HANDMADE | FAIR TRADE
Our mission is simple: To improve the lives of some of the people with whom we share this planet.
Wholesale Business
Global Crafts offers over 2000 products from 20 countries in the developing world in over 1000 stores in the USA. Every product is handmade, unique and high quality.
Drop Ship Business
From a few products to an entire website, at Global Crafts we offer Drop Shipping for your business. We look forward to partnering with you to bring our products to your website and marketplaces.
Retail Customers
Our retail brand Gifts With Humanity is designed with consumers in mind. Stop by our website and enjoy a unique and sustainable shopping experience.
Global Crafts and Fair Trade
Partner with Global Crafts and bring unique product to your community. We are members of the Fair Trade Federation.
Our Mission is simple - to improve the lives of some of the people with whom we share this planet.
We do this by offering income-generating opportunities to craftspeople in developing countries by following fair trade practices including paying in advance at least the market price for items, ensuring that craftspeople receive payment, and ensuring that the craftspeople work in fair working conditions.
We are a socially sustainable for-profit business.
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Wholesale
Supplying over 1000 stores around the USA and worldwide.
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Fulfillment Services
Utilize our 15 years of experience and our 10,000 sq ft facility for your fair trade brand. Please contact us for more information.
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Direct to Consumer
Our retail brand Gifts With Humanity is designed with consumers in mind.
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Drop Shipping
Sell our products online and let us deal with the fulfillment.
Our Brands
Global Crafts is proud to distribute these amazing brands.
Specialist Markets
Just a few of the markets where our philosophy and products do well. We supply over 1000 stores ranging from dedicated fair trade stores and yoga studios to pediatric dental practices and pharmacies. We look forward to supplying you with our handmade wholesale products whatever your business model.
Founded in 2002 - we are proud to have purchased $6 million in artisan made Fair Trade Products. Our brands sell creating opportunities for artisans. Set your store apart with unique handmade products.
Think Thursday
Each Thursday get some thoughtful insight into Fair Trade with our Think Thursday Blog
Fair Trade Tee Shirts — An Enigma
At our morning meeting today, I was greeted with Global Crafts tee shirt history. Three of the staff were sporting shirts from our attempts to get the Fair Trade message out there on a tee shirt and inspired me to write a blog post about it. JustifyThat.com Ronnie was wearing a tee from our[…]
Why a Border or Destination Tax is a bad idea.
Today Trump’s press secretary announced a border tax in the form of a destination tax. The administration did this as a response to Mexico’s stance against paying for the Wall. The implications of this policy are huge and they are routed in long standing Republican policy. There is no indication that any tax would be[…]
And Still More NY NOW Fair Trade!
I hope everyone has their travel plans to New York for the NY NOW trade show February 4-8. No?? Well I’ve been viewing the Fair Trade Federation member offerings and am almost sorry I’ll be hanging out in Florida during the dead of winter in the northeast. If you’re going, here are a few more[…]
More Fair Trade at NY NOW
I feel like I’m missing something by not exhibiting at trade shows, and not just the sales. From this distance they look like mini reunions and in a city like New York, great opportunities to get together over great food. For now it will have to suffice that I meet up with fellow Fair Trade Federation[…]
What’s New at NY NOW?
A new year and new fair trade products! One of these days I’ll make it to the NY NOW gift show–which is the most popular and successful for Fair Trade Federation member exhibitors–but for now I’ll continue to attend virtually. This winter’s NY NOW show takes place February 4th through the 8th. I asked the FTF NY NOW exhibitors what’s[…]
And It’s On to 2017
This year is the first in a long while that January is a big question mark for me. I’m trying to be positive but I have no idea what US legislation and laws are going to change my life or others I care about or what basic human rights are going to be at risk. I[…]
A Fair Revolution
It’s shocking how prevalent the conversation around trade has become with this election cycle. Here we are, promoting fair trade as we know it, some of us for decades, only to have the word “trade” prefixed by a lot of negative adjectives (and expletives) that have given trade a bad name. But this is our[…]
What does Tuesday’s Vote Mean for Fair Trade?
Waking up on Wednesday and trying to process the reality that Trump is now president-elect was tough. I was a Bernie supporter who reluctantly voted for Hillary. It seems apparent that the driving force behind the vote was a rejection of 50 years of Globalization and the perceived damage to US manufacturing jobs. What does[…]
Two for One — Married Couples in Fair Trade
When we at Global Crafts became members of the Fair Trade Federation in 2005, we found we were a part of an interesting group; married couple-owned and operated wholesale businesses. In our case, it was easy for us to make the decision when we returned from Kenya with no jobs, no kids, no home, to set up a[…]