Producers
This is a sampling of the 40+ producer groups we support. There are more from Indonesia, Ghana, Palestine, Rwanda, Kenya, Mongolia, Nicaragua and elsewhere. Each item in the store is labelled to show its source.
Salay Handmade Philippines
Salay cards use handmade paper from local materials, with pressed flowers or paper decoration. About 200 rural people are involved in this eco-friendly work. Some profits go to scholarships for economically-challenged students.
Sasha India
Sasha Association for Craft Producers represents 100 producer groups and communities in Kolkota. Seventy per cent are women. The association connects artisans with broader markets to grow their businesses. Their textiles and bath products are popular.
Intercrafts Peru
Intercrafts is a nonprofit association promoting export sales of Peruvian handicrafts. A cooperative of artisan groups, Intercrafts allows artisans full participation in organizational decisions. The aim is to keep overhead costs low, and keep more income in the hands of the artisans.
Umtha Jewellery South Africa
Umtha Jewellery provides fair wage job opportunities. Disadvantaged South Africans and refugee-status foreigners from other parts of Africa are trained to produce interesting designs, often incorporating local products.
Holy Land Handicraft Palestine
Holy Land Handicraft Cooperative Society represents 35 members, owners of workshops for olive wood in Bethlehem. They also sell products from other artisans, including ceramics. Approximately 2000 individuals benefit from the Cooperative’s activities.
Mary and Martha Mongolia
Mary and Martha’s products are made by artisans from across Mongolia. They support the growth of micro and small enterprises. We carry their handbags, jewellery, and wool products, both clothing accessories and decorative items.
BaSE Bangladesh
BaSE coordinates and promotes handicraft products of smaller, women-centred manufacturing groups. We import their basketry, macrame, embroidered items, clothing and accessories made from natural products.
Mahaguthi Craft Bazaar Nepal
Mahaguthi works with 80 co-operatives throughout Nepal, helping craftspeople – most of them women – earn an income using their traditional skills. Their motto is Craft with Conscience.
Mai Handicrafts Vietnam
Mai is an income-generating and educational project for disadvantaged women. It provides employment and training, as well as promoting self-reliance. Products includes baskets, quilling items, recycled paper items, purses and ceramics.
MESH India
MESH provides opportunities for people with disabilities to become self-sufficent and produce quality goods. It assists with obtaining materials and ensuring prompt payment. We purchase tablecloths, napkins, tea towels and toys.
ThaiCraft Thailand
ThaiCraft partners with over 60 groups of artisans. Different groups focus on people with special needs, with social or environmental difficulties, or in village cooperatives. They create thousands of fine handcrafted products.
TradeAid Integrated Ghana
Some Ghanaian university students were motivated by their study that showed how little skilled basket-makers received for their work, while middlemen made a profit. The organization assists basket-makers in the Bolgatanga region, and has expanded to other economic projects in northern Ghana.
Ruth y Nohemi Guatemala
Ruth y Nohemi, a weaving co-op in Guatemala, supports 15 widows who weave on traditional backstrap looms, and several tailors who sew the weavings into high-quality bags and other products.
