How to Find Unique Handcrafted Gifts that Support and Help Women Through Fair Trade

Handmade Gifts Crafted by Women Around the World Contribute to Holiday Spirit While Helping Women

By D. A. Garrido, published Nov 01, 2007
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What better gift can you give the women in your life than a gift that helps support women in need? They can enjoy the beauty and pleasure of the gift, while knowing that the women who crafted will be able to support their families.

There are many gifts in a variety of price ranges, and circumstances. Many companies, rather than giving a donation, provide a sales vehicle for items that are made under good working conditions where the workers are paid a fair wage and also taught to develop and manage their work or cooperatives.

Fair Indigo.com offers clothing, jewelry and gifts for women, Man and children, so you can give gifts to everyone that are "made by paying a fair wage to the women who produce them," and it's know at Fair Indigo as fair trade.

The people who make the clothes and gifts are featured on the site, which really brings the whole idea home and makes it feel really good to shop. There are stories of factories and co-ops that , according to the Fair Trade Indigo website, "producing the highest quality clothing and accessories while paying their workers fairly and treating them with respect." When you plunk down your credit card for this order, you will feel great. menhttp://www.fairindigo.com

At Inigenous Designs, since 1994, they have "sought to elevate artisans in the poorest regions of South America to world renowned status in the handicraft textile market." Each hand looming work group is composed of as many as 60 people. There are fabulous hand loomed items of Alpaca, organic cotton, silk and merino wool. These items are fairly priced for items that are hand made. With sweaters ranging from $32 and up, you can get a unique gift, help a native artisan and really wow the woman on your guest list. Indigenous also sells mens and children's clothes. These are fashion conscious, beautiful knit or loomed products.

http://www.indigenousdesigns.com/

How to Find Unique Handcrafted Gifts that Support and Help Women Through Fair Trade

This is the year of the sweater. Fair Indigo has this gorgeous chunky long wrap cardigan on sale for $59.

Credit: www.FairIndigo.com

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Takeaways
  • Gifts from the Fair Trade Companies have reasonable prices, with great items as low as $7.50
  • Some of the prices at the Fair Trade Sites are less than you would pay at your local discount store.
  • Prices on some of these great fibers is less than you would pay in stores.
Did You Know?
You can read about Fair Indigos Fair Trade policy at www.transfairusa.org and search for other fair trade based companies around the world.
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I just registered for some wedding gifts with tenthousandvillages.com, another fair trade store. There are some really unique things and I will feel good if some of my gifts go toward helping others. I wish I could get more kitchen-y things, like good cookware and stuff, but I will need to go to the larger chains for that, I think. Thanks for the other sites I can check out!

Posted on 06/12/2008 at 7:06:02 PM

 
Thank you for these wonderful links!

Posted on 05/25/2008 at 2:05:07 PM

 
This information seems to get more and more important. Thanks for the links ~ I'm off to check a few out.

Posted on 05/17/2008 at 4:05:48 PM

 
Great article! We always try to buy fair trade when it's possible.

Posted on 02/18/2008 at 6:02:49 PM

 
This is such an important piece. Thanks for the information!

Posted on 11/01/2007 at 11:11:00 AM

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