Fair Trade

Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit, self-supporting alternative trading organization (ATO). ATOs are non-governmental organizations designed to benefit artisans, not to maximize profits. They market products from handicraft and agricultural organizations based in low-income countries.

They provide consumers around the world with products that have been fairly purchased from sustainable sources. ATOs put fair trade into practice and campaign for more equitable terms of trade for artisans from low-income countries.

Ten Thousand Villages is a member of the International Federation for Alternative Trade, (IFAT), a coalition of Third World handicraft and agricultural organizations and ATOs from both the North and the South.

Improving the artisan's quality of life is the main objective.

FAIR TRADE TRENDS

Reports indicate a 37% growth rate in the Fair Trade industry in
North America and the Pacific Rim in 2003.

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