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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 my partners in Nepal by selling more. Then CoViD-19 spread across the planet and selling just doesn’t seem right. But telling you about Fair Trade and the difference it makes seems...

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 Zapotec villagers of Teotitlan de Valle to stylish consumers around the world. When Shelley first met the artisans, she was a volunteer offering business training. She realized that business savvy wouldn’t...

Didi Bahini is a Nepali word meaning “sisters”. Literally, “didi” means “elder sister” and “bahini” means “younger sister”. When placed side by side, “didi bahini” means “sisters” in general.