Borderline is a fair trade collective that includes over a dozen women’s artisan member groups. Based in Mae Sot along the Thailand-Burma border, where thousands of Burmese refugees have sought safety from military and ethnic violence over decades, Borderline member organizations are focused on helping refugee women secure job opportunities and gain economic independence. Borderline members also promote gender equality, health and safety for women and children, early childhood development and political engagement.

For over 26 years, Craft Resource Center has been working with over 5,000 artisans in rural and urban slums in Calcutta, India, to develop economic self-sufficiency for craft groups who would otherwise have no access to the international market. Through skills and technology training, CRC provides the dignity of employment and creative work.

Translated from Dari, Dosti means “Friendship,” but the soccer balls the organization produces symbolizes much more than an opportunity to play a friendly game of football. With strict restrictions on women’s mobility and few opportunities to earn income Dosti provides Afghan women a skilled job they can perform in their homes, while providing for their families health and well-being.

Friends Handicrafts provides employment for Nepali women and sustains the ancient technique of felting. Based in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friends Handicraft's mission is to combat urban poverty. It supports skills-training and income-generation programs for 100 female heads-of-households living in and around the capital and provides access to education for their children.

Friends-International works with marginalized urban children, youth and their families, helping them become independent and productive members of their communities. By providing training and income-earning opportunities to parents of street children, Friends International is helping families strengthen their resources and improve their children’s futures.

Upholding environmentally sustainable practices and self-sufficiency in the workplace makes GC Handmade an exemplary grassroots model, dedicated to giving back to both our earth and those in need. By training local women in the Nepali traditions of hand spinning and weaving, GC Handmade has helped minimize rural poverty and unemployment.

In the Kandahar province of Afghanistan, decades of war have left thousands of women widowed and financially responsible for their families. At Kandahar Treasure, not only can women respectably earn a sufficient income, but they can also take the opportunity to study literacy, healthcare, and financial management.

Noah’s Ark was founded in 1986 to establish fair wages, provide safe working environments and to serve as a bridge to the global market for traditional Indian handicrafts. In addition to creating income-generation opportunities, Noah’s Ark is dedicated to providing health and educational support to artisans and their families.