February 16, 2005: Headlines: COS - Central African Republic: Small Business: Alternative Trade: Crafts: Folk Art: Cadeaux du Monde: Central African Republic RPCV Katie Dyer is co-owner of Cadeaux du Monde in Newport - Rhode Island's only alternative trade folk art gallery
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February 16, 2005: Headlines: COS - Central African Republic: Small Business: Alternative Trade: Crafts: Folk Art: Cadeaux du Monde: Central African Republic RPCV Katie Dyer is co-owner of Cadeaux du Monde in Newport - Rhode Island's only alternative trade folk art gallery
Central African Republic RPCV Katie Dyer is co-owner of Cadeaux du Monde in Newport - Rhode Island's only alternative trade folk art gallery
Central African Republic RPCV Katie Dyer is co-owner of Cadeaux du Monde in Newport - Rhode Island's only alternative trade folk art gallery
# Welcome to Cadeaux du Monde's electronic showroom, featuring affordably priced handmade folk art from developing countries for the sophisticated, discriminating
buyer. Today we're displaying folk art from
Africa , The Caribbean , Latin America , Asia. and Summer Events
We feature different types of folk art during different weeks on our electronic gallery.
Every time you visit, you'll see something new!
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We're interested in your comments and your ideas for products you'd like to see in the future.
If you ever wished that you had bought that unique objet d'art when you saw it, maybe you can now - we could have it!!! We have a much larger folk art selection in our retail showroom, so if you don't find what you're looking for today in our electronic gallery, just call or drop us a line
Email info@cadeauxdumonde.com
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# Fax (401) 849-3225
or just plain snail mail: 26 Mary Street, Newport, RI 02840.
Or call us at (401) 848-0550. We'd be delighted to answer any questions
that you may have about our products.
Of course, you're always welcome to visit our folk art gallery,
Cadeaux du Monde, 26 Mary Street, in Newport, Rhode Island.
All our products are handmade. Because each piece is unique, the color and size may vary. This, of course, adds to the charm of handmade goods.
Please be aware that quantities are limited and some are one of a kind!
Would you like to be on our mailing list to learn when we have new products or an updated web site? We have two mailing lists, email and snail mail. Please send us your name and address (email or post office).
We'll be in touch!
Member, Newport Chamber of Commerce, Newport, Rhode Island
What is Alternative Trade?
Alternative trade means fair trade -- it's as simple as that.
To go a little bit further, when an African basket weaver sets his or her price for his or her baskets, the alternative trader does not use his or her superior economic position to force a reduction in price. In that way, he or she trades with the artisan as an equal -- no exploitation is involved in this type of business relationship. The artisan is accorded the dignity due an equal.
Through alternative trade, fair prices paid directly to artisans from developing nations (Africa, The Caribbean, Asia, The South Pacific, South and Central America), village-based development is encouraged which means access to clean water, health care, and education for the local population. In addition, alternative trade fosters global awareness as consumers are informed about the peoples and cultureswho craft the exquisite items that they purchase.
The consumer at an alternative trade store can shopwith confidence, knowing that his or her purchase has not impoverished, but rather enriched the lifestyle of a village artisan overseas.
Cadeaux du Monde, Newport, Rhode Island's only alternative trade folk art gallery is located at 26 Mary Street.
When this story was posted in February 2005, this was on the front page of PCOL:
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| RPCVs mobilize support for Countries of Service RPCV Groups mobilize to support their Countries of Service. Over 200 RPCVS have already applied to the Crisis Corps to provide Tsunami Recovery aid, RPCVs have written a letter urging President Bush and Congress to aid Democracy in Ukraine, and RPCVs are writing NBC about a recent episode of the "West Wing" and asking them to get their facts right about Turkey. |
| Ask Not As our country prepares for the inauguration of a President, we remember one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century and how his words inspired us. "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." |
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