Global Village Gifts is a fair trade store in Logan.  We sell gifts and artwork from developing countries

A little more about us ....

Our Mission------
Global Village Gifts is committed to maintaining a viable not-for-profit retail store featuring fairly traded handcrafts from artisans around the world. Focus is on educating the public on the principles of fair trade and learning about the artisans.

Volunteers---------
Volunteers are the life-blood of our organization. The donated labor makes possible the fair trade compensation we offer our artisans. We encourage the active involvement of volunteers at all levels of Global Village Gifts. Volunteers serve without expectation of compensation other than reimbursement of direct expenses. Recruiting is everyone's responsibility! Because our intent is to broaden and expand the volunteer involvement of our community, recruitment is always pro-active and ongoing.

History----------
Global Village Gifts opened to the public Nov. 7, 2003 under the umbrella of Ten Thousand Villages, Utah. In September 2005, with the blessing of Ten Thousand Villages, Utah, we incorporated independently as Global Village Gifts. The company is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation committed to promoting intercultural understanding. Global Village Gifts (GVG) provides vital, fair income to third world people by marketing their handcrafted items and telling their stories. We educate volunteers, customers and the Cache Valley community about our artisan's cultures and the opportunities and challenges they face.

Our major supplier for GVG is Ten Thousand Villages, an economic development program of the Mennonite Central Committee since 1946. Ten Thousand Villages purchases handicrafts from artisan cooperatives in developing countries and distributes the merchandse through its warehouse in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Volunteers are used extensively to keep expenses low.

The other major supplier for GVG is SERRV International, a nonprofit alternative trade and development organization. Their mission is to promote the social and economic progess of people in developing regions of the world by marketing their products in a just and direct manner.