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Fun, colourful and chunky 10-piece counting jigsaw - helping your child learn to count whilst having fun!
This fair trade horse jigsaw is handmade in Sri Lanka by Lanka Kade, a company whose aim is to provide continual employment throughout the year for each group of artisans and their families. They employ a full-time representative to uphold their values: a safe and pleasant working environment, equal opportunities, good rates of pay, prompt payment for goods and a quality product at a fair price. In addition, this product is made of rubber wood sourced from exhausted rubber plantations that are replanted every 10 to 15 years, so it's eco-friendly too!
Dimensions: 17 x 14 cm
Recommended for age 2 years and above.
Fun, colourful and chunky four-piece baby jigsaw - helping your child learn to count whilst having fun!
This fair trade horse jigsaw is made in Sri Lanka by Lanka Kade, a company whose aim is to provide continual employment throughout the year for each group of artisans and their families. They employ a full-time representative to uphold their values: a safe and pleasant working environment, equal opportunities, good rates of pay, prompt payment for goods and a quality product at a fair price. In addition, this product is made of rubber wood sourced from exhausted rubber plantations that are replanted every 10 to 15 years, so it's eco-friendly too!
Dimensions: 11.5 x 10.5 cm
Recommended for age 2 years and above.
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This chunky wooden fairtrade block puzzle fits together to make six different sea pictures.
This fair trade block puzzle is made in Sri Lanka by Lanka Kade, a company whose aim is to provide continual employment throughout the year for each group of artisans and their families. They employ a full-time representative to uphold their values: a safe and pleasant working environment, equal opportunities, good rates of pay, prompt payment for goods and a quality product at a fair price. In addition, this product is made of rubber wood sourced from exhausted rubber plantations that are replanted every 1015 years, so it's eco-friendly too!
Dimensions: 13 x 13 x 6 cm
Recommended for use from 12 months. (Suitable from birth.)
Fun, colourful and chunky 7-piece jigsaw - helping your child learn to count whilst having fun!
This product is made in Sri Lanka by Lanka Kade, a company whose aim is to provide continual employment throughout the year for each group of artisans and their families. They employ a full-time representative to uphold their values: a safe and pleasant working environment, equal opportunities, good rates of pay, prompt payment for goods and a quality product at a fair price. In addition, this product is made of rubber wood sourced from exhausted rubber plantations that are replanted every 10 to 15 years, so it's eco-friendly too!
Dimensions: 18 x 9.5 cm approx
Recommended for age 18 months and above.
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A brilliant gift for baby boys and young ones fascinated by diggers!
This product is made in Sri Lanka by Lanka Kade, a company whose aim is to provide continual employment throughout the year for each group of artisans and their families. They employ a full-time representative to uphold their values: a safe and pleasant working environment, equal opportunities, good rates of pay, prompt payment for goods and a quality product at a fair price.
Width at top: 28 cm
Recommended for age 3 years and above. Please hang out of reach of very young children.
Fun and chunky ten-piece fairtrade counting jigsaw - helping your child learn to count whilst having fun!
This fair trade whale jigsaw is handmade in Sri Lanka by Lanka Kade, a company whose aim is to provide continual employment throughout the year for each group of artisans and their families. They employ a full-time representative to uphold their values: a safe and pleasant working environment, equal opportunities, good rates of pay, prompt payment for goods and a quality product at a fair price. In addition, this product is made of rubber wood sourced from exhausted rubber plantations that are replanted every 10–15 years, so it's eco-friendly too!
Dimensions: 13.5 x 8.5 cm
Recommended for age 18 months and above.
pair of beautifully crafted wooden maracas made in Otavalo, with handpainted Amazonian designs.
Length: Large - 21 cm
We sourced this item direct from Otavalo in Ecuador through a company called Latin Colours. The artisans are known personally to us and we ensure they have suitable pay and working conditions.
Please note, due to the handmade nature of this product, painted designs may vary slightly.
