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Posted September 21, 2020

 

World Crafts has been staffed by volunteers since 1990!   We must be doing something right!  As fair trade organization, we  focus on bringing income opportunities to fair trade artisans in places like Haiti, Ghana, Bangladesh and Ecuador.  This gift shop...

Posted May 26, 2016

Since we opened in September of 1990, we have kept a notebook of interesting stories that happen when our volunteers work.  Just as our products come from all over, so do our customers!  Kidron is situated in area that is home to one of the largest Amish communities in the USA and as a result,...

Posted October 28, 2015

Kids love Halloween!  Getting a bag full of sweets just for dressing up!  How cool is that?  Typically mom and dad share in the bounty that gets dumped onto the kitchen table after the event, everyone picking out his...

Posted March 28, 2015

What can $1 buy? We laugh and say “Not much these days!” Yet at any discount store, we find shelves filled with $1 items, everything from soap to balloons. We leave the store carrying $20 worth of those items. Somebody, somewhere is making those products we enjoy. Products that they themselves...

Posted March 28, 2015

Is there a wrong way to support Fair Trade? No. And yes. Life is complicated. Before bailing out, hear me out. You don't have to be a die-hard, 100% Fair Trade fan in order to support the cause and create change. Do you consume tea, coffee or chocolate? Start by purchasing those items from Fair...