conditions
· Building Capacity
· Respecting Cultural Identity
· Ensuring the Rights of Children
· Cultivating Environmental Stewardship
http://www.sowal.com/bb/gallery/browseimages.php?do=member&imageuser=22831
What is Fair Trade you ask? Fair Trade is a global movement to put a dent into economic slavery, poverty, abuse and famine. Fair Trade is not about charity. It is a holistic approach to trade and development that aims to alter the ways in which commerce is conducted, so that trade can empower the poorest of the poor. Fair Trade is an economic partnership based on dialogue, transparency, and respect. This system of exchange seeks to create greater equity and partnership in the international trading system by:
· Creating Opportunities for Economically and Socially Marginalized Producers
· Developing Transparent and Accountable Relationships
· Promoting Fair Trade
· Paying Promptly and Fairly
· Supporting Safe and Empowering Working Conditions
· Building Capacity
· Respecting Cultural Identity
· Ensuring the Rights of Children
· Cultivating Environmental Stewardship