2.
Found Member of World Fair Trade
Organization
One of the worlds largest fair trade
Organizations
Edna Ruth Byler
Puerto Rico
▪ Saw poverty, wanted change.
▪ Began with needlework
4.
Long Term Relationships
Artisans that lack stable income
Asia, Africa, Latin American, Middle East
Promotes use of sustainability in artisans
▪ Recycled, natural and environmentally friendly
5.
Intended goal of Ten Thousand Villages
To stop poverty through businesses
educate those in her community
Unintended goal of Ten Thousand Villages
Empowerment
Global fair trade