All Fair Trade!
 These fair trade products are affordable, while providing a living wage to artisans all over the world. Gifts With Humanity is proud to be a member of The Fair Trade Federation and IFAT (the World Fair Trade Organization).
Fair trade means:
- fair wages
- safe, healthy, participatory workplaces
- environmental sustainability
- respect for cultural identity
- sustainable and positive change in developing and developed countries
Recycled jewelry!
 Recycled Aluminum Can Earrings, $7.95
These slender, colorful earrings are bright and cheery - then someone points it out and you realize - they're made from an aluminum drink can! Designed and produced by South African artisans, you'll love the Zimbabwean influence in the bold styling and bright colors.
Stick a tin can in your ear!
 Recycled Tin Can Earrings, $9.95
In the U.S., 65% of cans are recycled, but in Kenya, as in much of the rest of the developing world, no formal recycling program exists. Not to worry — ingenuity, opportunity, and Kenyan artistic traditions met to create this festive recycled jewelry! Bright beads, recycled copper, and glittering recycled tin combine into playful jewelry you'll be delighted to stick in your ear.
Swords into plowshares; and now, car engines into bike jewelry!
 Recycled Wire Bicycle Pin, $7.95
The biking enthusiast in your life will be doubly delighted when you explain that this festive bicycle pin is made from recycled materials. Kenyan artisans salvage the metal from old car engines and telephone lines to create these lovely celebrations of the bicycle. Many of the artisans are young mothers, learning a marketable skill while earning a living wage, to help them care for their children.
A Microcosm of Africa!
 African Brass and Beaded Earrings, $9.95
Add a touch of Africa to your ears with these earrings handmade from brass and accented with beads collected from all over Africa. The story goes that the beads promote fertility and ward off the evil eye! Glorious red amber resin beads make a statement on these earrings made in Kenya by Paul Muragu.
Glass is a gem!
 Fused Glass Earrings, $12.95
You haven't imagined all the hues and textures of glass until you've seen these vibrant fused glass earrings. Produced by Chilean artisans with COMPARTE, an organization that provides technical and development assistance and ensures safe working conditions and fair wages. Whatever your favorite color, style or shape, these earrings will convince you that there's nothing prettier than one of the most abundant and recyclable materials on our planet: glass!
Enamel isn't just for teeth! Hang it on your ears too!
 Enamel on Copper Earrings, $12.95
Also produced by Chilean artisans with COMPARTE, these enamel on copper earrings are handcrafted in Chile by Rosario Campbell. Her earrings celebrate the art of enamel on copper. Check out the all-seeing eyes with a black iris on a brilliant blue background.
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