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These Fair Trade Handmade Mugs are made by an organisation helping craft groups in Vietnam to improve their livelihoods. The set contains 3 matt white glazed mugs each with a different glazed colour inner - Purple, Turquoise and Pistachio. Made by Craft Link.
Height - 8.5cm
Dishwasher safe
Founded in 1996 by a group of international nongovernmental organizations, Craft Link works with artisans in an effort to generate income, with a focus on ethnic minorities, street children and artisans with disabilities. Craft Link works closely 47 artisan groups, involving 5,000 artisans in northern Vietnam. Craft Link sells artisans' textiles, stone and smoked bamboo handicrafts locally at a shop in Hanoi and exports their Fair Trade handicrafts to fair trade organizations and commercial companies around the world. The organization's goals include cultural preservation, income generation for small Vietnamese artisans and acquiring new markets in a changing economy. Artisans working with Craft Link receive tools, interest free loans, education, training and literacy classes.