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Gogo-Olive is looking for partners to sell their excellent craft items. The quality knitted toys for youngsters are created by a group of women in Zimbabwe as a form of income generation.
More information about the Gogo-Olive project is available on their website.
13 Sep 2011 03:14 GMT
We have done some research to try to find organizations that might be able to provide you with funding/support and have identified the following that you may wish to contact:
1. From Her Hands – www.fromherhands.com/
From Her Hands is an online catalog of items created by women from all over the world. Sellers can either post their products on From Her Hands website or request to be linked to their own websites. From Her Hands replaced the middlemen with an online catalog, so that buyers can purchase directly from sellers and sellers can earn more of the profit. From Her Hands will only get a commission on products purchased as a From Her Hands referral.
Send an email to PotentialSeller@FromHerHands.com expressing your interest in joining. Let them know if you currently have a website, or if you would like to put your products on From Her Hands directly. You will then be sent instructions on how to set up your site for free. They also have 24/7 chat support if you run into any problems.
Contact details:
PotentialSeller@FromHerHands.com and TBD@fromherhands.com
2. Global Crafts - www.globalcrafts.org
Global Crafts is a member of The Fair Trade Federation and The International Fair Trade Association. They work directly with artisans, craftspeople, and producer groups. Global Crafts runs an online store Gifts with Humanity, www.giftswithhumanity.com/ (www.globalcrafts.co.uk/ for Europe).
For information about how to become a producer partner, please go to www.globalcrafts.info/ and log in a a Guest. For relevant information, read files under Documents link.
Contact:
2808 Hibiscus Drive, Edgewater, FL 32141, USA
Phone: 1.866.468.3438
Email using the contact form on the website: www.giftswithhumanity.com/articles.asp?id=83
3. Etsy - www.etsy.com
Etsy is a global online marketplace for handmade and vintage goods. Sellers can list their items on the website for a fee while shoppers will pay directly to sellers. For more information, please go to www.etsy.com/sell?ref=so_sell or Frequently Asked Questions site at www.etsy.com/help/topics.
In order to register your store on the website, please click on the Register button on the top of the page at www.etsy.com. You will be prompted to fill out a simple form.
Contract:
support@etsy.com
Etsy, Inc.
55 Washington Street, Suite 512
Brooklyn, NY 11201
U.S.A.
We hope this will be of help for your work.
13 Sep 2011 03:41 GMT
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David says: Thank you so much Maria for this research about craft projects. I have passed it on to my friend who is running the project for the women in Africa.
David.