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.

Our jewelry from Thailand comes from a center that equips at risk or exploited women though education and training. These beautiful pieces are hand made by former victims of human trafficking, now given a chance at a new life! In order to protect our girls from brothel owners, no specific information on location will be given out.

We bring items of peace from the land flowing with milk and honey.

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.

Bringing examples of success to Sub-Sahara Africa, people in South Africa are in need of opportunity to anchor the region into financial and fiscal security. Our producers here are entrepreneurs who work with women to teach them skill sets for improving income for their families.

Our first South American country! We are buying from an organization that helps handicapped and rural craftsmen.

Founded in 1990 by a multinational group of young entrepreneurs, Caribbean Craft —formerly known as Drexco—promotes employment in Haiti by training unskilled - but often highly gifted - craftspeople, and by assisting the independent artisans through the introduction of new designs and new market outlets. Unemployment in Haiti, the poorest country of the American hemisphere, is variously estimated at between 60 and 80%. The organization has gone through rough times during the past years, marked by political troubles and economic difficulties including a 3-year long embargo on all Haitian exports. Drexco saw in 1997 its premises totally ransacked and then destroyed during gang violence. Relocated in a higher-security industrial park, the organization currently employs 400 artisans either as salaried employees or outside contractors, with roughly equal numbers of men and women.

In Zimbabwe, the simplest task is complex with hyperinflation and fuel rationing, yet craftspeople in Harare manage to produce colorful tin animals and insects out of recycled cans, steel wire and beads and Mbiras, also called finger pianos. This type of art is often referred to as slum art as the artisans work independently in their homes, which are often located in the slums. To help bring these unique items to western markets, Murenga Arts and Crafts coordinates the work and ensures that Fair Trade practices are in place and payments are made so the artisans can experience a sustainable livelihood in the midst of an unpredictable economy.