Embroidered Card Sets

Embroidered Card Sets

Country of Origin: Thailand-Burma Border
Fair Trade - Cards

Sometimes the little things make the biggest difference. So make the small effort of sending a message on one of these pretty, handmade cards to someone you care about. Each one is made of recycled, hand pressed paper and embellished with a traditional bead and fabric design. In addition to brightening the day of whoever receives it, it will provide life-saving income to the Burmese refugee women who made it with care. They know that the little income they make from these special paper products go a long way towards economic sustainability.

Each card: 6" x 4 ¼"

Set of 5 cards.

Colors available: Iris or Bight Olive

 

$24.00
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Country of Origin

Thailand-Burma Border
WEAVE gives over 300 internally displaced refugee women a safe place to make gift cards, bags, scarves and dolls by hand; often the women’s only source of income.  ... more
Thailand has drawn attention in recent years for its progress in tackling HIV and AIDS and working towards the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), reaching three of the goals ten years early. Since 1990, Thailand has halved the number of people living in poverty within its boarders from 27.2 percent in 1990 to 9.8 percent in ... more