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Bosinange Juakali Soapstone

Bosinange Juakali soapstone is a private limited group that produces soapstone carvings (Arts), which are handcrafted by Kisii artisans in Kenya and sold locally and internationally to help them to alleviate poverty and improve their livelihood. The group was started in late 1980s under the...

Kazuri 2000 Limited

The mission of Kazuri is to provide and sustain employment opportunities to the disadvantaged members of the Kenyan society. Kazuri began in 1975 as a tiny workshop experimenting with making handmade beads. It started with two Kenyan women and soon discovered that there were many other women in...

Machakos District Co-operative Union Ltd (MDCU)

MDCU was established in 1964 as an umbrella organisation of primary co-operatives in Machakos district, Kenya. Today it assists mainly marginalized producers in the handcraft sector with products such as wood carvings, baskets, soapstones, etc. The mission of MDCU is to improve the quality of...

Kitengela Hot Glass

Kitengela Hot Glass started September 2000 with a desire to make flat and blown glass in Eastern Africa. It employs over thirty people, and has trained many more in the various disciplines that they are proficient in. Kitengela Glass is located opposite the Nairobi National Park, at the end of a...

Maasai Treads

Maasai Treads was established in August 2005, as part of an initiative to assist young creative shoemakers to earn a reasonable wage through recycling initiatives. Maasai treads makes footwear as well as a range of Maasai treads essentials. Maasai treads aims to show the global marketplace that...

Malindi Handcraft Co-operative Society

The Malindi Handcraft Co-operative Society was registered in 1986 under the Kenya Co-operative Act with a beginning membership of 30 highly skilled woodcarver artisans. The primary aim of the formation of the co-operative was to give the power of business ownership back to the people, in this case...

Monda African Art Ltd

Monda African Art is a limited liability company established in Nairobi, Kenya in 2005. It strives to create and produce original high-end handicrafts, including beaded sisal bags, fashionable jewelry and utilitarian soapstone items. The company is managed by a competent and experienced partnership...

Ganesh Himal Trading

Ganesh Himal Trading has been supplying shops and retail customers in North America with high quality, handcrafted clothing, jewelry, textiles, and paper since 1984. The company imports directly from small cottage industries in Nepal, including development projects working to improve the lives of...

Alter Eco

Alter Eco is a French-based alternative trading organization, founded in 1999, which specializes in the import and distribution of Fairtrade products. Alter Eco products are offered in several French mass retailers such as Monoprix, Cora (hypermarket)|Cora, Match, System U, Leclerc and...

Artisans du Monde

Artisans du Monde, established in 1974, was the precursor of the FairTrade movement in France. The organisation now acts as the distribution network for the movement in France, running shops that stock 100% FairTrade products. Artisans du Monde also has an educational and advocacy role. ...

The Turing Trust

The Turing Trust is a UK based charity set up in 2009 by James Turing in response to the poverty he saw in a Ghanaian school during his gap year. The Trust has a Ghanaian branch (registered in Ghana as the Turing Foundation) which carries out several activities involving Afoako ICCES...

SPDA (Special Persons Development Association)

SPDA (Special Person Development Association)is a registered NGO working for the welfare of people with disabilities in Peshawar. The Association's activities include promoting social justice, raising public awareness of disability issues, health and education and advocacy on behalf of people...

UCO (Ujala Christian Organization)

UCO (Ujala Christian Organisation) is a Christian NGO based in Pakistan. In addition to its missionary activities, the organisation aims to provide children, particularly orphans, with a basic education. UCO is planning to build churches and an orphanage and aims to provide children with books,...

South Vihar Welfare Society for Tribal

South Vihar Welfare Society for Tribal is an Indian NGO that works among vulnerable communities on combating human trafficking, livelihoods, health and nutrition, education and the rehabilitation of victims. Target groups are children (0-12), adolescents (12 -18) and tribal women living in...

Globally Minded Works

Globally Minded Works is a non-profit organisation registered in the USA. The organisation supports education and charitable projects in Guatemala. The organisation provides scholarships and school supplies for children of Mayan families, and distributes water filters.

The Other Side of the Tracks

The Other Side of the Tracks is a media and marketing consulting business. The company offers to assist the development of NGOs and other not-for-profit organisations at discounted rates on conditions explained on its website.

Seeds of Africa

Seeds of Africa Foundation is a community enhancement and development program that works with children, young adults and their families in Africa. It aims to drive economic and cultural development through sustainable educational and community development initiatives. The program is facilitated in...

Voluntary Institute for Rural Development (VIRD))

The Voluntary Institute for Rural Development (VIRD)is an Indian NGO that works on issues related to socio-economic development for the rural poor. Activities include mobilizing communities for development, and coordinating the work of local NGOs with similar aims. VIRD sponsors a wide range of...

Book Aid For Africa (BAFA)

Book Aid For Africa (BAFA) is a UK-based charity that is helping to provide good quality books to under-resourced libraries in the remotest parts of Africa, and also making other educational resources available to schools and colleges in Africa. The organisation collects books and other...

The Hope (An Organisation For Rural Development)

The HOPE (An Organisation for Rural Development) is an NGO in Pakistan. The Hope works for the poor particularly children, women and young people. The organisation runs awareness raising campaigns on issues such as child labour , health and the environment, and provides skills training for women....