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Happy Elephant Booties

Keep their toes cozy with the Happy Elephant Booties made from cotton and fleece. Handcrafted in Guatemala by artisans working with UPAVIM Crafts. Colors are assorted.

HANDCRAFTED IN GUATEMALA

  • Assorted color cotton with polyester fleece fabric accents in assorted colors to coordinate with woven cotton fabric and elastic around the heel portion of the slipper
  • 4.25L (bottom) x 2.25W (bottom) inches, to fit infants 0–3 months old
  • Colors vary
  • Handcrafted in Guatemala

SKU: 8813220

THE MAKERS

UPAVIM is an acronym for Unidas Para Vivir Mejor, "United For A Better Life." This group of women lives in a squatter community named La Esperanza (Hope) on the outskirts of Guatemala City. In 1989, UPAVIM was organized to offer much needed health and educational services within this community, where many families had fled from Guatemala’s civil war and overpopulation in the capital city. Since then, the organization has grown to include income generation programs, including handicraft training and production, a bakery, a soy product production, medical clinic, pharmacy, medical laboratory, growth monitoring program and tutoring program for families with limited choices.For member women artisans, craft work is fit into a daily routine of child care, housework and volunteering in other programs at the UPAVIM community center. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from UPAVIM 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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