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Links to Further Resources on Fair Trade

This list of websites for Fair Trade vendors and Fair Trade and related organizations is primarily for the information of teachers and parents, though some sites may also be of interest to children.

Fair Trade Stores and Vendors

Colores Del Pueblo: www.coloresdelpueblo.org
Wonderful to see examples of Maya masks, "santos" and huipils, etc.

Fair Trade Quilts and Crafts: www.fairtradequilts.com
Patchwork quilts made with Maya textiles and more

Fair Trade Vendors: www.fairtradevendors.com
This website provides links to many Fair Trade products and vendors

Global Crafts: www.globalcrafts.org
Specializing in crafts from Africa but has other items as well

Marilyn Anderson/Pro Arte Maya: www.proartemaya.org
With cards and coloring book Maya Arts and Crafts of Guatemala/Artes y Artesanías Mayas de Guatemala and information about Pro Arte Maya, an educational project for children in Guatemala

Mayan Hands: www.mayanhands.org
A Fair Trade organization working with Mayan weavers since 1989 Information about Maya women’s coop producer members

Maya Traditions: www.mayatraditions.com
Textiles and traditional crafts, supports educational projects

Pachama: A World of Artisans: www.pachamamaworld.com
Nice images of Fair Trade items from various countries

Terra Experience: www.terraexperience.com
Specializing in Guatemala Maya dolls with their clothing, children's books about Mexico and Guatemala, etc. with excellent educational components

Traditions: www.traditionsfairtrade.com
Great photos of various crafts, good information about artisan projects and much more

Upavim: www.upavimcrafts.org
Unidas Para Vivir Mejor (United To Live Better) is a cooperative of approximately 80 women living in marginalized communities on the outskirts of Guatemala City. Organized by ten women in 1988, with help of U.S. citizen Barbara Lorraine, to create handicrafts and sell them in national and international markets. Today UPAVIM exports fair trade crafts all around the world.

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Organizations

Resources and information about Fair Trade organizations, NGO'S and the cooperative movement.

Fair Trade Federation: www.fairtradefederation.com
Information about Fair Trade and names of producers, wholesalers, and retailers

Fair Trade Resource Network: www.fairtraderesource.org
Information and resources about Fair Trade. Go to their TEACHING TOOLS pages for good classroom resources about many aspects of Fair Trade.

Global Exchange: www.globalexchange.org
On the home page, click on FTAA  to learn about the proposed free trade agreement and on Fair Trade to find out about activities and projects. Student activity books and other information about chocolate and Fair Trade can be found at: www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/cocoa/chocolatekids.html

OXFAM: www.oxfam.org.uk
Extensive info about Fair Trade and the effects of Free Trade on the poor and much more! Also see the Oxfam educational site for teaching resourcess on Fair Trade.

Rights Action: www.rightsaction.org
Rights based humanitarian and educational projects

U.S. Labor Education in The Americas Project: www.usleap.org

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