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African Fair Trade Recycled Glass Beads

Below are examples of fair trade recycled glass beads from Africa. Fair trade recycled glass beads are made by women in Africa and this has been promoted by many countries and individuals in the West for several reasons.

People are promoting the development of the industry making these recycled glass beads because it is a way [...]

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How do I know if beads are fair trade?

Many people interested in fair trade beads will ask; how do I know if beads are fair trade? The truth is that fair trade beads such as those being displayed by the women from Africa photographed below are being duplicated.
There is a lot of money to be made with fair trade beads since some governments [...]

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Why purchase Fair Trade Beads?

Fair trade beads are made in countries outside the United States and Europe, mostly poor African countries – but why purchase fair trade beads?
Below is a picture of some fair trade beads from Africa.

The greatest reason why you should buy these beads is that they are made by women in developing countries and [...]

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What are fair trade beads?

Below are pictures of fair trade beads from Africa – but what are fair trade beads? You should get the answer to this question before making a purchase so that you can appreciate the product more and to avoid getting conned by unscrupulous traders.

Fair trade beads are made in developing countries and they are sold [...]

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Our Brand new blog on Fair Trade Beads

Welcome! This is our new blog on Fair trade beads. We will be writing posts on a weekly basis about fair trade beads, their history, interesting stories, and where to buy them. Fair trade beads are fascinating and fun to work with, because it always feels good to support struggling artisans in other parts of [...]

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