Support Haitian artisans through fair trade

After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Ten Thousand Villages asked Comité Artisanal Haitien (Haitian Craft Committee) how best to help. Their reply? “Send us more orders.”
Currently, Haiti is again recovering from a devastating earthquake, with added damage from a tropical storm. And once again, Ten Thousand Villages wants to help. Your purchase of Haitian products, like the Cool Breeze Wall Art piece, enables Ten Thousand Villages to invest in more orders, giving artisans what they need and deserve: sustainable income, dignity, and resources to rebuild.

Cut metal work is an original Haitian art form that began in the early 1930s with Georges Liataud’s imaginative cemetery crosses crafted from recycled metal. This artwork is completely done by hand. Artisans cut open 55-gallon drums, pound them flat, mark them with chalk, and then use a chisel to cut out the design.
Visit Ten Thousand Villages Souderton at 781 Route 113 to see the entire collection of Haitian metal art, plus hand-crafted items from over 30 different countries, Bunyaad oriental rugs, fair trade clothing and more. Shop local and make a global impact. That’s the beauty of fair trade.

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