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Never again be without your favorite lip balm! This handy, kantha stitched keychain is made from colorful upcycled sari and is the perfect place for storing one tube of lip balm or gloss. The snap closure at the top ensures a snug, secure fit and the brass ring makes it easy to attach to your keychain or backpack. Each piece is unique and colors will vary. A Ten Thousand Villages Exclusive 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: 6839960
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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