Chile
 Population: 16.8 million (UN, 2008)
- Major language: Spanish
- Life expectancy: 75 years (men), 82 years (women) (UN)
- GNI per capita: US$8,350 (World Bank, 2007)
courtesy of BBC News at bbcnews.com
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Comparte
Chilean handcrafts from COMPARTE reflect the country's "geographical extravaganza:" copper products and cactus rainsticks from the Atacama desert; ceramics from the red soil of Pomaire; and jewelry made with the traditional deep blue lapis stones mined in the high Andes.
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Fundacion Solidaridad
The Fundacion Solidaridad (Solidarity Foundation) is a nonprofit with a vision of overcoming poverty in Chile through providing work and training. The organization was established in the late 1970s by the Chilean Bishops to help market handcrafts and offer support to the families of thousands of political prisoners.
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| “Work means everything. I love this work. Working with olive wood makes me feel good. It’s a special art to make something with meaning.” - Nabil Elias Alyateem - Holy Land Handicraft Cooperative Society, West Bank |
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