On December 14, 2013, Lanna Cafe, Thai Tribal Crafts Fair Trade, Women’s Education for Advancement and Empowerment and Wongwian, members of the Northern Thailand Fair Trade Network and are working towards poverty alleviation organized a 1-day Christmas event. The collective activity was intended to benefit their local partners, the economically disadvantaged hill tribe and refugee women men and communities of artisans in the rural areas of Northern Thailand.

“We work under the principles of fair trade and through working with local artisans to reduce their vulnerabilities, build their life skills and become economically self-reliance through the creation of safe regular income opportunities are among our objectives. And we sincerely thank our friends and colleagues, other stakeholders such as our customers and supporters for their generosity to us in 2013. And once again, we look forward to your active engagement in 2014 so together as a community we contribute towards poverty alleviation and create a difference.” – Mitos Urgel, WEAVE Foundation Executive Director.