Global Gifts was founded with a clear mission: to help alleviate poverty in the developing world by opening up the international marketplace to struggling people. The vast majority of products sold at Global Gifts are Fair Trade products, while the remaining still embody fair trade principles and practices. When you buy at Global Gifts, you not only buy beautiful, high quality products but also have peace of mind because you know the artisan who made your product received a fair wage and was neither exploited nor enslaved.