Fair Friend Stuffed Animals

DESCRIPTION: Fair Friends are a budding changemaker's first sidekick! Gift the next generation with a fair trade legacy that begins with an ethically made stuffed animal. Comes with a customizable adoption card where you'll learn more about the hands that crafted the animals (women artisans in India), plus all their favorite things! 

PRODUCT DETAILS: Materials: 100% cotton, filled with 100% kapok‒a biodegradable, eco‒friendly alternative to polyester fiber fill. Care: Spot clean or hand wash only and air dry. Includes: Adorable "adoption" papers with sweet little descriptions of favorite foods and feelings—a way to kick off imaginary play!

• Pink Elephant: Measures: 8"H 
• Blue Elephant: Measures: 7"H x 3.5"W
• Fox: Measures: 7"H x 3.5"W

IMPACT: Made with love in India ♥ 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: Sasha Exports is a nonprofit marketing outlet for many small member cooperatives of Sasha Association for Craft Producers. Sasha offers design services, and training in business skill development and other management principles. Sasha empowers artisans to run their businesses independently, building livelihoods for socially and economically marginalized producers. The wide range of crafts and textiles offered by Sasha draws on tradition, retaining cultural context, yet making products contemporary for present-day living. Sasha also hopes to revive a wide variety of dying handicraft traditions. For many artisans, handicraft production is their main source of income. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from Sasha Exports since 1979.