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Ten Thousand Villages

Contact Details:
Asheville, NC 28801
(1)

Work: (828) 254-8374

Description:

Ten Thousand Villages is a non-profit, "Fair Trade" retail store that sells crafts made by artisans in more than 30 different developing countries. Artisans who benefit from these sales would otherwise be unemployed or underemployed. This effort helps improve the economic situations of an estimated 50,000 artisans by providing income that can pay for nutritious food, education, health care and housing. Thousands of volunteers in the United States work with Ten Thousand Villages in their home communities.

Ten Thousand Villages presents hand made decor, personal accessories and gift items crafted by artisans around the world. The sale of the items helps provide vital, fair income to tens of thousands of artisans worldwide. Volunteers build cultural understanding and form an important link between customers and artisans by learning about the hand-crafted items we carry and telling the stories of the artisans who make these beautiful products.

Web site: http://asheville.tenthousandvillages.com

Entity Type:
Non-profit > Partner

Impact Area:
Community Enrichment

Projects and Courses:

Project	Impact Area	Next Occurrence
Fair Trade Stock-Up	Other	Thursday, September 30, 2010 4:00PM-6:00PM
Sales Associate	Arts and Culture	(Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities)
Ten Thousand Villages: Volunteer Group Project	Community Enrichment	(Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities)

Representative(s):
Mandy Broderick
volunteerttv@bellsouth.net

Interests:
There are no interests specified for this organization.

Skills:
There are no skills specified for this organization.

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