Women-Made Fair Trade Gifts

This Mother's Day, we're introducing you to a few of the many amazing women and mothers who craft our products. Fair trade often works with women in areas with deep-rooted gender inequality or rural areas where it may be hard to access work. We've seen firsthand how fair trade jobs offer women new opportunities that otherwise would not be accessible. 

The income they receive from these products has allowed many to send their children to school, have an independent income, and reinvest in their communities. Check out these products and the women you support every time you buy them.

This jewelry is handmade by women in the Acholi Quarter of Uganda, an under-resourced area where many fled when war broke out in the north. Beyond providing safe, fair-paying work, this jewelry supports breakfasts for the community's children, business grants, and community outreach. 

Each basket is handwoven from pine needles by women in rural areas of Guatemala. Visiting their workshops, you'll see families together, and women able to care for their children, as this job allows them to work from home. Each basket helps provide scholarships for children of the community and provides the women with dignified work.

Each candle is hand-poured by young mothers in Chicago, IL, through a paid job training program. There, they learn comprehensive skills, gain confidence, and forge career paths. Your purchase supports programs that help provide housing, job training, college success, and family support for each of these moms while providing you with artisan-made, scented candles.

When you shop these products, you make a tangible difference. For even more women-made goods, check out Women's Bean Project snacks and spices, Global Mamas jewelry and clothing, Good Paper greeting cards, and Thistle Farms body care to dive a little deeper. Beyond shopping, your purchase helps women around the globe send their children to school, provide meals, and gain crucial skills, helping communities flourish.