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Coiled Paper Cat Box

Make a cat-lover's day by gifting them with the Coiled Paper Cat Box! Using a traditional crafting technique, strips of recycled paper are wrapped round and round. This innovative use of an unconventional material creates a distinctly modern look for this cat-shaped box. From the artisans of Mai Vietnamese Handicrafts, based in Ho Chi Minh City.

HANDCRAFTED IN VIETNAM

  • Recycled paper
  • 2.25D inches
  • Handmade in Vietnam

SKU: 5401130

THE MAKERS

Mai Vietnamese Handicrafts is a nonprofit organization that provides income generation and marketing services to Vietnamese artisans. Mai Handicrafts runs several craft production projects and markets the work of numerous other craft producers. During recent years, Mai Handicrafts has established itself as the primary marketing agent for artisans from neglected families and women. It practices a model of social development in which social service cannot be separated from economic self-reliance. Mai Handicrafts sales fund various community development activities, including clean water projects, vocational training equipment purchase and teacher wage subsidies. Mai Handicrafts artisans receive social and health insurance, and can apply for scholarship funds. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from Mai Handicrafts since 1994.
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Welcome to our global maker-to-market movement where, together with 20,000 artisans, we ignite social change. We create opportunities for individuals, families, and communities in developing countries to thrive through strong relationships, fair wages, safe working conditions, and sustainable practices.

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