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How To Get Involved

Our customers frequently ask how they can help us to build a better world through fair trade. There are many ways for you to become a part of the Ten Thousand Villages community. Below are a few suggestions for how you can join the thousands of volunteers, businesspeople and customers who generously contribute their time, money, effort, and vision to the Ten Thousand Villages mission.

Shop at a Ten Thousand Villages store or festival sale near you, or online.
Host a Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale in your community.
Become a wholesale customer.
Suggest a Store Location.
Volunteer at our warehouse in Akron, Pennsylvania, or at a store or festival sale.
Share your enthusiasm with someone about Ten Thousand Villages.

About Us

Ten Thousand Villages. A Fair Trade Retailer.
Your fair trade purchase of handmade jewelry, home decor and gifts helps improve the lives of thousands of artisans in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.