Good Cuase Buying to Empower the Poor
World Women Trade Fair Hosts Expo that Celebrates World Culture and Economic Independence
Published: Fri, 14 Dec 2007, 08:49:57 GMT Edited by Liisa Sullivan
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Dec. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- For the first-time ever, the folks who live in Santa Monica and surrounding areas, will get a taste of third-world culture at the International Handcrafted Gifts and Home Textile Expo to be held on January 20 and 21 at the Santa Monica Doubletree Hilton.
"This is the fourth year that we have sponsored the Expo," Margaret Galabe, Executive Director, World Women Trade Fair, said. "These events have been very successful in the past and this is the first year that we are hosting it in Santa Monica. In the past, we have hosted it in various cities in the U.S. and the U.K. and we expect at least 3,000-5,000 people to attend."
The mission of the World Women Trade Fair (www.worldwomentradefair.com) is to provide economic opportunities to women living in third-world countries and to assist them to gradually build a broad-based market. In addition, the World Women Trade Fair offers U.S. market-orientation training which is a component of their Global Market Access Initiative offering skills training and information to access global markets.
"Learning how to be successful in global markets is key," Galabe explained, "but, it is also important to the artisans to produce unique, quality, handcrafted products that reflect and retain their heritage. We are able to assist them in the production of these fine crafts."
At the Expo, World Women Trade Fair will have 50 vendors from over 20 countries represented. For example, a small country, Uzbekistan, a land-locked country in Central Asia that was formerly part of the Soviet Union, sits on the ancient Silk Road between China and the West. A vendor from Uzbekistan will present suzane silk decorative embroidery that dates back to the Temurid Empire period of the 14th and 15th centuries. After the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the women of Uzbekistan revived their lost traditional weaving and embroidery skills to create jobs and to re-build their communities.
Other countries include, but are not limited to: Afghanistan, Bolivia, Nepal, Kenya, Mexico, Vietnam and South Africa. Products for sale range from intricately-beaded jewelry and dolls to handcrafted wood models and elaborately-woven baskets.
Admission to the event is free. For more information, visit: www.worldwomentradefair.com or call: 661-456-2286.
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Here's What Really Happened
They came with hope, left with unsold wares
January 22, 2008
In a near-empty exhibition room in a Santa Monica hotel, Dorothy Tarro packed up her table of unsold jewelry, purses and statues Monday afternoon for the long trip back home to Kenya.
She had come to the World Women Trade Fair at the Doubletree expecting to find thousands of enthusiastic, free-spending shoppers in the market for the porcupine-quill bracelets, beaded belts and wooden bowls made by rural Kenyan woman as part of a project to promote self-sufficiency.
But during the two-day fair, she and partner Lucy Njenga sold only a few hundred dollars worth of goods -- not even enough to pay their hotel bill, much less cover the $4,000 they spent on airfare to get here. Last year the two women sold $10,000 in a single day in Canada. This time, they will return empty-handed to dirt-poor villages where women rely on the sale of their crafts to feed their families.
"There has been so much devastation in my country," said Tarro, speaking of Kenya's recent civil unrest, which has left husbands dead and women abandoned. "For a country at war, I would like to bring back good news. Instead I am coming home with boxes."
The World Women Trade Fair was billed as a rare opportunity for women living in Third World countries "to access the global economy and American dollars."
Organizer Margaret Galabe invited grass-roots groups from dozens of poor countries to Santa Monica, with its "thousands of locals, international tourists, famous celebrities shopping for . . . folk arts and crafts from around the world."
Between 3,000 and 5,000 customers were expected to attend, she told the women and local newspapers.
But the near-empty hall Sunday and Monday spoke of broken promises and crushed dreams.
Only a few hundred people -- if that -- wandered through the hotel meeting room, and most were admiring, but not buying, the embroidered coats, jewelry, purses and textiles made by women so poor and uneducated they had to be taught to write their names to sign their wares.
"This is the worst I've ever attended," said Heike Weber of Anat Design Center in Damascus, who has spent 10 years helping Syrian women sell hand-embroidered textiles to raise money for education programs there.
She and her daughter spent almost $6,000 getting here and sold only $500 worth of goods. "That's $5,000 out the window," she said. "That would have paid for 10 buses to take 200 village kids to school for a year."
