Gifts of Life: Fair Trade- Eco Friendly Gifts

Gifts of Life Fair Trade shop~Help support artisans from poverty stricken and war torn areas of Rwanda, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, and around the world make a better living for themselves and their families. Purchasing FAIR TRADE handmade African baskets, baskets from South Africa, Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya, helps provide critical income for these people. The craftsmanship in making these handmade African baskets and other crafts have been traditions handed down for centuries. Fair trade is an organized way of doing business with artisans around the world that allows them to make FAIR`Living Wages to support themselves and their families. Help us put an end to global Poverty!

EVERY PURCHASE YOU MAKE HAS AN IMPACT ON THE WORLD. PURCHASES BASED ON FAIR TRADE CREATE DEMAND FOR A
FAIRER WORLD
BY SHOWING YOU VALUE NOT JUST THE PRODUCT, BUT THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT!

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Be the change you wish to see in the world~ Mahatma Ghandi

Fatrine Self Help Group of Kisii Kenya. Women washing the soapstone. Gifts Of Life carries fair trade soapstone products made by these artisans from our village in Kenya.

WELCOME TO OUR GLOBAL MARKETPLACE OF
UNIQUE FAIR TRADE,
ECO FRIENDLY
GIFTS THAT GIVE BACK!

So many of these beautiful handcrafted gifts from around the world are made with recycled materials because that is what they have to use. Purchases of these unique gifts, give back to artisans in third world countries that so desperately need it, and help our planet.

With all the horrors taking place around the world, and the overwhelming feeling of not being able to help.. this is my attempt at trying to help in some way. I am so saddened and sickened by the current genocide of Darfur, and the Rwandan genocide of '94.. the ongoing battles in the Middle East, and the horrible living conditions for so many families around the world.. that I felt I had to do something.

FAIR TRADE HELPS PEOPLE~HELP THEMSELVES
BY PROVIDING FAIR~LIVING WAGES.
SAY "NO" TO SWEATSHOPS!! Gifts of Life

Rwandan Peace Basket

Rwanda baskets, Rwandan fruit plates, traditional black and white

Handmade baskets from Rwanda

Baskets from Uganda

South African baskets made by the Ilala weavers. Pictured here are Ukhamba

Handmade baskets from South Africa

WHEN MY SOAPSTONE ARTSANS IN KISII KENYA LOST EVERYTHING IN THE "POST ELECTION VIOLENCE" JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, I MADE IT MY MISSION TO HELP THESE BEAUTIFUL, SPIRITUAL PEOPLE GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AGAIN.

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WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING OUR 501C3 NON PROFIT STATUS. YOUR DONATIONS ARE NOT YET TAX DEDUCTABLE.