SERRV works with thousands of small-scale artisans and farmers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and other developing regions of the world by marketing their handcrafts and agricultural products. Through our work with 75 community-based organizations in 36 countries, we create economic opportunity so these producers can support their families.
In addition to purchasing and marketing products, we work with producers to assist them in becoming economically self sufficient through product design, training, information, technical assistance and market access.
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Yuni Astuti has been making batiked fans and beaded items since 1992. Several years after she started her small business, the market for these craft items was declining. Yuni began working with Apriki, an Indonesian organization that promotes fair trade and the empowerment of small handicraft producers.
Yuni continues to get regular orders and employs four workers in her workshop. With the money she earns, she can sustain her daily life and send her four children to school - the oldest has started a university degree.
When a earthquake hit Indonesia in 2006, all of Yuni's family members were uninjured, but her house developed some cracks. Apriki supported her with a new sewing machine. Yuni says she happy to continue to sell through Apriki.