Submitted by:
Karen Peters

It has been said that walking in to a Ten Thousand Villages sale is like entering an international marketplace, featuring handcrafted jewellery and accessories, natural home decor, food and skin care products.


Super 8 Motel Meeting Room
10am – 7pm Thursday, November 22, 2012
10am – 7pm Friday, November 23, 2012
10am – 5pm Saturday, November 24, 2012

Ten Thousand Villages in Swan River sells fairly traded products from around the world. Fair Trade items purchased at Ten Thousand Villages allow artisans in developing countries to provide food, healthcare, education and housing for their families.

Ten Thousand Villages works with more than 130 different artisan groups in over 35 countries. By partnering with artisan groups who pay fair wages and demonstrate concern for their members, the program is able to help men and women around the world earn an honest living, provide a home, food and education for their children, and to be gainfully employed in a job that brings dignity and joy.