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BringJoy

AN ETHICAL GIFT GUIDE

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It’s a wonderful world …And the products on these pages prove it.Because fair trade makes it possible to give meaningful gifts that have been made with love and care, that support families in developing countries, that celebrate culture, skill and the human spirit.

These inspired designs will surprise and delight you and your loved ones. They will connect you with makers on the other side of the globe, and to a bigger movement to create an even better world. This holiday, choose Ten Thousand Villages as your global gift destination This holiday, choose to bring joy.

a SAFARI CHOPSTICK PAIRS | Kenya | $12.99 each b YOGA ZEBRA & YOGA GIRAFFE BOWLS | Kenya | $29.99 each

c ZEBRA BIKE BANANA FIBER ORNAMENT | Kenya | $14.99

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Moses Kirimi (pictured here with his daughter Rehema) is a master carver who uses sustainably sourced wood to create whimsical designs, inspired by years spent living on the edge of a Kenyan wildlife preserve. a

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a RUBY WARMTH DRINKING GLASSES | Egypt | $18.99 eachb ANGEL OF NATURE ORNAMENT | Philippines | $4.99

c FAIRY CIRCLE BLOCK-PRINTED TABLECLOTH & NAPKINS | India | $69.99, $8 eachd ABACA FIBER ANGELS | Philippines | $24.99, $18.99e FIRESIDE CHAMPAGNE FLUTE SET | India | $99.99f GOLD LEAF MANGO WOOD BOWL | India | $89.99

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Warm & Inviting

a ANDEAN ALPACA PONCHO, HAT & WRIST WARMERS | Peru | $225, $49.99, $49.99b ADOBE ABODE ALPACA PILLOW & THROW | Peru | $99.99, $225

Classic & Comforting

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a SNOWFLAKE HEART ORNAMENT | India | $10.99b SUNNY GRAY STONE WINE CHILLER | Pakistan | $79.99

c EVERGREEN CANDLEHOLDER | Indonesia | $39.99d FOREVER GREEN TREES | Philippines | $39.99, $34.99, $24.99

e SWEET LEAF NAPKIN RING | India | $12.99 eachf WONDERMENT TABLECLOTHS & NAPKINS | India | $79.99, $69.99, $6.99 each

Charming & Fresh

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KABIKA TAMANG

The MakersThis is a spiritual place, home to the world’s highest peak, where heaven meets earth, prayer f lags f lutter across the sky, and harmonizing frequencies emerge from a small bronze bowl.

In Nepal, singing bowls have been used in meditation for centuries. The distinct song, created by circling the stick around the outside of the bowl, soothes the soul and frees the mind.

Crafted in the fourth-generation family workshop of metalsmith Rajendra Shakya, these singing bowls

represent recovery following the 2015 earthquake. Fair trade was already

in place in Kathmandu, so even as international aid and attention dwindled, makers like Rajendra had work they could return to, an important

step in the healing process. Rajendra’s singing bowls help to

demonstrate how fair trade functions so elegantly, creating sustainable systems that allow communities to help themselves rebuild.

They are gifts that symbolize resilience, indeed.

ENDLESS KNOT SINGING BOWLNepal | $125

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From Nepal,with love

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POET ’S GOLDNECKLACE & EARRINGS

24 karat gold filled, strung withroyal blue sodalite beads, inspired

by designs of pre-Columbian cultures

Colombia | $350, $89.99

Style with stories tosurprise & delight

a CORK PURSE & DROP-IN POUCH | Colombia | $175, $29.99b DARK ARMOR CAPIZ SHELL NECKLACE & EARRINGS | Philippines | $34.99, $18.99

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a STERLING SILVER VERTICAL BEAM NECKLACE | Indonesia | $99.99b STERLING SILVER FOREST BRACELET & EARRINGS | Peru | $89.99, $69.99

c ENCHANTED PATHWAY MACRAME BRACELET, NECKLACE & EARRINGSNepal | $34.99, $59.99, $18.99

A little glamour does a lot of good

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a GOLDEN THREAD NECKLACE | India | $18.99b WIRE WRAP TEARDROP EARRINGS | India | $29.99

c PURPLE PEACOCK COIN PURSE | India | $18.99d ENCHANTED FOREST SHAWL | India | $125.00

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BOHEMIAN MIDNIGHTNECKLACE & EARRINGS

Peru | $39.99, $29.99

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a SETTING SUN NECKLACE | $59.99b RESILIENCE NECKLACE | $59.99

c PRISM PENDANT NECKLACE & EARRINGS | $59.99, $49.99d BOMBCASE RINGS | $34.99 each

The MakersDecades of war have left their mark on Cambodia –on the rural countryside, still littered with explosivedevices, and on the people, many of whom livewith disabilities related to the violence.

But the work of healing is well underway at RajanaAssociation, a fair trade organization based in Phnom Penh.By training and employing young people in traditional crafts,the group creates meaningful jobs while rebuilding culturalarts deserted during years of conflict. Rajana means “design” n Khmer, and the group works to infuse traditional skills withcontemporary style, resulting in uniquely symbolic pieces.

Their bombshell jewelry is one of the most stunning examples.The makers at Rajana cut and shape brass bomb casings, safelycleared by a demining agency, into wearable statements ofprogress and hope. “When we make jewelry like this, then weknow our country has peace,” says one young jewelry maker.

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GOURMET CHEESE KNIFE SETIndia | $39.99

PUZZLE PIECES CUTTING BOARDIndonesia | $39.99

WALLAH BOTTLE CARRIERIndia | $39.99

MOTTLED MOSS CREAM & SUGAR SET

Nepal | $39.99

TRUE NORTH COMPASSIndia | $39.99

CORK DROP-IN POUCHColombia | $29.99

EARTHENWARE SPICE JAR SETIndonesia | $29.99

MOTTLED MOSS COFFEE CUPSNepal | $24.99 each

ICY WHIRLPOOL COCKTAIL GLASSWest Bank | $39.99

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PEACE FOR EARTH RECYCLED PAPER ORNAMENT

Philippines | $8.99

MINI TERRARIUM India | $14

WOODLAND RETABLO EGGSHELL ORNAMENT

Peru | $10.99

FILIGREE STAR ORNAMENTIndonesia | $18.99 NAVIDAD HYMN NATIVITY

Peru | $18.99

SEED POD GIRAFFE ORNAMENTZimbabwe | $14.99

SEED POD FLAMINGO ORNAMENTZimbabwe | $14.99

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SWEET EVERGREEN CANDLESHonduras | $12.99, $18.99

DEAD SEA MUD SOAP SETIsrael | $24.99

METROPOLIS BRACELETIndia | $24.99

HARVEST SPREADER KNIVESIndia | $10.99 each

LACY LIGHT CANDLEHOLDERVietnam | $18.99

DAINTY LEAF OLIVE PICK SETIndia | $24.99

SWEET LEAF NAPKIN RINGSIndia | $12.99 each

MIDNIGHT MAGIC EARRINGSGuatemala | $24.99

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TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES IS MORE THAN A STORE.

It’s a place where you can explore and connect with your global village. And it has been since 1946, when our pioneering founder Edna Ruth Byler introduced the idea that would ignite the global fair trade movement. From communities throughout the developing world, every inspired design is crafted with love using local materials (usually natural or recycled) and time-honored skills by makers we have known and worked with for years. Every purchase improves the lives of makers in more than 30 developing countries by supporting their craft and providing a fair, stable income. We offer a way for you to shop your values, give gifts with meaning, and become part of the story. We’re all in this together. Let’s create a more wonderful world.

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