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Stone Angels With a Story of Strength
One World Projects is honored to be the first export customer for Timotea Quispe de Bautista’s stone angel ornaments. Handcarved from the stone she finds in the Andean mountains, these angels are a true symbol of the strength of the human spirit.
Timotea, the woman with the big smile and even bigger heart, has overcome incredible hardships yet still sees each new day as an opportunity for success. She is a native of Ayacucho, Peru, a centuries old Andean city perched 8,000 feet above sea level.
Timotea and her family have survived the ruthless "peasant revolution" carried out by Shining Path in the late seventies, a brutal insurgency that touched trade union organizers, popularly elected officials and the general civilian population in the 1970's. For more of Timotea's story, please visit http://www.oneworldprojects.com/products/stone-ayacucho.shtml
keywords: Peru, artisan, angel, holiday, fair trade
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To Women Weaving Peace!
Rwanda is tragically best known for the horrific genocide that occurred in 1994. Nearly a million people, or about 10% of Rwanda's population, were killed.
Because so many men had perished, it was clear that women must play a significant role in Rwanda's rebuilding and democratic transition. Previously excluded from positions of influence, women now participate as elected officials, community leaders, and entrepreneurs.
These finely crafted, delicate baskets are handmade from natural fibers by widows who have come together using a technique that has been practiced for almost a thousand years. The baskets, with their unique form only made in Rwanda, have served many functions in Rwandese history including holding food, celebrating weddings and carrying secrets from one woman to another.
keywords: Fair Trade, handmade, Rwanda, artisan, basket
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Have a Heart! It's Fair Trade
Kenyan Soapstone Hearts become even more meaningful when you tell their story. They are handcrafted in southwestern of Kenya. Artisans are paid a fair-trade wage for their work, and profits from each sale allows workers to afford decent housing, education and basic healthcare.
Pauline Ntombura is the woman who started it all. As the daughter of a tribal chief in the village of Kisii in southwest Kenya, Pauline bucked the tradition that women should stay in the home and set out to obtain her education. When her education was complete, she established a soapstone workshop that now employs 800+ people, of which nearly half are women, and ensures every worker is paid a living wage for their work.
keywords: Handmade, fair trade, Kenya, artisan
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Two-time First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards Winner
This product was recognized as the ‘Overall Joint Winner’, along with ‘Best for Poverty Reduction’ in the highly competitive First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards given to organizations that are making a significant commitment to responsible tourism. Each is handcrafted in Kenya by the 100+ female artisans at Ol Malo Designs, each who are paid a fair trade wage for their work. The finished products are sold locally and in the United States through distribution partners, such as One World Projects.
keywords: Fair trade, Kenya, artisan, handmade
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Way Beyond Fair Trade
It's true, Fair trade is hot these days. But, One World Projects has been importing handmade crafts, apparel and jewelry for 15 years, long before paying a living wage was trendy. Plus, OWP goes beyond Fair Trade regulations by really getting involved in the lives of the artisans it sources product from, working with them to develop products and helping to raise money for special programs and material and equipment purchases.
keywords: Fair Trade, environment, artisans, craft, handmade, jewelry, apparel, clothing, earth friendly, good
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Say No to Drugs, Yes to Chocolate
These all-natural jungle chocolates are made in Ecuador by chocolate farmers who are paid 200-300% above the local market price for their cacao, which otherwise may otherwise have produced for the more lucrative business of cocaine production. This project has been praised by the Ecuadorian Government for providing an economic alternative to the industries involved in growing and trafficking cocaine.
keywords: Fair Trade, Ecuador, Cacoa, low carb, low sugar, healthy, chocolate, Amazon, Jungle, Rainforest
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