Thank you to all who came, who saw, who shopped fair trade. The bazaar was a success not only in the fact that people bought things but more so because people were excited about the concept, excited about being connected to the producers and excited about giving and getting hope.
Here’s a few pictures from the event. If you are wondering if Andrew is draped in a veil, let me clarify, it’s a malaria net. Which brings me to the other amazing part of the event: living gifts. People were so generous in their living gift donations. It was really so encouraging. Some neighbors even came back several times, each time inspired to buy another ware or living gift.
We wanted to see how fair trade would, well…fair, in our area. We wanted to give hope this Christmas to people in hopeless situations. But in the end, the goal most realized was that people all around us were rediscovering the joy of giving. And that gives hope for the holidays.
Looks really great! I’m sorry I missed it!
Wish I could have been there – what a cool event! I’m glad it was a success!