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Add a rich pop of color to any look! Crafted from leather with gorgeous embossing on the outside flap, this red crossbody bag is just as much about practicality as it is about beauty. To keep your items organized, the interior includes three sections lined with cotton that have a total of four zipper compartments. The matching strap is adjustable and adorned with a brass, tree-shaped, detachable charm. Handcrafted by artisans with the Craft Resource Center (CRC) in India, which helps small craft workshops develop into self-sustaining businesses.
HANDCRAFTED IN INDIA
SKU: 6840430
THE MAKERS
Craft Resource Center (CRC) helps informally organized artisan groups to develop self-sustaining businesses. CRC seeks to develop economic self-sufficiency for a vulnerable segment of society through traditional handcrafting skills. CRC provides marketing, design, finance and exporting assistance to a large number of artisan groups across India. CRC also provides raw materials, production coordination between groups and additional training. CRC considers artisans more important than products. This concern for artisans translates into a broader commitment to help others within the CRC network. Because of CRC’s coordination of craft production between different artisan groups, artisans have a high level of connection and cooperation. Artisan groups have been able to work together in partnership in times of need. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from CRC since 1993.
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