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Serve up your favorite summer fare with this set of Sleek Teak Salad Servers handcrafted in Indonesia. Our fair trade partner Mitra Bali works to support small-scale, independently operating workshops by providing design consultancy, and assistance in marketing and export.
HANDCRAFTED IN INDONESIA
SKU: 6911150
THE MAKERS
Mitra Bali, a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, functions loosely as a cooperative representing artisans who make wood, silver, bamboo, coconut, ceramic and other handicrafts. Located on the island of Bali, the organization was formed in 1993 to support poor artisans facing ruin because well-established businesses controlled prices and monopolized the burgeoning Bali tourism market. The cooperative only works with producers who support gender equity, provide healthy working conditions, use environmentally sustainable materials, and do not exploit child labor or women. Mitra Bali helps artisans during periods of low orders with no-interest loans and the loaning of cows. Mitra Bali also supports a reforestation program, an environmental initiative, as well as an effort to prevent artisans from selling their land. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased from Mitra Bali since 1989.
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