I recently went to an event at a friend’s house showcasing several different fair trade organizations. I was really impressed with the quality & beauty of the items there, and was shocked to see that the prices weren’t too high! Usually when I see the words “fair trade” I think that’s awesome, I wish I could afford to shop that way. Turns out, I can! The items in these shops are no more expensive than those you would find in regular stores, but they are unique, gorgeous and by purchasing them you are helping people instead of possibly hurting them. It’s a win-win-WIN!
I chose just three of many awesome free trade shops to share with you today, hopefully you can find some special gifts for people on your list at some of these online stores.
1. Global Girlfriend – I LOVE everything in this shop. In fact, 90% of my personal Christmas wish list can be found at Globalgirlfriend.com! Seriously. Some really awesome products, and I love that the women making them are ladies who have been rescued from human trafficking in various countries like India, the Philippines and several African nations. Global Girlfriend employs these women, teaches them to work, and pays them fair wages, helps support their children and assists them in getting education. Many of the items are organic too! It’s awesome. Definitely something I want to support, especially when you can get gorgeous items like these!
2. Come Together Trading – This site has a lot of clothing and jewelry like the above shop, as well as home decor, kitchen items, accesories for men, journals and lots more!
Crystal @ Serving Joyfully says
The third shop was quite pricey, but thanks for highlighting the other 2 shops! Love to find affordable fair trade items!
It’s well worth the (reasonable) extra cost to know that my purchase isn’t adding to the world slave trade and sweatshops.
Sharon Claassen says
Thank you for sharing these links…it is so important that we consider how others are being treated around the world – even if we will never meet them.