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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Welcome to our shop index where you are see all our products at a glance.
Here is a list of all the products in our store
African Spirit Telephone Wire Platter
Banana Fiber People Ornaments
Banana Leaf Coffee Tray
Banana Leaf Magazine Rack
Beaded Masai Bangle bracelets
Candy Wrapper purse from Mexico
Christmas Banana fiber cards from Ethiopia
Coil Basket Geometric Design (Rust, with natural and black design)
Coil Basket Leaf Design (natural and rust color)
Coil Basket Star Design (deep dark green, natural, and deep burgandy star)
Coil basket with a swirl design (natural and rust color)
Couple planting new tree.. banana leaf card from Ethiopia
Cow horn bracelets from Senegal
Dancing girl earrings
Dove or Family of Doves, banana leaf card from Rwanda(currently sold out)
Elephant family strolling.. banana leaf card from Ethiopia(sold out)
Everyday Banana fiber cards
Giraffe Steel Drum Art
Hacky Sacks from Guatemala
Hand embroidered suade passport bag
Handpainted, recycled tin bookmarks
House Keyholder Steel Drum Art
Huipil Coin Purse
Huipil Shoulderbags from Guatemala
Large 10.5" Ukhamba Beer Basket
Large 11" Ukhamba Beer Basket(SOLD)
Large 12" Ukhamba Beer Basket
Large 12" Ukhamba Beer Basket
Large 9" Round Ukhamba Beer Basket
Large Ukhamba Beer Basket (7.5" tall x 9"wide)
Largest 14" Ukhamba Beer Basket
LED BY FAITH, RISING FROM THE ASHES OF THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE
LEFT TO TELL, DISCOVERING GOD AMIDST THE RWANDAN HOLOCAUST
Mbenges (woven baskets for decorative hanging)
Medium sized black lion (serpentine)
Medium sized elephant (green verdite)
Medium sized rhino (brown verdite)
Natural banana fiber baskets (fruit bowls in natural colors)SORRY SOLD OUT!
OUR LADY OF KIBEHO, MARY SPEAKS TO THE WORLD FROM THE HEART OF AFRICA
Painted Frog Steel Drum Art
Painted Metal Fish 6 inch
Peace basket (or friendship basket
Peace basket Christmas ornaments
Peasant Band Drum Art
Rainbow backpack from Guatemala (SOLD OUT)
Rainbow checkbook wallet
Recycled Candy Wrapper Coin Purse
Recycled Juice Bag tote (with piping)
Recycled Juice Bag tote Large
Recycled magazine bowl with lid
Recycled magazine bowl
Recycled paperbead necklace
Recycled Rice bag tote
Recycled Rice bag wallet
Recycled Tire Handbag Large
Recycled Tire handbag small
Recycled trash bag purse
Recycled trash bag wallet
Recycled Wire Bicycle Earrings
Rust and Black Swirl Design
Sisal Bowl Basket with lid(sorry this basket is currently sold out)
Sisal Fruit Plate (2 color)
Sisal Fruit Plate (new pattern)
Sisal Fruit Plate (newer tri-color pattern)
Soapstone Ornament
Sunny day with birds in trees, and rabbit .. banana leaf card from Ethiopia
Telephone Wire Bangle Bracelet
Tin Can Tube Earrings
Traditional sisal basket
Tree of Life Steel Drum Art
Two women carrying baskets..banana leaf card from Ethiopia
Two women churning and baking.. banana leaf card from Ethiopia
Woman tending the fire and baking.. banana leaf card from Ethiopia
Woman, child and infant walking.. banana leaf card from Ethiopia
Working woman with chickens.. banana leaf card from Ethiopia
Worry dolls in a pouch from Guatemala
Zulu Beer Basket (medium approx 7-9" tall)
Zulu herb basket(back ordered)
Zulu Open Bowl Basket
Beaded Pouch
Guatemala Teddy Bear Backpack
Guatemalan Teddy Bear
Purple Santiago Clerical Stole
Rainbow Santiago Clerical Stole
White Brocaded Clerical Stole
Worry Doll Hairband
Browse Our Categories
Here are al the categories in our store. Click a category name to see all its products:
Banana Leaf Cards
Handmade banana leaf cards... the ones shown are made by JBA, a group of young women in Ethiopia who support their families. Jimma Ethiopia has 130,000 residents, which more than half are under the age of 20, with a very high unemployment rate... making it very difficult to find work.
Fair Trade baskets from Uganda
Beautiful handmade, Fair Trade baskets from Uganda, made from Banana fiber, raffia, and natural dyes. This picture shown makes it hard to see the depth, but I want to let you know that these are all fruit-type baskets with a depth of about 2-3" deep.
Goodies from Guatemala
TORTILLA BASKET WITH COZY

Lovely handmade baskets made by La Chintenita de Oriente from the natural colors of the palm leaves in its aging process. The materials used in this are sustainable. Has a Guatemalan fabric cloth cozy inside to keep tortillas warm and comes with a tortilla recipe. (9" across x 3"H)
Handbags, Wallets, Accessories
Handbags, wallets and accessories from all around the world~ many made with recycled products! These bags are made with things like recycled juice bags, recycled trash bags, recycled inner tubes, recycled blouses, recycled candy wrappers, and they a just plain cool! you will love them. They help our artisans, the environment, our planet and YOU to look really AWESOME using them.
Handmade Jewelry
ADORABLE!!...Dancing girl earrings, Masai bangles, recycled tin cans and more...

Handmade Zulu baskets from South Africa, made by Ilala Weavers
Made of ilala palm by Ilala Weavers of South Africa, these baskets in natural colors are a great accent to any decor. Today, Ilala Weavers helps over 2000 Zulu people, both men and women, to attain self sufficiency, by working from their homes and therefore retaining their lifestyle and rich heritage of basket weaving and bead work, which has been passed down through the generations by Zulucrafters, whose modern counterparts today produce stunning works of art, sought after the world over.
Handpainted bookmarks of Kenya
Recycled tin painted bookmarks, and leather hand painted animal bookmarks from Kenya.
Immaculee Ilibagiza's Books
Immaculee is a Rwandan genocide survivor and her story is life changing!
Recycled Magazine Gifts from Vietnam
Gifts made from recycled magazines
Recycled Steel Drum Art from Haiti
These intricate wall pieces are made from recycled oil drums in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti.
Rwanda Baskets- Handwoven fair trade baskets made by women survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Including the much publicized Rwanda Peace Basket.
These beautiful baskets are handmade by the woman of Rwanda. No two are exactly alike, even if they are made by the same woman. The quality of these handmade baskets is awesome!
South African Telephone Wire Baskets
Handwoven works of Art, made by artisans of South Africa, with recycled telephone wire.
Stone carved animals (by Lameck Mlingo)
Handcarved animals from stone. Some of the stones used here for these hand carved animals are green verdite, brown verdite, and African Jade.