The World Artisan and the Crowell family supports many humanitarian and environmental initiatives. Our shop is committed to Fair Trade principles. Fair Trade is a market based approach to alleviating global poverty and promoting business which is good for the environment.

Robin Crowell is also an advisor for the Ubushobozi Sewing Project in Rwanda. Come view photos and learn more.

Robin and Emma with girls in RwandaEmma and Rwandan village children

What is Fair Trade ?
Fair Trade is a lot of things: a social justice movement, an alternative business model, a system of global commerce, a tool for international development, a faith-based activity....read more

How does fair trade differ from free trade ?
Many people are familiar with the term “free trade,” which has played a major role in countries’ trade policies in the past few decades. While free trade policies need reform, Fair Trade....read more

Top 10 reasons to buy fair trade
Fair Trade means fair pay and working conditions for vulnerable farmers and producers....read more

Fair Trade federation
$4.12 billion - amount of total fair trade sales in 2008 according to the UK's Fairtrade Foundation....read more