Fair Trade Producer Spotlight: Tara Projects
- Mata Traders
- 19 Apr, 2022
All Mata Traders jewelry comes through Tara Projects in Delhi, India. Recognized as a Guaranteed Fair Trade member of the WFTO, Tara, which stands for... Read More ››
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All Mata Traders jewelry comes through Tara Projects in Delhi, India. Recognized as a Guaranteed Fair Trade member of the WFTO, Tara, which stands for... Read More ››
The traditional Indian textiles you see in many Mata designs are the result of our partnership with Indigene Craft, a fair trade label built on... Read More ››
Creative Handicrafts is a fair trade organization that produces Mata Traders apparel in Mumbai, India. Their dedication to community development and providing a supportive environment for... Read More ››
If you love our hand embroidery, you have our fair trade partner Sadhna to thank for much of it. A passionate and supportive community and... Read More ››
A supporter of family-owned artisan printing and weaving units, this WFTO Guaranteed Fair Trade Member also provides goods, skills training, and development programs to marginalized... Read More ››
Choti is a member of one of our partner cooperatives. We had the opportunity to speak to her and learn about her experience working within... Read More ››
Miranda, our jewelry designer, shares her process and talks about her recent visit with the artisan cooperatives we partner with in India and Nepal. Read as she... Read More ››
There's no better time than Fair Trade Month to celebrate all the good that comes from a fair partnership between producers and consumers. Throughout October,... Read More ››
The morning sun streaks across a bustling street in Mumbai. Shakuntula has walked this path many times. After her husband’s death nearly two decades ago,... Read More ››
In honor of today being Take Your Daughter (or Child) to Work Day here in the U.S., and in anticipation of Mother's Day, we figured... Read More ››
When our founder Maureen started Mata, she had two best friends, Jonit and Michelle, by her side on a ’round the world trip. While she knew... Read More ››
As a member of the Fair Trade Federation, Mata is happy to use Fair Trade Month as an excuse to introduce a new way of talking about what... Read More ››
Check out this short video to see the process of how our upcycled bone jewelry is made! Read More ››
As someone whose business partners had babies 3 years ago, I know the value of childcare. This Mother’s Day, I’d like to point out how... Read More ››
Once upon a time, I was living my biggest fear: becoming a single mom of three kids 7, 9, and 11. I was not prepared... Read More ››
From our coverage of the Earthquake in Nepal in April, you know that members of our partner cooperative in Kathmandu were safe, although many suffered family... Read More ››
If you read our blog regularly, you know that one of the perks of being a member of a fair trade cooperative is the opportunity... Read More ››