Estelle Ratanga from the tiny African nation of Gabon spent more than $3,000 to bring hand-painted dolls in traditional garb -- which were snapped up at her last trade fair in Paris. She left in tears, without selling a single one.
It wasn't hard to find the fair's promoter. Galabe was the elegant-looking woman in the glittery heels wandering around using pictures from Oprah's magazine to show the women the finer points of craft display and marketing.
"It's not the point of how much money they make here," she told me. "This is a stepping stone to bigger markets. That is why I invited them."
She told me she did plenty to promote the trade fair -- e-mailed press releases to local newspapers and sent thousands of fliers to local churches, businesses and community groups. She spent $6,500 to rent the room and let some vendors slide on the $500 cost for a booth. By my calculations, that's still a profit when your ad campaign consists of e-mail and fliers.
Hard to know whether she's incompetent, inexperienced or insensitive. A native of Cameroon who now lives in Palmdale, she said she works as a consultant with businesses trying to tap emerging markets in Africa. On Monday, she blamed her troubles on a few rabble-rousers among the vendors, whipping up hostility.
But I can't help feeling they were set up for disappointment. How hard can it be in a city like Santa Monica, in a region teeming with immigrants on a weekend celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., to loosen Angelenos' purse strings?
A few sophisticated vendors did OK.
Mothers2mothers -- which helps HIV-positive mothers in South Africa and has grown from a budget of $100,000 to $11 million in four years -- knows what sells to Americans. The group did a brisk business in low-priced beaded necklaces, cellphone holders, belts.
Others, like Jane Kiunsi from the Federation of Associations for Women Entrepreneurs Tanzania, didn't fare so well with the woven baskets she brought to sell. Kiunsi, wife of a university professor, spent $2,000 on plane tickets, took an 11-hour road trip from her village to the airport, then flew for 24 hours to get here. Taking unsold baskets back "will make the women feel like failures," she said.
"I think I won't tell the women my story, because it is so disappointing," she said. "My job is to build them up, not to let them get discouraged."
Although the trip will cost her heavily, it wasn't a mistake. It was her first time in America, and she was touched by the kindness of strangers.
"I didn't know what people feel for Africa, how much they want to help," she said Monday as she packed up. "They walk by and I tell them about the women . . . maybe they don't even need a purse. They are buying out of sympathy."
I left clutching a woven basket filled with trinkets; wearing a necklace made of animal teeth, with a beaded cellphone holder swinging from my hip.
Posted on February 10, 2008 — by UnsoldWares
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US Retailers provide extraordinary support to African women exporters
US Retailers Provide Extraordinary Support to African Women Exporters
WorldWomenTradeFair.com - May 13, 2008
(PRNewsChannel) / Los Angeles, Calif. – African women handicrafts exporters say they lack the export working capital and the information they need to develop product lines that appeal to US buyers and consumers.
“Making quality products is not enough," says Yemis Ajayi, owner of Arisimi Designs Nigeria. “It is the suppliers-buyers relationship that is the key to helping African women entrepreneurs to succeed in the US market. Export working capital is a major barrier to us and it is understandable if buyers are reluctant to pre-pay for products because they're not certain if they will receive their products.”
US retailers like Eleanor Path, owner of Santa Monica Gallery Acapillow is among a select group of US retailers providing extraordinary support to African Women Exporters from arranging favorable payment terms, product development and placing consistent orders.
“I am very excited to see our handcrafted ethnic beaded necklaces on display in the beautiful antique mahogany glass case in Acapillow gallery," says Dorothy Taro, owner of Dorostel Kenya. "I am very thankful to Eleanor and Margaret Galabe for the training I received at the gallery on new designs, trends, and developing a product line. I am extremely happy with the exposure."
Because of the arrangement, Dorothy Taro sold nine boxes of handicrafts to another retailer. The business linkage occured at the International Handcrafted Gifts and Home Textile Expo in Santa Monica, hosted by the World Women Trade Fair.
The mission of the World Women Trade Fair (www.worldwomentradefair.com) is to provide economic opportunities to women living in third-world countries and to assist them to gradually build a broad-based market.
At the Expo, were other African women exporters who are now looking forward to increasing their exports.
