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Better Together: Fair Trade Develops Accountable Relationships
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Manos Zapotecas is a Fair Trade company that sells handbags woven by talented artisans in Oaxaca, Mexico. Since 2012, Shelley Tennyson, the founder and CEO, has been bringing these colourful handbags from the...
Better Together: Fair Trade Builds Capacity
By Margaret Tiveron
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Everything has a story and here is the story of Didi Bahini’s Sister Scarves, silky and colourful double-loop infinity scarves made from recycled Indian saris. This story begins with Jane Gragtmans, the founder...
Better Together: We Are SO Connected!
By Margaret Tiveron
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As the new owner of Didi Bahini, I returned from Nepal excited to share about my trip. I wanted to tell you about the products and encourage sales so that I could support...
Nepal was Wonderful! -- The Story of my First Trip
By Margaret Tiveron
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“How was Nepal?” people ask me. “Wonderful,” I say, knowing that my life will never be quite the same. Before I bought Didi Bahini last summer, I couldn’t have found Nepal on a...