This Fairtrade Silver is brought directly form Thailand, where it is handcrafted. The designs for the jewellery were created and finished by and artist based in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. The Silver is standardised and guarnateed to be 99.5% pure. When buying this jewellery you are ensuring that the generation of artisans in Thailand will survive to preserve their work and pass on to their ancestors.
Making silver has become a profitable advantage to the Hilltribe farmers and provides an invaluabel alternative to growing cash crops such as Opium which is made into Heroin.
The income from the Fairtrade Silver has also enabled the start of educational programmes, aiming to end the exploitation of farmers.
Often entire villages are seduced into growing illicit drugs to survive.
It also provides income for children who otherwise would be sent to large cities to work in horrendous conditions. Many of the girls end up in prostitution.
So by Supporting this good cause, a collection of beautiful and unique silver jewellery pieces have been made.