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Welcome to Shop for Change
Want to strengthen your connection with women globally? This marketplace provides you with fair trade products that are created by women-led enterprises around the world. Here you can shop with a conscious by purchasing high quality products that benefit artisan producers while strengthening our collective voice in support of fair working conditions and wages.
In selecting these beautiful products – each a reflection of women's work through women's hands – we have been guided by the principles of responsible commerce. Each featured product is selected for its beauty, skilled craftwork and design. And each offers a story of hope and courage brought to us by women engaged in creating a dignified livelihood all over the world.
Once you have clicked on our featured products you will be linked to the website of our fair trade retailers from whom you will purchase your product. A donation from your purchase will be made to the Women's Funding Network in support of our work.
Flex your purchasing power to make a difference in the lives of women around the world.
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| Our Values |
We are guided by the principles of respectful commerce through fair trade and inspired by a belief that when women around the world are empowered through economic enterprise, families and communities transform. Women’s economic security is necessary for healthy, thriving and peaceful communities.
In selecting these hand crafted products and the fair trade retailers who sell them, we are providing products that are produced by women or by women led enterprises. We have followed guidelines established by the Fair Trade Federation for fair pay to artisans, access to healthy and safe working conditions, use of sustainable renewable materials, technical support and transparency.
Here are the criteria we adopted from the Fair Trade Federation:
- A fair wage in the local context to the artisans that crafted the product.
- Employment opportunities for women and the most disadvantaged communities.
- Access to safe and clean work environments.
- Rules that forbid the use of child labor in production, unless the entire family is involved in the craft and children are still attending school.
- Environmentally sustainable production practices where possible.
- Technical assistance, market information and product development that support the artisans.
- Business practices which are open to public scrutiny and making every effort to be as transparent as possible.
- Reinvesting in the artisan community to support and strengthen their social and economic conditions.
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 Product: True North Bag
Country of Origin: Madagascar
Price: $40.00
Exquisitely hand woven from penjy reed, women in the highlands of Madagascar create sturdy bags with sophisticated and mesmerizing geometric design. Made of all sustainable materials, the elegant True North bag is a functional work of art. Step into autumn toting the fine artistry of Madagascar while enabling families to gain economic independence and fair compensation for their talent and work. Available from madimports.org (Please use WOMENSFUND as source code at checkout.)
Retailer: Mad Imports |
 Product: Circle of Friends Candleholder
Country of Origin: Kenya
Price: $17.00
The daughter of a tribal chief in a Kenyan village bucked the tradition of women staying in the home by obtaining an education and establishing a soapstone workshop. The Circle of Friends candleholder, with its continuous flow of connected figures and renewable soapstone material, creates a meaningful symbol of the eternal and rejuvenating qualities of friendship.(Please use WOMENSFUND as source code at checkout.)
Retailer: One World Projects
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 Product: Blazing Red Necklace
Country of Origin: India
Price: $21.50
The smallest voices, joined together, can make the biggest change. Ample strands of tiny red glass beads in the Blazing Red Necklace unite to make a focal statement. Handmade in India by Tara Projects, a woman’s cooperative, this purchase will further Tara’s efforts in opposing the use of child labor in India and working to improve the status of women. (Please use WOMENSFUND as source code at checkout.)
Retailer: World-Shoppe
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 Product: Cotton shoulder bag, 'Mountain Signals' -
Price: $29.95
The chance to display their work to the world gives Anchalika Chamnan and the people of her village in northern Thailand, the opportunity to support themselves through traditional embroidery craft. Complete with all locally grown or prepared materials, vermilion elegance resonates through the black background of Chamnan’s stylish and versatile shoulder bag reminiscent of Thai hill tribe fashion. (Please click below and your purchase will automatically be credited to the Women's Funding Network.)
Retailer: Novica |
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 Product: Women Around the World Gift Basket
Country of Origin: Bangladesh
Price: $88.00
US Women without Border, in collaboration with Global Exchange, is pleased to introduce this Women Around the World Gift Basket, a collection of gifts made by
women around the world, benefitting women around the world. This limited edition gift basket makes a wonderful holiday gift! (Please use WOMENSFUND as source code at checkout.)
