Baby Elephant Photo Album

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Nkuku specializes in eco-friendly and fair trade products. After traveling and working in Africa and India, Nkuku was formed with the objective of promoting and developing the traditional skills of local artisans, then bringing their work to the global market, while promoting fair trade and establishing a source of income for local artisans. Nkuku combines contemporary designs with age-old techniques, natural materials and sustainable methods of production to ensure each product is truly exceptional.

This elephant photo album is great for those baby photos! These photograph albums are handmade from soft white cotton. Elephant, created from organza in pastel shades of pink or blue, is hand embroidered and has its own individual character. Pages are recycled acid-free paper. Also great for sketching, painting or as a scrap book. Comes in a recycled cotton box for protection and storage. 7"L x 10"W.

Rustic Leather Journal

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Using traditional methods, a co-operative of 40 families in India hand makes each journal from leather. The leather is cruelty-free, taken only from fallen animals, then dyed using natural tree bark and vegetable extract. The inner pages are of recycled acid-free cotton paper. Two sizes, both with leather self ties.

Jambiani Metal Photo Frame

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Unique and intricately designed! The Jambiami photo frame is handcrafted from a pewter colored recycled light metal and handtooled by artisans with an intricate floral design. Frame size is 8" x 11". Photo window size is 4 x 6.

Recycled Sari Photo Album

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This attractive photo album has a history. The cover is handmade of recycled traditional saris -- some up to 25 years old. The saris come in an assortment of rich colors made from luxurious silk threads so no two album covers are the same. Inner pages are recycled acid-free paper. Each album arrives in a 100% recycled cotton box for protection and storage. 9½"l x 7¼"w. Colors vary.

Organic Fruit Teether Toys

It does take a village -- 13 villages to be exact -- to produce Under the Nile's "Veggin Out" collection of educational fruit and veggie teether toys. By bringing work to 13 of the poorest villages in rural Egypt, women are able to be at home with their children and make a living wage. The women from each village are taught how to make one of the fruit or veggie toys. Each village is then responsible for producing that toy and paid fair wages for their work. Under the Nile provides these women and their families with a new-found economic opportunity as well as providing the community self-sufficiency and sustainability. Global Family Projects are funded by matching 2% of Under the Nile sales with 2% from their farm partners. This unique form of funding fights poverty, making a significant impact by supporting communities in need.

To market, to market! This cotton knit tote is stuffed with 100% organic cotton fruits -- Chiquita banana, pear, grapes and watermelon buddies -- all dyed with natural non-toxic colors.

Organic Cotton Towel & Washcloth Set by Under the Nile

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Under the Nile is all about family -- their smaller family and our global family. Through cultivating organic cotton, they seek to cultivate the community that grows it. Under the Nile has a passion to fight poverty and to offer the Egyptian people a better way of life -- through work, vocational and educational training, and by providing health care. Under the Nile plants and produces high quality cotton without the use of harmful pesticides and insecticides and is certified to the National Organic Program standard. All yarns are dyed using low-impact metal-free colors that contain no harmful chemicals. No chlorine bleach is used for whitening and no flame retardants are applied to clothing.

Make bath time fun with this snuggly hooded towel and washcloth set from Under the Nile. Made of organically grown Egyptian cotton and dyed with metal-free colors containing no harmful chemicals. Soft terry towel with green Frog or yellow Duck bath mitt.

Sabana Grande Kids' Hooks

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The Atuto Project, started by the owners of Kalalou, was set up to help the children in the tiny Honduran village where some of Kalalou's products are made. Many of the children do not have parents, did not eat regularly or go to school. With the help of Kalalou, using the proceeds from the sale of the Sabana Grande kid hooks, a daycare and after-school center has been built. All proceeds go directly to the Atuto Project that cares for and feeds these children every day.

Not only are these wall hooks totally unique and a great accent for a kid's room, but they also give back in so many ways to the children of the Honduran village in which they are handcrafted. Each face has its own personality. Sales benefit Doug & Susan's Atuto Project. Set of 4 wall hooks. 9" - 12".

Barefoot Trade Bracelet

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Acacia Creations is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, where they are busy turning recycled magazines into wearable pieces of art. They are also building a brighter future for their employees and their families by operating according to fair trade principles and returning a percentage of each sale directly to their employees in Kenya and Uganda. Acacia's employees receive a wage five times higher than the national average in Kenya!

Barefoot and beautiful! These elastic bracelets are changing lives in Kenya. Made from hand-painted recycled glass. $1 from every bracelet purchased goes to educate the children of Acacia's employees and suppliers in Kenya.

Esha Mango Wood Platter and Bowl

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Mango wood is a sustainable wood. Mango trees are initially grown for their fruit but once the trees reach a certain size and age, they stop bearing fruit. It is then that the trees can be cut down and used to create wood products. The removal of the old trees makes space for farmers to plant new mango trees. None of the wood is wasted and the sale of the wood offers supplementary income to mango farmers.

A creative re-use of of old wood from mango plantations. Both the beautiful wooden bowl and the super stylish platter are handmade from sustainable mango wood. The platter makes a great cheese board or storage for condiments or sauces and the bowl will hold a large fresh salad. Platter is 19.5"L x 9"W x 1.5"D. Bowl diameter is 11" x 2.5"D.

Accra Handwoven Sisal Basket

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Medina Baskets is a small, family-run business that, for many years, has worked with the artisans of Ghana. Through Kingdom Life Ministries, a Roanoke, Virginia group, Medina has worked with local weavers in Ghana to provide home-based production of baskets made from sustainable sisal, as well as supporting community schools and hospitals. Although this is a traditional craft, Medina has designed items for the modern home, combining the skills of the traditional artisans with the aesthetic perspective of the contemporary market for a successful partnership between rural communities around the world and distributors in the United States. All products and labor are fairly traded and no child labor is exploited.

Great for storage in every room of the house -- filled with wood by the fire, holding gloves and scarves for winter, overflowing with kids' toys or filled with towels. Accra baskets are handwoven in the villages of Ghana from sustainable sisal following ecologically and socially sound practices.