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Placing material aid strategically
Right goods, placed the right way, can change the future of those who receive them. Wrong goods, placed the wrong way,...
When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled
It’s a powerful, and poignant, African proverb: ‘When the elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.’ When powerful forces go to war,...
Vinh Hoa: A Global Handicrafts producer
In a workshop in Hue, Vietnam, two rows of women are intent on their work. Fine, brightly-coloured thread and embroidery needles...
GH Handicrafts
History has not been kind to Sri Lanka. Its turbulent past has seen people struggle not only in the years of...
A fair deal for Chile’s artisans
“Chile is losing its artisan culture,” says Alvador, a 58-year-old copper craftsman who makes beautiful jewellery stamped with traditional designs. Thanks to the gap...
Francis Kidega
Each day, as stubbornly high unemployment plagues Uganda, many struggle to find any kind of work. This is nowhere more true...
Zimbabwe: New eyeglasses from fair trade
When female unemployment in Zimbabwe was at 97%, a bunch of smart women got together and created a knitting cooperative. Knitting,...
PODIE Spices
PODIE has been serving Negombo, Sri Lanka since 1985. PODIE’s goal is to raise the living standard in small scale farming...
Hearts and Hands: Joining hands with China’s deaf artisans
Lei Mei, of China, was 25 when she suddenly lost her hearing. She’s not sure exactly how it happened, but it...