We are amazed how many Fair Trade and Anti-Human trafficking organizations there are!  Our core group learns of a new one almost daily!  So instead of overwhelming our website (bvhope.org) with all of them we are going to blog about the new ones we learn about instead.  So here is the first organization I want you to know about.  What is amazing is it has been around since 1946.  They were way ahead of their time and now on the cutting edge of Fair Trade retail.  It is Ten Thousand Villages.  Their website is www.tenthousandvillages.com.  Here is the first paragraph of their story, go to the website to see the rest and shop. 
 "The global fair trade movement began with the founding of Ten Thousand Villages more than 60 years ago through the visionary work of Edna Ruth Byler, a pioneering businesswoman. Byler was struck by the overwhelming poverty she witnessed during a trip to Puerto Rico in 1946, where she was moved to take action. The seminal contribution of Byler ignited a global movement to eradicate poverty through market-based solutions."
 Ten Thousand Villages has been named one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" by the Ethisphere Institute and Forbes Magazine.2008-2013

Let us know if there is an organization you want us to let others know about.Our email address is buenavistahope@gmail.com.