For example, Jane Kiunsi from the Federation of Women Entrepreneur Tanzania has been busy sourcing pre-export financing to fill the large order request from US retailers for her beautiful intricate woven baskets.
Estelle Ratanga, owner of Facette Creations from Gabon is happy with the support that she is receiving from Patricia Jackson “distributor of African dolls.” Patricia Jackson is working with Ratanga to distribute her African dolls-starting by developing a brand, producing a new line of dolls in various sizes and groupings, a story line, and hand-sewn doll clothes which can be sold separately.
“I am amazed, says Ratanga. "It is important to have a buyer who is able to educate you and work with you to reach your goals.”
“Our biggest challenge is financing," says Dorothy Tarro, who is setting up a project in Kenya to produce eco-green table wares using sisal grass. "Our products are attractive to US buyers because of the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade agreement which allows for duty-free and tariff –free for over 6000 products from African into the USA.”
Media Contact: Margaret Galabe, World Women Trade Fair
Phone: (661) 456-2286
email: Margaret@worldwomentradefair.com
Web site: www.worldwomentradefair.com
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Not so good, or successful
They came with hope, left with unsold wares
January 22, 2008
In a near-empty exhibition room in a Santa Monica hotel, Dorothy Tarro packed up her table of unsold jewelry, purses and statues Monday afternoon for the long trip back home to Kenya.
She had come to the World Women Trade Fair at the Doubletree expecting to find thousands of enthusiastic, free-spending shoppers in the market for the porcupine-quill bracelets, beaded belts and wooden bowls made by rural Kenyan woman as part of a project to promote self-sufficiency.
But during the two-day fair, she and partner Lucy Njenga sold only a few hundred dollars worth of goods – not even enough to pay their hotel bill, much less cover the $4,000 they spent on airfare to get here. Last year the two women sold $10,000 in a single day in Canada. This time, they will return empty-handed to dirt-poor villages where women rely on the sale of their crafts to feed their families.
“There has been so much devastation in my country,” said Tarro, speaking of Kenya’s recent civil unrest, which has left husbands dead and women abandoned. “For a country at war, I would like to bring back good news. Instead I am coming home with boxes.”
The World Women Trade Fair was billed as a rare opportunity for women living in Third World countries “to access the global economy and American dollars.”
Organizer Margaret Galabe invited grass-roots groups from dozens of poor countries to Santa Monica, with its “thousands of locals, international tourists, famous celebrities shopping for … folk arts and crafts from around the world.”
Between 3,000 and 5,000 customers were expected to attend, she told the women and local newspapers.
But the near-empty hall Sunday and Monday spoke of broken promises and crushed dreams.
Only a few hundred people – if that – wandered through the hotel meeting room, and most were admiring, but not buying, the embroidered coats, jewelry, purses and textiles made by women so poor and uneducated they had to be taught to write their names to sign their wares.
“This is the worst I’ve ever attended,” said Heike Weber of Anat Design Center in Damascus, who has spent 10 years helping Syrian women sell hand-embroidered textiles to raise money for education programs there.
She and her daughter spent almost $6,000 getting here and sold only $500 worth of goods. “That’s $5,000 out the window,” she said. “That would have paid for 10 buses to take 200 village kids to school for a year.”
Estelle Ratanga from the tiny African nation of Gabon spent more than $3,000 to bring hand-painted dolls in traditional garb – which were snapped up at her last trade fair in Paris. She left in tears, without selling a single one.
It wasn’t hard to find the fair’s promoter. Galabe was the elegant-looking woman in the glittery heels wandering around using pictures from Oprah’s magazine to show the women the finer points of craft display and marketing.
“It’s not the point of how much money they make here,” she told me. “This is a stepping stone to bigger markets. That is why I invited them.”
She told me she did plenty to promote the trade fair – e-mailed press releases to local newspapers and sent thousands of fliers to local churches, businesses and community groups. She spent $6,500 to rent the room and let some vendors slide on the $500 cost for a booth. By my calculations, that’s still a profit when your ad campaign consists of e-mail and fliers.
Hard to know whether she’s incompetent, inexperienced or insensitive. A native of Cameroon who now lives in Palmdale, she said she works as a consultant with businesses trying to tap emerging markets in Africa. On Monday, she blamed her troubles on a few rabble-rousers among the vendors, whipping up hostility.
