March 4 - 8, Celebrate

International Women's Day with Global Gifts!

Women artisans who create Hope For Women fair trade greeting cards
(Hope for Women artisans who hand craft beautiful greeting cards)

Visit our stores March 4-8 and learn the difference women are making in their families and communities through their involvement with Fair Trade.  Sample treats from Soup of Success (SOS), a program for women in Elkhart, Indiana and learn about how Fair Trade is empowering women around the world.

 

"It was the power I needed for my life.  I gave up on myself a long time ago and quit trying to work toward a future.  I was working to get by.  I now know I can achieve my dreams if I work hard, make the right connections & present myself in a positive way.  I thank SOS for all this power and knowledge.  It is a life gift that I will never forget." ~ Amy from Soup of Success

 
Global Gifts is a not-for-profit business committed to serving impoverished artisans and producers in the developing world by:
  • Providing vital fair income and employment for people of limited opportunity;
  • Marketing ethically produced and ethically obtained handmade products;
  • Educating the public about the cultures and traditions associated with items we sell; and
  • Helping consumers spend their shopping dollars in ways that benefit impoverished peoples around the world.

Copyright 2009 Global Gifts

Due to our January 29 & 30 Haiti Relief shopping days, Global Gifts was able to donate $784.40 in support of earthquake relief.  Thank you to all who helped make it possible.

 

(Johnson  & Gisele, from Haiti, visited the US in 2007.  Gisele runs Comite Artisanal Haitien (CAH), a nonprofit organization that helps Haitian artisans export their work through Fair Trade and sell at the local tourist markets.  Gisele has reported she is ok and she is still checking to learn the status of  CAH artisans.