Retailer: Global Exchange |
 Product: Sisal Titja Basket
Country of Origin: Swaziland
Price: $28.00
Considered one of the most labor intensive of all African baskets, these intricate hand dyed Swazi baskets are entirely woven by Swazi craftswomen. Traditionally, the ‘titja’ baskets were given as tender gifts to symbolize a long and happy life and today help support these women and their families with a dignified livelihood. Each one is unique and one of a kind. (Please use WOMENSFUND as source code at checkout.)
Retailer: Baskets of Africa |
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 Product: Hand Embroidered Llama Notecards
Country of Origin: Bolivia
Price: Set of 3. $12.00
These lovely playful notecards offer a somber reality. They are created by women inmates in a Bolivian prison who are often incarcerated because they have defaulted on a loan or because they have been caught transporting coca paste to nearby cities. During their one-year stay in prison they are required to pay rent for their cells, purchase meals and assist their children who often stay with them. By purchasing these lovely handmade cards, you are making a difference in the lives of these women and their children. (Please use WOMENSFUND as source code at checkout.)
Retailer: Kusikuy, Inc. |
 Product: Jerusalem Candle of Hope
Country of Origin: Israel and Palestine
Price: $32.00
The Jerusalem Candle of Hope is a rare collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian artisans today. This fragrant hurricane candle is crafted by Israeli women living in Nazareth. Across the border, on the outskirts of Bethlehem, Palestinian women embroider exquisite muslin bags holding a tealight. The pairing of the Candle of Hope with the muslin bags and tealight offers a symbolic expression of what is possible when people in conflict choose to work together in a spirit of reconciliation. (Please use WOMENSFUND as source code at checkout.)
Retailer: The Amber Chand Collection |
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 Product: Amazon Harvest Bracelet
Country of Origin: Colombia
Price: $14.95
This simple but exquisite bracelet, made from seeds and intricate pieces of bamboo, is created by underprivileged youth, many of them single women, who have found a safe haven and employment through Joyeria Semilla (Spanish for “seed jewelry”.) Joyeria Semilla is a women-led organization from the mountain town of Villa de Leyya in Colombia. For many of the artisans, creating these jewelry objects is their only form of livelihood, which also offers them a road to dignity and self- respect. (Please use WOMENSFUND as source code at checkout.)
Retailer: World of Good
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 Product: Southwest Placemats and Napkins
Country of Origin: Guatemala
Price: Set of 6. $30.00
These striking earthtone placemats offer a testament to the considerable weaving talents of the women of Agua Caliente, a tiny village in Guatemala. Innovation of modern design meets ancient weaving technique passed on through the generations. Growing their businesses and supporting their families has contributed to the Artisans’ confidence, hope and dignity. (Please use WOMENSFUND as source code at checkout.)
Retailer: Mayaworks |
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 Product: Break The Chain of Illiteracy Beaded Keychain
Country of Origin: Kenya
Price: $ 15.00
It is widely said that “if you educate a woman, you educate a family and ultimately a nation.” These colorful Break the Chains of Illiteracy beaded keychains are the work of Masaai women in the Dupoto Women’s Group of Kenya. The group consists of 25 women who, through sales of their beaded handwork, are able to support the education of over 125 children. Thanks to the income from these keychains, these women dramatically alter their lives and the future of their community. (Please use WOMENSFUND as source code at checkout.)
Retailer: Beads for Education |
 Product: Brazilian Crochet Poncho
Country of Origin: Brazil
Price: $78.00
This elegant handcrafted crochet poncho of 100% cotton was made by the women of Coopa-Roca of Brazil. Located in South America's largest shantytown, Coopa-Roca provides disadvantaged women the opportunity to contribute to their family budget, without having to neglect their childcare and domestic duties. Coopa-Roca also focuses on improving professional skills, women's health and self-esteem. (Please use WOMENSFUND as source code at checkout.)
Retailer: Global Girlfriend |
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