Now Trending: Foot Bags! Step up your game with our Handmade Woven Hacky Sack! Whether you're playing solo or challenging friends and family, this vibrant, handcrafted accessory adds fun and flair to any gathering. Each hacky sack is made with care by skilled Guatemalan artisans, showcasing traditional weaving techniques and bursting with bold, assorted colors.
Measuring approximately 2.5" across, this perfectly sized hacky sack is designed for maximum control and easy play. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, its lightweight design makes it perfect for skillful kicks, foot tricks, or simply passing around for some lighthearted fun.
Handmade Fair Trade Cotton Sack filled with plastic beads for optimal game time! Each purchase empowers Guatemalan artisans. Enjoy endless hours of play while making a positive impact!
Lucia Imports | Fair Trade | Artisan-made in Guatemala
Lucia's World Emporium was founded in 2007. They are a Fair Trade boutique and gift store dedicated to bringing you the highest quality apparel, accessories, home decor, and gifts from around the world. Every product at Lucia's is carefully selected keeping your values in mind. As a member of the Fair Trade Federation we strive to create positive social, economic, and environmental change everyday. We source our products from small farmers and artisans in holistic partnerships built on trust. By committing to these principles, we believe we can make a difference in the world one purchase at a time, while bringing awareness to the beauty of artisan made goods.
Guatemala is a country overrun with political corruption, inequality, and instability. In order to make ends meet, many young women are forced to work in foreign-owned sweatshops called maquilas where they are given very few rights and are paid much less than a living wage. The government supports these businesses despite the setbacks that it causes their people and economy. That’s where Lucia’s steps in. We provide the opportunity for artisans to work fair hours under safe and enjoyable conditions, and we pay fair wages for the skilled labor that artisans provide. We support involvement in design of products and input from traditional Guatemalan culture. These simple steps make a huge difference. One of our artisans became the first person in her village to attend college, bringing back knowledge and skills that can help her community grow. Fair Trade allows people the opportunity to make a difference for their community and their country.
UPAVIM | Fair Trade | Artisan crafted in Guatemala
UPAVIM is a self-run cooperative of women in La Esperanza, Guatemala that provides leadership opportunities, greater economic independence and education for the members and their families. It represents a colorful beacon of hope and pride for many in La Esperanza.
Founded in 1989, UPAVIM creates and sells colorful, handcrafted products for markets around the world. Sales of UPAVIM’s fair trade goods directly support the cooperative, a full-day kindergarten through 6th grade school, daycare, and a Montessori-based preschool. UPAVIM’s success in La Esperanza has also fueled the development of a health clinic, tutoring program, local bakery and more.
Facing poverty, crime and violence throughout their neighborhoods, the more than 60 women that represent UPAVIM find not only solidarity in a safe space but also a community of love, hope and purpose that aspires to produce generational improvements for one another.
