Manos Amigas

Manos Amigas, which means "hands of friendship," is a non-profit income-generating program which was started to provide funds for a breakfast program for children offered by a Baptist Church in Lima. 20% of the profits from the sales of handcrafts are used to support the feeding program for children. Benefits to the 50 artisans affiliated with Manos Amigas include: training courses in accounting, business administration, costing, and design and the packaging and shipping of the products which is handled by Manos Amigas staff.

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Since working [with a fair-trade cooperative], I have been treated with love and respect by city people for the first time, instead of being looked down upon. - Li Lang Fen, Threads of Yunnan, China.

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