Trade As One

This year we’ve been fascinated by the idea of Just One. We’ve been digging into some numbers and brainstorming with our producers about new ways to express how important Just One Fair Trade purchase can be, and we’ve come up with some startling numbers and stories that we’ll be sharing here on our blog every day for the next week or so. We’ll be talking about how our Christmas purchases here in America can provide health care, education, food, and other necessities for the hardworking women and men making the products that Trade as One sells. We’ll be uploading new products and stories every day, so make sure to check back, and please share these posts with your friends!

Just One Journal - Health Care for an artisan and his family for four months.

The purchase of this Bound in Leather journal gives an artisan in India the income to provide basic healthcare for his/her family for 4 months. By purchasing this Fair Trade, eco-friendly (details below) journal, not only do you receive a handmade journal of the highest quality, you also get the chance to let your purchase bring dignity, stability, hope, and health care to a family in India who desperately needs it. That’s the beauty of Fair Trade, we get things we need, they get a hope and a future.

Trade as One has a wide selection of journals, made by our partners in India by artisans struggling under the weight of poverty and the caste system. These journals are made from cruelty-free leather (harvested from animals that die naturally), and tree-free paper (made from recycled cotton rags). They are deeply proud of the intricate work they do, and the Fair Trade income they receive allows them the simple things, like food, education for their children, a place to live, and the ability to think about and plan for the future. Purchases from people of conviction here in America make it possible. Please share this post and let others know that their Cyber Monday purchases can bring hope to people living in some of the darkest corners of the world.

Click here to see the Bound in Leather Journal from Trade as One.