But I can’t help feeling they were set up for disappointment. How hard can it be in a city like Santa Monica, in a region teeming with immigrants on a weekend celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., to loosen Angelenos’ purse strings?
A few sophisticated vendors did OK.
Mothers2mothers – which helps HIV-positive mothers in South Africa and has grown from a budget of $100,000 to $11 million in four years – knows what sells to Americans. The group did a brisk business in low-priced beaded necklaces, cellphone holders, belts.
Others, like Jane Kiunsi from the Federation of Associations for Women Entrepreneurs Tanzania, didn’t fare so well with the woven baskets she brought to sell. Kiunsi, wife of a university professor, spent $2,000 on plane tickets, took an 11-hour road trip from her village to the airport, then flew for 24 hours to get here. Taking unsold baskets back “will make the women feel like failures,” she said.
“I think I won’t tell the women my story, because it is so disappointing,” she said. “My job is to build them up, not to let them get discouraged.”
Although the trip will cost her heavily, it wasn’t a mistake. It was her first time in America, and she was touched by the kindness of strangers.
“I didn’t know what people feel for Africa, how much they want to help,” she said Monday as she packed up. “They walk by and I tell them about the women … maybe they don’t even need a purse. They are buying out of sympathy.”
I left clutching a woven basket filled with trinkets; wearing a necklace made of animal teeth, with a beaded cellphone holder swinging from my hip.
Posted on June 25, 2008 — by UnsoldWares
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Foreign Aid at a speed of lightning
US Retailers Provide Extraordinary Support to African Women Exporters
WorldWomenTradeFair.com - May 13, 2008
(PRNewsChannel) / Los Angeles, Calif. – African women handicrafts exporters say they lack the export working capital and the information they need to develop product lines that appeal to US buyers and consumers.
“Making quality products is not enough," says Yemis Ajayi, owner of Arisimi Designs Nigeria. “It is the suppliers-buyers relationship that is the key to helping African women entrepreneurs to succeed in the US market. Export working capital is a major barrier to us and it is understandable if buyers are reluctant to pre-pay for products because they're not certain if they will receive their products.”
US retailers like Eleanor Path, owner of Santa Monica Gallery Acapillow is among a select group of US retailers providing extraordinary support to African Women Exporters from arranging favorable payment terms, product development and placing consistent orders.
“I am very excited to see our handcrafted ethnic beaded necklaces on display in the beautiful antique mahogany glass case in Acapillow gallery," says Dorothy Taro, owner of Dorostel Kenya. "I am very thankful to Eleanor and Margaret Galabe for the training I received at the gallery on new designs, trends, and developing a product line. I am extremely happy with the exposure."
Because of the arrangement, Dorothy Taro sold nine boxes of handicrafts to another retailer. The business linkage occured at the International Handcrafted Gifts and Home Textile Expo in Santa Monica, hosted by the World Women Trade Fair.
The mission of the World Women Trade Fair (www.worldwomentradefair.com) is to provide economic opportunities to women living in third-world countries and to assist them to gradually build a broad-based market.
At the Expo, were other African women exporters who are now looking forward to increasing their exports.
For example, Jane Kiunsi from the Federation of Women Entrepreneur Tanzania has been busy sourcing pre-export financing to fill the large order request from US retailers for her beautiful intricate woven baskets.
Estelle Ratanga, owner of Facette Creations from Gabon is happy with the support that she is receiving from Patricia Jackson “distributor of African dolls.” Patricia Jackson is working with Ratanga to distribute her African dolls-starting by developing a brand, producing a new line of dolls in various sizes and groupings, a story line, and hand-sewn doll clothes which can be sold separately.
“I am amazed, says Ratanga. "It is important to have a buyer who is able to educate you and work with you to reach your goals.”
“Our biggest challenge is financing," says Dorothy Tarro, who is setting up a project in Kenya to produce eco-green table wares using sisal grass. "Our products are attractive to US buyers because of the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade agreement which allows for duty-free and tariff –free for over 6000 products from African into the USA.”
