A.M. Stein

A.M. Stein Art Imports is dedicated to giving art collectors and lovers of indigenous culture an opportunity to purchase unique and extraordinary works of art. The promotion of these works helps to keep alive the highly artistic and accomplished traditions of the Mayan people of Guatemala.

The card (7 x 5 in.) includes and easily removal handwoven bookmark designed with a Star of David. The cloth is made by women in a Fair Trade Cooperative from Guatemala. Each card comes with an envelope.

These Judaica products are made by Mayan women working in cooperatives that are members of the Fair Trade Federation.

Products can be ordered directly from their website, www.amsteinart.com, or from retailers listed on the website.
Ada Mae Crouse, Owner A.M. Stein Art Imports 3804 Highland Drive #7 Salt Lake City, UT 84106, USA info@amsteinart.com www.amsteinart.com

African Home

African Home offers a range of traditional African products ranging from home décor to functional home ware as well as gifts and accessories, based on the finest aesthetic and artistic traditional workmanship. Marketing these products while developing new products creates work for disadvantaged communities with high levels of unemployment. African Home maintains and practices a strong commitment to environmental awareness. Accordingly, all materials used in their products are consistent with, and promoting of, the sustainability of the natural resources of South Africa. For example, the wood they use is sourced from fallen trees within sustainable forests or driftwood. Many natural and local products are used, such as reeds, weeds, clay, paper and wire.

African Home is a member of IFAT.

These greeting cards are available in Magen David or Menorah design, made from wire and beads. Each package includes a card and a matching envelope. Made by a community training project in Woodstock, South Africa.

Products can be ordered directly from their website.
Claudette Davis +27(0)21-551-1052 +27(0)83-650-1985 claudette@africanhome.co.za www.africanhome.co.za/relijewi.htm

Asian World Imports

Asian World Imports is a shop and gallery committed to promoting and celebrating global cultural diversity and offering exquisite, authentic items to fit all budgets. They are committed to supporting indigenous cultures by utilizing fair trade principles, including the payment of fair living wages, supporting environmentally sustainable projects, respecting cultural identity, promoting safe and healthy working conditions and discouraging forced and exploitive child labor. Their products are made from natural materials including silk, hemp, wool and wood.

Asian World Imports is a member of the Fair Trade Federation.

These 24 x 36 inch individual sheets of handmade paper from Nepal are are made from Lokta, a renewable resource. The papers come in a variety of beautiful bright colors, and useful for art projects, scrapbook and wrapping paper.

Products can be purchased at their store in New York, on their website, or through email requests. Wholesale purchases are done on a case by case basis for individual businesses
Robin Rhodes-Crowell Asian World Imports 1168 State Highway 68 Canton, NY 13617 Phone: (315) 714-2119 Fax: (315) 714-2206 info@asianworldimports.com www.asianworldimports.com

Global Exchange

Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. The mission of Global Exchange's Fair Trade Program is to successfully market fairly-traded products in order to (1) increase benefits for producers and consumers through economic fairness, mutual respect, and understanding, and (2) build support for a more sustainable system of trade. They strive to pay a fair price to disadvantaged producers and to support producer-initiated efforts to improve their quality of life. In addition, they seek to increase understanding and activism of U.S. consumers about unfair trade practices and the fair trade alternative.

Global Exchange is a member of the Fair Trade Federation.

These cards are photographs of embroidery created by Eth1opian Jews now living in Israel. Each set includes six cards (4 x 6 inches) and envelopes. In Hebrew, Shalom translates to hello, goodbye or peace.

Products can be ordered directly from their website, www.globalexchangestore.org or from their three stores, two in the California Bay Area and one in Portland. To order the Chanukah candles wholesale, contact www.bigdipperwaxworks.com.
Global Exchange Online Store 110 Capp Street, Second floor San Francisco, CA 94110 (800) 505-4410; (415) 553-4412 Tex Dworkin, Manager of On-line store tex@globalexchange.org www.globalexchangestore.org

Mayan Hands

Mayan Hands is a small fair trade organization that has been working with Mayan weavers since 1989. They work with more than 275 women, organized in groups of 12 to 50 women, living in twelve different communities throughout Guatemala.

Mayan Hands' mission is to assist these women in their quest to raise themselves out of poverty. Working with fair trade, the women can count on a modest, and just as important, a regular income that enables their families to eat better, send their children to school, improve their homes and even save a little. Selling their handwoven textiles at a fair price, the women are gaining control over their lives. In addition to assisting the weavers with technical difficulties, design of new products, credit to buy equipment and raw materials, and simply providing work on a steady basis (our main focus), Mayan Hands purchases school supplies for all of the weavers' school-age children (almost 400).

Mayan Hands is a proud member of the Fair Trade Federation.

The greeting card (7 x 5 inches) that brings a gift in it! Loved ones will get your greetings and keep the beautiful handwoven Star of David bookmark in it! The cloth is made by women in a fair trade cooperative in Guatemala.

Products can be purchased by contacting Mayan Hands directly.
Mary Joan Ferrara-Marsland 9607 Dr. Perry Rd. Suite #114 Ijamsville, MD 21754 Phone:(301) 515-5911 Fax: (240) 436-6453 info@upavim-mayanhands.org www.mayanhands.org