How do people keep going against all the odds in their efforts to change the world? Meet nine remarkable individuals who tell their own inspiring life stories and are blazing trails for others to follow.
From Cambodia to Israel-Palestine, nine stories from individuals standing up for their rights. ‘You can cut the flower, but you cannot stop the coming of spring.’ Malalai Joya, the young member of the Afghan parliament, refuses to let injustice go unchallenged. Her words reflect the irrepressible attitudes and actions of all the women and men who tell their stories here.
Youk Chhang - who has dedicated his life to laying bare the atrocities of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge. Malalai Joya - one of the first women elected to Afghanistan’s parliament, now banned for denouncing her warlord fellow MPs. Harry Wu - survivor of and campaigner against China’s laogai labor camps. Chaeli Mycroft - a teenage girl with cerebral palsy whose campaign for disability rights has lit up South Africa. Sompop Jantraka - Thai campaigner who has rescued thousands of girls and women from the sex trade. Oscar Arias - Nobel Peace Prize winner and President of Costa Rica, which has no army. Monireh Baradaran - who survived years of imprisonment and torture under Iran’s theocratic regime. Bassam Aramin - Palestinian peace campaigner whose daughter was shot by Israeli troops. Rami Elhanan - Israeli peace campaigner whose daughter was killed in a suicide bombing.
A must-have book and a fantastic gift!
This book looks at the latest findings on climate change, explores the options and explains key issues like carbon emissions, trading and the debate over nuclear power versus renewable energy. Short, clear and concise - a brilliant read.
A must-have book for anyone with an interest in fair trade.
This book tells the human story behind the products we consume. David Ransom argues that the key question is not whether trade should be regulated or deregulated, but whether trade is to be master or servant of the people.
A must-have book and a fantastic gift!
This book condenses our complex world into a clear, concise commentary. It traces the journey towards a borderless world, showing that the promise of globalization is seductive, powerful and ultimately hollow.
A must-have book and a fantastic gift!
In this text, Maggie Black traces the history of international development from its post-colonial beginnings, and examines the relationship between development and economic growth; the impact development has had on the living conditions of the poor and on the environment; and whether development will have a specific role in the future, or whether it will simply be subsumed under the concept of globalization.
Nice little handmade box with noughts and crosses.
Size: 20 x 12.5 cm
A great little 3-piece jigsaw in the shape of a puppy. Handmade in Romania. Size: 8.5 x 7.5 cm This item is supplied by Craft UK, a fair trade business importing from Romania. They work with villages in the Transylvania region, paying the artisans a fair price for the goods, a percentage of which is paid when an order is placed with full payment promptly on completion. The business has being set up with the primary aim of improving and making a difference to the lives of those producing the goods. Your purchases will also generate finance for ongoing projects working with disadvantaged young people in Romania.
A great little handpainted 3-piece blue jigsaw in the shape of a seal. Handmade in Romania.
Length: 17 cm
This item is supplied by Craft UK, a fair trade business importing from Romania. They work with villages in the Transylvania region, paying the artisans a fair price for the goods, a percentage of which is paid when an order is placed with full payment promptly on completion. The business has being set up with the primary aim of improving and making a difference to the lives of those producing the goods. Your purchases will also generate finance for ongoing projects working with disadvantaged young people in Romania.
A great little 3-piece jigsaw in the shape of a seal. Handmade in Romania.
Length: 17 cm
This item is supplied by Craft UK, a fair trade business importing from Romania. They work with villages in the Transylvania region, paying the artisans a fair price for the goods, a percentage of which is paid when an order is placed with full payment promptly on completion. The business has being set up with the primary aim of improving and making a difference to the lives of those producing the goods. Your purchases will also generate finance for ongoing projects working with disadvantaged young people in Romania.
Great little puzzle box showing mother and baby elephants, made from shesham wood. Ideal for little ones who love animals!