Media Contact: Margaret Galabe, World Women Trade Fair
Phone: (661) 456-2286
email: Margaret@worldwomentradefair.com
Web site: www.worldwomentradefair.com
This press release was issued by PRNewsChannel.com. For more information
Posted on June 26, 2008 — by worldwomen
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Good model , learn by doing
US Retailers Provide Extraordinary Support to African Women Exporters
WorldWomenTradeFair.com - May 13, 2008
(PRNewsChannel) / Los Angeles, Calif. – African women handicrafts exporters say they lack the export working capital and the information they need to develop product lines that appeal to US buyers and consumers.
“Making quality products is not enough," says Yemis Ajayi, owner of Arisimi Designs Nigeria. “It is the suppliers-buyers relationship that is the key to helping African women entrepreneurs to succeed in the US market. Export working capital is a major barrier to us and it is understandable if buyers are reluctant to pre-pay for products because they're not certain if they will receive their products.”
US retailers like Eleanor Path, owner of Santa Monica Gallery Acapillow is among a select group of US retailers providing extraordinary support to African Women Exporters from arranging favorable payment terms, product development and placing consistent orders.
“I am very excited to see our handcrafted ethnic beaded necklaces on display in the beautiful antique mahogany glass case in Acapillow gallery," says Dorothy Taro, owner of Dorostel Kenya. "I am very thankful to Eleanor and Margaret Galabe for the training I received at the gallery on new designs, trends, and developing a product line. I am extremely happy with the exposure."
Because of the arrangement, Dorothy Taro sold nine boxes of handicrafts to another retailer. The business linkage occured at the International Handcrafted Gifts and Home Textile Expo in Santa Monica, hosted by the World Women Trade Fair.
The mission of the World Women Trade Fair (www.worldwomentradefair.com) is to provide economic opportunities to women living in third-world countries and to assist them to gradually build a broad-based market.
At the Expo, were other African women exporters who are now looking forward to increasing their exports.
For example, Jane Kiunsi from the Federation of Women Entrepreneur Tanzania has been busy sourcing pre-export financing to fill the large order request from US retailers for her beautiful intricate woven baskets.
Estelle Ratanga, owner of Facette Creations from Gabon is happy with the support that she is receiving from Patricia Jackson “distributor of African dolls.” Patricia Jackson is working with Ratanga to distribute her African dolls-starting by developing a brand, producing a new line of dolls in various sizes and groupings, a story line, and hand-sewn doll clothes which can be sold separately.
“I am amazed, says Ratanga. "It is important to have a buyer who is able to educate you and work with you to reach your goals.”
“Our biggest challenge is financing," says Dorothy Tarro, who is setting up a project in Kenya to produce eco-green table wares using sisal grass. "Our products are attractive to US buyers because of the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade agreement which allows for duty-free and tariff –free for over 6000 products from African into the USA.”
Media Contact: Margaret Galabe, World Women Trade Fair
Phone: (661) 456-2286
email: Margaret@worldwomentradefair.com
Web site: www.worldwomentradefair.com
This press release was issued by PRNewsChannel.com. For more information
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Economic opportunities for artisans
US Retailers Provide Extraordinary Support to African Women Exporters
WorldWomenTradeFair.com - May 13, 2008
(PRNewsChannel) / Los Angeles, Calif. – African women handicrafts exporters say they lack the export working capital and the information they need to develop product lines that appeal to US buyers and consumers.
“Making quality products is not enough," says Yemis Ajayi, owner of Arisimi Designs Nigeria. “It is the suppliers-buyers relationship that is the key to helping African women entrepreneurs to succeed in the US market. Export working capital is a major barrier to us and it is understandable if buyers are reluctant to pre-pay for products because they're not certain if they will receive their products.”
US retailers like Eleanor Path, owner of Santa Monica Gallery Acapillow is among a select group of US retailers providing extraordinary support to African Women Exporters from arranging favorable payment terms, product development and placing consistent orders.
“I am very excited to see our handcrafted ethnic beaded necklaces on display in the beautiful antique mahogany glass case in Acapillow gallery," says Dorothy Taro, owner of Dorostel Kenya. "I am very thankful to Eleanor and Margaret Galabe for the training I received at the gallery on new designs, trends, and developing a product line. I am extremely happy with the exposure."
Because of the arrangement, Dorothy Taro sold nine boxes of handicrafts to another retailer. The business linkage occured at the International Handcrafted Gifts and Home Textile Expo in Santa Monica, hosted by the World Women Trade Fair.
