Fair World Marketplace was a fair trade store
(a Ten Thousand Villages partner store) located in Syracuse/DeWitt, New York. Over seven years, sales from this store provided more than $250,000 in income for artisan and farmer co-ops throughout the world. Declining sales following the 2008 recession forced the store's closure in 2011.

Thank you for your support for fair trade!

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Update on Haitian Artisans


Hurricane Gustav created havoc and a great deal of damage in Haiti, but no partner offices, homes or lives were lost. Our recycled drum art orders will be slightly delayed, but will still arrive by early October, barring further interference from hurricanes.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

FWM in Guatemala!

We are proud to announce FWM’s new partnership with several indigenous women’s cooperatives in Guatemala in cooperation with Mission Guatemala, an outgrowth of the Kateri Tekakwitha Fund, a scholarship fund for indigenous women in Guatemala, founded by Kay Sweeny. So far the Kateri fund has helped 40 indigenous women obtain an education, 16 more are current scholarship recipients and 6 others have internships. You too can help sponsor a student!

Our goal is to help create new products, increase their market and help promote their self development within Guatemala.

Custom order products from these very talented women. Ask us how.