About Us

Ten Thousand Villages is a fair trade retailer of artisan-crafted home decor, personal accessories, art pieces and gift items from across the globe. For more than 60 years, Ten Thousand Villages has been establishing long-term buying relationships in places where skilled artisans lack opportunities for stable income. All artisans are fairly paid for their products.

In our continued mission to increase fair trade's impact, Ten Thousand Villages announces the launch of One Reason Why, a new grassroots campaign to educate consumers about this mission and the positive results fair trade produces. The "My One Reason" Web site offers you a chance to tell us why you support Ten Thousand Villages and find out others' reasons, too. This site will allow you and fellow fair trade advocates to share the tenets of fair trade and your personal "reasons" for supporting it.

We encourage you to stop back and join us by submitting your input. Visit your local Ten Thousand Villages store to be part of the local movement. You can also read stories of our artisan partners, and learn more about the One Reason Why campaign through a variety of educational materials available at Ten Thousand Villages stores.

Please visit www.tenthousandvillages.com to learn more.