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Staff member Gracia Valliant (left) and store manager Dave Debikey have both traveled to meet with artisans and have seen fair trade break the cycle of poverty firsthand.“Fair trade supports efforts toward equity, environmental sustainability, and protecting human rights,” says Debikey. In her experience with women makers in Guatemala, Valliant says that, not only does fair trade provide financial independence, but it also helps reduce sex trafficking and child labor.

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