In 2004, a devastating tsunami hit the coast of Sri Lanka. Many people lost their lives and most lost the means to provide for their families. EveryTribe is partnering with a Sri Lankan village in several manufacturing projects.

These items come from vendors who have earned the fair-trade stamp of approval. Your purchase of these quality products will make a difference in the lives of the craftsmen who are paid a fair, living wage.

Although great strides have been made in the fight against AIDS, military actions have not stopped massacre and mutilation committed by the LRA, a rebel army who sustains their numbers by kidnapping children and brainwashing them into their ranks. In the north, deemed unsafe for travel by the U.S. State Department, the rebel's actions have resulted in the death of over 1.6 million Ugandans, and the kidnapping of tens of thousands over the last two decades. Thank you for helping to bring economic hope to a nation under terror.

In Morocco, 50% of the population is unemployed and 33% of the total population lives on less than $1.00 US a day. When you purchase these products, you are positively affecting the economic progression of Moroccan artisans.

"Significant portions of the population will continue to require emergency food assistance in the coming years..." These words echo from a recent State Department release on Kenya. As a whole, the country is in a dire need of infrastuctural and ecomonic development.

Maya Traditions is a fair-trade producer and wholesale business based in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. For more than ten years Maya Traditions has worked with indigenous weavers in the highlands of Guatemala. Its mission is to support weaving groups and small family businesses through providing consistent income, as well as health and education projects.

Bridge of Hope ia a network made up of 14 community groups, churches and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who believe that, in this era of globalization, it is important to work on the international level as well as local to have a real impact on the policies which define the context within which poor and marginalized people live. Bridge of Hope works to strengthen the capacities of local and participating institutions to work with base communities while respecting human dignity through exercising fair democratic business practices.

MYO Accessories is a company aware of poverty, especially among indigenous groups in Mexico where the company is located. MYO was established to help empower craftspeople live better lives by employing mostly women to make their products, such as the candy wrapper purses. In addition to offering these women employment, MYO give them the opportunity to take the materials to their homes so they can better care for their families while they work, helping to improve the quality of their lives.

Launched in 1999, Threads of Yunnanis a project designed to raise the standard of living among the people of Yunnan Province through rural economic development. Women of the Han, Lisu, Miao and Yi Chinese minority groups make authentic embroideries and handicrafts unique to their districts. The company Danyun helps them to promote and market these items. With this project, the women are able to use their skills and creativity to raise their self-esteem and to earn money. They are provided an opportunity to break out of the cycle of poverty which grips the mountain villages. Danyun also provides training in nutrition, hygiene, money management and personal and family development.