Gifts of Hope Event
Friday, December 6th: 6-8pm
Saturday, December 7th: 10am- 2pm
Don’t spend all your money on Black Friday- Be A Blessing! Our purchases matter, so buy gifts that can change a life!
What is Fair Trade?
Fair Trade enables artisans to lift themselves out of poverty by earning a fair and living wage for their work. Fair trade organizations work to eliminate human trafficking and child labor and to bring help, hope and healing to vulnerable and poverty-stricken populations in developing countries.
Handmade Fair Trade, Crafting Excellence.
Free Admission
20+ Vendors
& Live Music
Complimentary Coffee & Donuts
Handmade items such as jewelry, accessories, handbags, pottery, coffee, ornaments, chocolate, scarves, wallets, baskets, toys, home décor, candles, soaps, aprons and more!
Ten Thousand Villages
“a global maker-to-market movement, that addresses economic injustice. Every purchase of handmade gifts directly impacts the life & community of its maker in an under-resourced community.”
#LiveLifeFair
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Rahab’s Rope
“exists to empower women and children in the fight against human trafficking in India. Equipping and empowering women through education and vocational training; teaching them to be skilled artisans and restoring the dignity of work.”
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Mayan Hands
“Each piece is handmade by talented Mayan women artisans. We invite you to discover the beauty, meaning and stories woven into their creations.”
Thai Village
“we develop long-term relationships with local people and produce handmade crafts that reflect their diverse cultures.”
Ornaments 4 Orphans
“a fair trade social enterprise dedicated to providing critical support for orphans and vulnerable children of Africa. We create jobs, fight poverty, preserve intact families, empower communities and prevent children from becoming orphans.”
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Monarch Jewelry
“we create quality, artistic jewelry and accessories as a unique way to engage in the fight against sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation.”
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More of our Vendors
Global Mamas
We are mothers, wives, grandmothers, sisters, talented entrepreneurs and leaders in their communities. Global Mamas products are full of life and love. Visit their website here.
Mira Fair Trade
Behind every Mira Fair Trade product is a traditional artform and an artisans story. Techniques are passed down between generations and throughout families. Visit their website here.
Project Have Hope
Each purchase of handmade and meticulously crafted accessories and goods, empowers Ugandan women and girls to build sustainable futures. Visit their website here.
Origin Creations/Cottonwood by Twin Engines Coffee
The little engine that could. The impact of your purchases of coffee is felt across this entire network of people and community. #CoffeeInPovertyOut. Visit their website here.
Women of the Cloud Forest
We have direct, long-term relationships with small family workshops and cooperatives in Nicaragua, Nepal, Ecuador, and Peru. Crafting ornaments, sculptures, ceramics, jewelry, bags, and luminaries. Visit their website here.
Delicate Fortress Creations
We are an advocate of women escaping human trafficking simply by wearing their products. Visit their Facebook here.
The Apparent Project
Offering quality education and job-skills training to help the poor rise up out of poverty and become future leaders of Haiti. Creating handmade wall art, ornaments, jewelry and fabric gifts. Visit their website here.
Building New Hope
Based in Pittsburgh and Nicaragua. Partnering with a worker-owned organic coffee cooperative and building sustainable livelihoods by linking people and communities with educational and economic opportunities. Visit their website here.
Sak Saum
We work to skill train and create jobs for vulnerable and exploited men and women in the district of Saang, Cambodia. Creating handmade clothing and bags. Visit their website here.
Latin American Children’s Fund
We raise money by selling handmade cards made in El Salvador by young girls who have been recused from human trafficking. Visit their website here.
Seeds to Sew International
Improving the lives of women and girls through education and job skills training. Visit their website here.
Ugandan Craft Market
Handmade crafts and jewelry from East Africa, and proceeds are used to pay for school fees for the children in Uganda. Visit their website here.
Latitudes Store
We exist to market and advocate for artisan-based small businesses around the world who seek to impact resource-deprived communities, and particularly those in poverty stricken regions. Visit their website here.
The Silk Road Market
An online boutique featuring hand crafted fair trade gifts. Visit their website here.
REVY Fair Trade
Revy works with individuals and co-ops to help them earn a living wage and provide a brighter future for themselves and their children. Visit their website here.