This item is made by Asha Handicrafts. Asha represents more than 6,500 artisans in 10 states of India. 'Asha' means 'hope' in Sanskrit. It aims to sustain the marketing ability of individual and family based artisans. It is a not-for-profit organisation which works to ensure that benefits of handicraft production reach the craftspeople themselves, by buying directly from the artisan groups and offering advance payments on orders.
Asha provides training and teaching facilities in tailoring and metal work, thereby establishing new local groups of craftsmen. It also provides educational assistance for children of the producers, medical check ups and treatment and savings programs for artisans and spouses.
Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts.
A great little 3-piece jigsaw in the shape of a squirrel. Handmade in Romania.
Size: 9 x 9 cm
This item is supplied by Craft UK, a fair trade business importing from Romania. They work with villages in the Transylvania region, paying the artisans a fair price for the goods, a percentage of which is paid when an order is placed with full payment promptly on completion. The business has being set up with the primary aim of improving and making a difference to the lives of those producing the goods. Your purchases will also generate finance for ongoing projects working with disadvantaged young people in Romania.
Infuriatingly fun 3-D puzzle in the shape of a star.
This item is made by Aspiration International which is a small organisation in Delhi, India. It organises small groups of semi-skilled and skilled artisans with the aim of promoting and developing cottage industries, improving economic and social welfare and providing fair wages. These groups are located all over India and some have now become independent artisans in their own community.
With this mind-bender you have a cage with a bomb inside - the problem is, you want to get the bomb out of the cage! Sounds easy, but it's mind-boggling and frustrating in equal measure!
This product is imported by Siiren, a UK-based company whose ethos it is to personally ensure their products are not produced in sweatshops and guarantee no child labour has been used. They buy direct from the artisans, which cuts out the middleman and means the artisans are receiving around four times the price for their craftsmanship than they otherwise would. In addition, all Siiren products are made of wood taken from proven sustainable sources, with a required unique stamp and serial number which ensures that the wood is under legal and enviromental control, so they're eco-friendly too!
Size: 10 x 7 cm
This is the book to take the tastebuds travelling!
Arepas from Venezuela, tom yam soup from Thailand, delicious mezze from the Middle East, "The World of Street Food" offers the best in fast food from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. Over a hundred recipes have been chosen for their popularity at street stalls and markets around the world.
A collective effort by the author and fans of street food worldwide, this book combines thorough research with personal stories from the people and places the recipes come from. For instance, how the South African bunny chow was invented through a combination of Asian curry, European bread and apartheid; or the stories from Penang, Malaysia, said by many to be the street food capital of the world. Each recipe is accompanied by awarding-winning food photography and evocative travel pictures.
The majority of recipes are vegetarian, and many are vegan or vegan-adaptable. It includes information on nutrition, and organic and Fair Trade ingredients. It includes recipes such as: Indian idli - freshly made rice puffs with chutney; Spicy prawns piqued with lime; Falafel or baba ganoush from the Middle East; China's dim sum dumplings, spring rolls and noodle dishes; Satay from south-east Asia; Crispy samosas from India and Africa; Golden corn cake arepas from South America; Enticing desserts like coconut ice cream; and Rum cocktail.
This large-format, lavishly-illustrated book is a celebration of water – its history and its many roles in the human and natural world. Author Maggie Black delves into literary, historical and folkloric sources for extracts and quotations that highlight and complement more than 90 photographs demonstrating the majesty of water. These images range from natural wonders, such as oceans, mighty rivers and snow-capped mountains, to everyday scenes of people interacting with water; planting seedlings, boiling kettles and jumping puddles. The text and photographs are interspersed with contemporary droplets of fact.
About the author: Maggie Black is a writer on international issues, including water resources and children’s rights. She has written histories of Unicef and Oxfam, as well as books and reports on water and sanitation. Widely traveled in the developing world, especially in East Africa and South Asia, she has worked as a consultant for many international organizations. A book on the drinking water crisis in India’s villages will shortly be published by OUP in Delhi. She also wrote an NI magazine issue on the struggle against large dams in India’s Narmada Valley, and two No-Nonsense Guides: International Development and Water.
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