Make a PLEDGE FOR CHANGE & Enjoy Premium Membership That is GIVING BACK!

Using the Power of People and Ethical Business, Paying it Forward to Green Schools for the Future

You are here: Home / Retailers / Fair Trade: Village Markets of Africa

Fair Trade: Village Markets of Africa

by 5 Comments

 

Fair trade jewelry, clothing, accessories, and home decor.

Fair Trade Village Markets of AfricaVillage Markets of Africa (VMA) strives to bring the concepts of sustainable development together with grass roots cooperatives from Africa into one centralized effort.

VMA aims to bridge the ever burgeoning gap between philanthropy and business success. Empowering artisans through Lutheran Church development projects in Africa, VMA offers global opportunity for artisans who are victims of poverty and struggle with sustainable income.

Village Markets of Africa is a fair trade project of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church.

VMA pays artisans upfront fair wages for their work and also engages in profit sharing with those artisans. 50% of profits are returned to artisans in the form of job training, machines and production upgrades, and microcredit loans. We create opportunity for entrepreneurship as a means of building capacity and alleviating poverty.

this is a free courtesy advertising listing Visit Village Markets of Africa for some beautiful fairtrade products for your home and family.

 

 

Filed Under: Retailers Tagged With: , , ,

 

If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing.
Henry Kravis

About Karen Maskall

I KNOW that ethical businesses and good people can make change happen for Green Schools for the Future

Make a Pledge for Change and join us today!

Comments

  1. Jacob Schmalzle says:
    March 14, 2012 at 1:03 am

    Thanks so much for helping Village Markets of Africa spread the word!

    I’m excited to announce that we have launched a new website! Please visit our new site, http://www.villagemarkets.org, for over 200 Fair Trade gifts!

    Please also give us a “like” on fb and help us spread the word: http://www.facebook.com/vmafairtrade

    We’ve got lots of ways to get involved…feel free to email me directly for more information: jacob@villagemarketsofafrica.com

    God Bless!

    Reply
  2. Nancy says:
    April 11, 2012 at 3:49 pm

    I think providing such opportunities to talented yet poor, helpless artists is a great service to mankind as well as art itself! VMA is doing a great job.

    Reply
  3. Jacob Schmalzle says:
    May 2, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    Village Markets of Africa is now sourcing Fair Trade products globally …

    You can also help us spread the word on fb: http://www.facebook.com/vmafairtrade

    God Bless,

    Jacob

    Reply

Comment Policy:We value commenting as part of our ethical business and green living community but please be nice and genuine and add value to the post that your ethical business colleague has made. As a member your name and website will automatically be added. Why not try different keywords after your name and link to inner pages of your site and your social network profiles too? You should use your real name and may include some keywords following the @ sign.

Speak Your Mind

*

CommentLuv badge
This blog uses premium CommentLuv which allows you to put your keywords with your name Use your real name and then @ your keywords (maximum of 5) NOTE: We only talk to humans with a NAME: Dave, Sue, Thomas and so forth :-)