Company description
Nonprofit fair trade retailer of handmade crafts. Each producer of personal accessories, home and garden products, instruments, or textiles receives a fair wage, enabling that family to leave poverty.
More details
- Message
- Ten Thousand Villages won the Green Business award from Co-op America in 2006. Evanston's local outlet features 3,000 items from 30 developing countries perfect for your home or as gifts to all your friends. Part of one of the world's oldest and largest fair trade organizations, Ten Thousand Villages earns vital, fair income for unemployed artisans to pay for basic needs, health care and education, thus breaking the cycle of poverty. At Ten Thousand Villages in Evanston's expanded store, your purchase makes a world of difference.
- Services
- Fairly traded and handmade gifts, cards, housewares, textiles, toys, games, planters, garden items, clothing, jewelry, lamps, bamboo furniture, international music CDs, scarves, bags, baskets, and more.
- Payment Accepted
- Check, American Express, Cash, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Cash, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
- Email
- [email protected]
- Public Transportation
- 2 blocks from El and Metra
- Cross Street
- between Ridge & Custer
- Fair Trade
- Non-profit
- In Business Since
- 1997
- Web Site
- http://evanston.tenthousandvillages.com/