The mission of the World Women Trade Fair (www.worldwomentradefair.com) is to provide economic opportunities to women living in third-world countries and to assist them to gradually build a broad-based market.
At the Expo, were other African women exporters who are now looking forward to increasing their exports.
For example, Jane Kiunsi from the Federation of Women Entrepreneur Tanzania has been busy sourcing pre-export financing to fill the large order request from US retailers for her beautiful intricate woven baskets.
Estelle Ratanga, owner of Facette Creations from Gabon is happy with the support that she is receiving from Patricia Jackson “distributor of African dolls.” Patricia Jackson is working with Ratanga to distribute her African dolls-starting by developing a brand, producing a new line of dolls in various sizes and groupings, a story line, and hand-sewn doll clothes which can be sold separately.
“I am amazed, says Ratanga. "It is important to have a buyer who is able to educate you and work with you to reach your goals.”
“Our biggest challenge is financing," says Dorothy Tarro, who is setting up a project in Kenya to produce eco-green table wares using sisal grass. "Our products are attractive to US buyers because of the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade agreement which allows for duty-free and tariff –free for over 6000 products from African into the USA.”
Media Contact: Margaret Galabe, World Women Trade Fair
Phone: (661) 456-2286
email: Margaret@worldwomentradefair.com
Web site: www.worldwomentradefair.com
This press release was issued by PRNewsChannel.com. For more information
Posted on June 26, 2008 — by worldwomen
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A good road map for assisting women artisans explore global markets
US Retailers Provide Extraordinary Support to African Women Exporters
WorldWomenTradeFair.com - May 13, 2008
(PRNewsChannel) / Los Angeles, Calif. – African women handicrafts exporters say they lack the export working capital and the information they need to develop product lines that appeal to US buyers and consumers.
“Making quality products is not enough," says Yemis Ajayi, owner of Arisimi Designs Nigeria. “It is the suppliers-buyers relationship that is the key to helping African women entrepreneurs to succeed in the US market. Export working capital is a major barrier to us and it is understandable if buyers are reluctant to pre-pay for products because they're not certain if they will receive their products.”
US retailers like Eleanor Path, owner of Santa Monica Gallery Acapillow is among a select group of US retailers providing extraordinary support to African Women Exporters from arranging favorable payment terms, product development and placing consistent orders.
“I am very excited to see our handcrafted ethnic beaded necklaces on display in the beautiful antique mahogany glass case in Acapillow gallery," says Dorothy Taro, owner of Dorostel Kenya. "I am very thankful to Eleanor and Margaret Galabe for the training I received at the gallery on new designs, trends, and developing a product line. I am extremely happy with the exposure."
Because of the arrangement, Dorothy Taro sold nine boxes of handicrafts to another retailer. The business linkage occured at the International Handcrafted Gifts and Home Textile Expo in Santa Monica, hosted by the World Women Trade Fair.
The mission of the World Women Trade Fair (www.worldwomentradefair.com) is to provide economic opportunities to women living in third-world countries and to assist them to gradually build a broad-based market.
At the Expo, were other African women exporters who are now looking forward to increasing their exports.
For example, Jane Kiunsi from the Federation of Women Entrepreneur Tanzania has been busy sourcing pre-export financing to fill the large order request from US retailers for her beautiful intricate woven baskets.
Estelle Ratanga, owner of Facette Creations from Gabon is happy with the support that she is receiving from Patricia Jackson “distributor of African dolls.” Patricia Jackson is working with Ratanga to distribute her African dolls-starting by developing a brand, producing a new line of dolls in various sizes and groupings, a story line, and hand-sewn doll clothes which can be sold separately.
“I am amazed, says Ratanga. "It is important to have a buyer who is able to educate you and work with you to reach your goals.”
“Our biggest challenge is financing," says Dorothy Tarro, who is setting up a project in Kenya to produce eco-green table wares using sisal grass. "Our products are attractive to US buyers because of the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade agreement which allows for duty-free and tariff –free for over 6000 products from African into the USA.”
Media Contact: Margaret Galabe, World Women Trade Fair
Phone: (661) 456-2286
email: Margaret@worldwomentradefair.com
Web site: www.worldwomentradefair.com
This press release was issued by PRNewsChannel.com. For more information
Posted on June 26, 2008 — by worldwomen
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