Albesia Wood Nativity

DESCRIPTION: The Albesia Wood Nativity is beautifully hand‒carved by artisans working with our fair trade partner Pekerti Nusantara, which provides advance payments and access to loans for makers to invest in materials and equipment.

PRODUCT DETAILS: 

• Material: Albesia wood
• Measurements: Arch: 15W x 10.5H (top of star) inches, Joseph: 2L x 1.25W x 4.75H inches, Mary: 1.75L x 1.5W x 4H inches, Standing wisemen: approximately 1.5D (base) x 5.5H inches, Kneeling wisemen: 2L x 1.25W x 3.25H inches, Shepard: approximately 1.5D (base) x 5.75H (top of staff) inches, Ram: 2.75L x 1.25W x 2.25H inches, SHEEP: 2.25L x 1W x 1.25H inches 
  

IMPACT: Made with love in Indonesia ♥ Ten Thousand Villages is a global maker-to-market movement that addresses economic injustice. They are a pioneer of fair trade, they do business differently, putting people and the planet first. That means you can trust that every purchase you make directly impacts the life and community of its maker in an under-resourced community. Together we break the cycle of generational poverty and ignite social change. #LiveLifeFair

THE MAKER: Pekerti stands for Pengembangan Kerajinan Rakyat Indonesia, meaning Indonesian People’s Handicraft Foundation. Pekerti Foundation works to supplement the incomes of subsistence farmers and rural people through development and sale of traditional crafts. Pekerti provides training in domestic marketing, and services for export marketing. For this purpose, Pekerti established a nonprofit trading company, Pekerti Nusantara. Pekerti Nusantara is closely linked with all Indonesian alternative trade organizations and helps disadvantaged rural artisans to upgrade their production, business and marketing skills. To accomplish its goals, Pekerti Nusantara stresses quality control, training and working together cooperatively. In addition, Pekerti assists artisans by offering loans, school scholarships, help with medical expenses and emergency aid in disasters. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from Pekerti Nusantara since 1981.