Skip to content

Your Basket (0)

Clear basket View basket

Your basket is empty

Continue shopping
img
Owls In Love Card

Love can be a hoot! By using nuisance plants to create handmade paper, artisans working with Salay Handmade Paper support their own craft and help local farmers.

HANDCRAFTED IN THE PHILIPPINES

  • Handmade paper, sequins
  • Blank card includes envelope
  • 4.75Wx6.75L inches
  • Handcrafted in the Philippines

SKU: 7925960

THE MAKERS

Salay Handmade Products Industries produces and markets handmade paper and other items using cogon grass, a weed that interferes with local farming, and natural fibers. The group was founded in 1987 as People’s Economic Council (PEC) to create employment for people in the community of Salay, an area with little industry and a history of political unrest. Through experimentation, the group developed its trademark handmade paper. In 1990 the papermakers incorporated separately from PEC as Salay Handmade Paper Industries, Incorporated. In 2015, the group changed its names to Salay Handmade Products Industries to reflect its expanded product offerings. Through global marketing, Salay was introduced to the concept of fair trade and began providing development assistance to its artisans. Other benefits to workers include pensions and profit sharing. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from Salay since 1997.
img
img

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.

Tenthousandvillages.com