Fair trade brilliance in Bali
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As we wrap up Womenβs Month, we celebrate the incredible artisans of Womenβs Peace Collection and journey to Bali, Indonesia in our blog. What started as a small jewelry workshop...
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When you invest in women, change happens.
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We're excited to introduce you to Jenny Nuccio as we continue to celebrate Women's History Month! She founded Imani Collective in Kenya in 2013, and we're proud to carry their...
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Building bridges, empowering refugees
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For Women's History Month this week, we are excited to introduce you to Jennifer Owens, the founder of Forai (Friends of Refugees and Immigrants). Weβve recently added Forai to our...
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Craft, community, and change in Cape Town
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In celebration of Women's History Month, we are sharing stories from women in the fair trade movement who are working everyday to speed up progress toward gender equality in the...
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Culture preserved and kept alive in Vietnam
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This week, we're traveling to Craft Link in HΓ Nα»i, Vietnam for our final Women's History Month blog of 2024. The Craft Link organization is special to us at Fair...
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Always innovating and always fair!
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Every March, we commemorate Womenβs History Month by featuring women who lead the way in the fair trade world. Our blog series is celebrating its sixth year! There are so...
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Fair Trade Empowers Future Generations
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Our final Women's History Month feature (for this year!) spotlights Women of the Cloud Forest, co-founded by Amy Kofmehl-Sobkowiak. They have partnered with artisan workshops in Central and South America...
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Embrace Equity & Break the Cycle of Poverty with Ruchi Agrawal
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We still have so much to celebrate for Women's History Month! This week, we are excited to feature a changemaker who has been traveling along this journey with us since...
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Embrace Equity! With Jessica Ray
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As is our tradition every March, we celebrate Womenβs History Month and International Womenβs Day with stories and interviews featuring women in the fair trade world. This series is in...
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She leads the way! With Tekia Thompson
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For our final feature this Women's History Month, we are excited to introduce Tekia Thompson, the Community Outreach and Sales Manager forΒ Global Mamas. Tekia is also the founder of @black_and_fair...
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She leads the way! With Joan Shifrin & Catherine Shimony
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Recognizing women for their achievements is one way that we celebrate Women's History Month, but it's also a call to action to expedite the fight for women's equality. Joan Shifrin...
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Survivors of trafficking hold on to hope with The Tote Project
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Michelle (left) and Fay (right) pictured together in pre-COVID times. This week, we culminate our celebration of International Womenβs Day with the founders of The Tote Project. Best friends Michelle...
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Embrace Guatemalan tradition, create generational change
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Teresa pictured with baby Teresita and Maria. When women work, change happens! In our continuing celebration of International Women's Day, we are featuring a long-time fair trade friendΒ Teresa Hendricks, the...
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