DEW (Development Wheel) is a non-governmental organization (NGO), with its head office in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Further offices are in Mymensingh, Netrokona, Jamalpur, Savar and Jessore. As a...
It is the declared goal of the Indian fair trade organisation Fair Gift to increase the awareness of fair trade and to expand the market for Indian handicrafts. Founded in...
ALLPA is a Peruvian export company with its headquarter in Lima. The company works with around 700 families, most of them running their own workshops and producing jewellery as well...
Yadawee means "handmade", which also characterises the high-quality products of the Egyptian artisans distributed by the organisation of the same name. Since the organisation has been founded in 2003, Yadawee...
According to the myths of the Wayuu, they received textile craftsmanship as a gift from the gods. A young hunter finds an orphan in the wilderness. Out of compassion...
The Twa People are one of Rwandas oldest ethnic groups, which originally lived as hunters and gatherers in the mountain forests in associations with agricultural villages. As the forest areas...
The Association for Craft Producers is a local, non-profit and fair-trade organization that provides design, marketing, management and technical services to low-income Nepalese craft producers. By doing so, the organization...
At Tanoti, young woman learn and practise the ancient Malay technique of songket or supplementary weft weaving. They equip themselves with a special skills which allows them to earn a...
The native people of the island Borneo are called Dayak. It’s a loose term for over 200 different indigenous groups. Some of them still live the life of hunters and...
Carao is a jewellery design studio in Peru and Costa Rica working with artisans who live and breathe tradition. The silversmiths who work in the studio are experts in their craft –...
Chiban Leather is a leather manufacturing company with a strong social focus based in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Eden, the founder of Chiban Leather wanted to create a...
The abbreviation CORR stands for Christian Organization for Relief and Rehabilitation. With the aim to help war widows after the War of Independence in 1971, CORR started off with a...
