World Fair Trade Day: Not a Hallmark Holiday
Summary
It started with a small group of women using the sewing skills they already possessed to create unique, high quality apparel and home décor items.Groups have taken on daunting tasks such as providing basic health education within their communities, attending workshops on women’s legal rights and forming social action committees to tackle issues such as alcohol abuse and garbage collection.This World Fair Trade Day, the artisans of MarketPlace invite customers to view their finely crafted apparel and home décor items at www.marketplaceindia.com.It started with a small group of women using the sewing skills they already possessed to create unique, high quality apparel and home décor items.Groups have taken on daunting tasks such as providing basic health education within their communities, attending workshops on women’s legal rights and forming social action committees to tackle issues such as alcohol abuse and garbage collection.The message ‘Dignity, Not Charity’ is sewn in each item of apparel and home décor that MarketPlace produces.