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Revy Fair Trade
Ron Ober
www.revydirect.com
216-765-8117

Revy Fair Trade offers a wide variety of accessories exclusively from El Salvador. Our accessories are from either recycled or natural materials. Much of our product line is made from recycled inner-tubes picked up by the roadside in El Salvador. Other items are hand tie-dyed from organically grown indigo.

What inspired you to get started in Fair Trade?
We feel that we hit the jackpot by being born in America. Most of the world is not that lucky. We feel that we have an obligation to give back to those who are not as fortunate as us.

What is your favorite thing about Fair Trade?
Our favorite thing is the people. This includes the artisans in El Salvador and those in the fair trade movement here in the United States.

What can individuals do to promote fair trade beyond the label?
Fair trade is about justice. We need to go beyond products and look for ways to create a more equal and just world everywhere.

What else should we know about your or your product or both?
We are members of the Fair Trade Federation, and active in the Ohio Fair Trade Network including participating as volunteers for the Ohio Fair Trade Teach-In & Expo. Our efforts go beyond just selling products. We promote the message wherever we can.

Vendor Profile: Global Gifts

Hand Blown Phoenician Glass Votive Holder

Global Gifts
Amy Phillips-Gary
www.globalgiftsft.com
614-621-1744

We are a retail marketplace for Fair Trade goods from over 40 different countries, selling a variety of certified Fair Trade goods: home decor, jewelry, apparel, woolens, kids’ items, and more.

 

 

 


What inspired you to get started in Fair Trade?

Global Gifts supports sustainable economic opportunities to help people (and their families) improve their lives.

What is your favorite thing about Fair Trade?
We LOVE that Fair Trade goods are innovative, unique, and create a positive ripple effect!

What can individuals do to promote fair trade beyond the label?
Do what you can to find out where the items you buy came from, who made them, and strive to purchase items that are fair and ethical.

What else should we know about your or your product or both?
Global Gifts is a small nonprofit regional organization with shops in Indiana and Ohio, as well as an online webstore.