Village Markets of Africa is a fair trade business developing Christian partnerships between concerned consumers in North America and artisan cooperatives of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church, both working for global economic justice.

How does this partnership work for global economic justice?

For concerned consumers in North America, it means making responsible purchase choices that directly benefit the sustainable development of artisan cooperatives, where women and children are safeguarded, where there is the environmentally friendly use of natural resources, and where a significant portion of every purchase price is returned to strengthen the local artisan’s cooperative to liberate them from poverty.

For artisans in Africa, it means the appropriate sustainable development of their community-based cooperatives by eliminating exploitive middlemen, providing job training and micro credit loans, ensuring the sustainable use of natural resources, helping accommodate changing market trends, and providing a realistic way to bring their families out of poverty.

Through the partnership between Village Markets of Africa and the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church, the artisan cooperatives are provided conscientious managers, fiscal responsibility, and a Christian vision of service to society, working for sustainable development and global economic justice.

Through their North American representative, Jacob Schmalzle, Village Markets of Africa offers hand-crafted African products that empower concerned consumers to be advocates for global economic justice.

Village Markets of Africa is a fair trade enterprise of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (KELC) in East Africa. Fair trade gives artisans high-paying profits and a market for their goods. Fair trade creates jobs, promotes self-reliance and provides an opportunity for African families to work their way out of poverty.

Village Markets of Africa is offering you this catalog to make purchasing choices that promote human dignity and support global economic justice. From jewelry to home décor, you will find real treasures in the ollowing pages. All of these products are made by hand from natural materials and are finely crafted.

Village Markets of Africa products are modestly priced to encourage you to support fair trade artisans in Africa. We also offer wholesale pricing, so don’t hesitate to contact us. Your purchase creates job training centers, strengthens small businesses, and provides micro loans for artisans and their families to be liberated from poverty.