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A Fair Trade Handicrafts Business for the Upliftment of Artisans and Community since 1986

The longest journey always starts with the first step

Khalil Ahmed… not only worked hard but created a confidence with his co-workers, paid them fair wages and is also contributing to our Profit Sharing Program started last year

“Fair trade is more about building a confidence in the people, rather than condemning them. This can be achieved not by policing but by willing participation of every stakeholder”.

Health, dental and eye camps

Stitching school

Discussion and training

Project Pyas - Filtered water

•21 independent artisan workshops established during 1998 - 2013 •100 women trained in vocational stitching school •225 children educated in 2012-2013 school year •290 estimated workers and family members given access to clean water •650 workers and family members received free dental, eye and medical screenings•400 artisans are getting regular jobs•100 artisans benefitted by our profit sharing scheme last year

What’s new?

Challenges into the future•To be competitive AND Fair Trade in the international market•Higher expectations to pass audits, which means higher investment. Artisan illiteracy can make it difficult to maintain records for audits.•Bigger retail franchises prefer buying from bigger factories but need to convince them our model of working•Unwillingness of professional product designers to work in smaller towns like Moradabad and the cost of hiring such professionals.

We are all part of a giant team

BOO ENTERPRISE (Beginning Other Opportunities Through Enterprise) was established in 2010 by Becky Barber, a Design graduate from the University of Plymouth, whose parents originally went to Madagascar over 25 years ago.

Giving people in Madagascar the dignity of learning a craft and skill for life.

EVERY PRODUCT CARRIES A LABEL WITH THE NAME OF THE PERSON THAT HAS MADE IT.  This shows that the staff at BOO train and work directly with local people in rural communities in Madagascar and have done since the very beginning. There is no middle importer or hidden source.

Azizi Life's vision is: "to participate in local initiatives for the development of Rwandan communities working towards physical and spiritual wholeness for all" 

Azizi is a Swahili word that means ‘precious,’ ‘treasured’ or ‘excellent’ and it is their belief that every person’s life is Azizi.

carishea: Fair, Ethical & Sustainable

Trip to India: 14-22nd February

Western India: Mumbai, Bhuj, Ahmedabad By Asha Handicrafts eco-tourism and Transform

Tourism, projects and artisans

New this year – Tearfund Supporters’Calendar 2014

Designed and donatedby volunteers Jon Toogood, Brenda Wilkinson,Gordon Wilkinson

Available from at £5 per copy or£24.50 for pack of five.

QR code that links to the Tearfund website and more information on the project

Story that tellshow lives havebeen changedby Tearfundand partners

Thank you!