Alternative Trade (Four Corners)

Creating opportunities for artisans in the developing world.

Four Corners, the alternative trade organization of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, seeks to change the global economic system in which farmers and workers are often paid poor wages that keep them at or below the poverty line. Four Corners imports products that are grown or made by people who have been paid a fair price for their efforts. This important step creates lasting transformation which helps impoverished communities become stable, thriving and healthy ones.

Four Corners products are available in the following ways:

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Additional information on alternative trade principles and guidelines is available here.