By Lois, Store Manager, Banyan Tree
The dust has settled, and I’m getting comfortable with our new name and our wonderful new location.
Meet Banyan Tree
On July 1, the former Ten Thousand Villages-Portland store will reopen in its new location — Mercy Corps’ headquarters in Old Town, right next to Skidmore Fountain. The address is 18 SW First. We’ll reopen as Banyan Tree, a fair trade store.
New location, new name — same mission!
The store called Ten Thousand Villages has just received some terrific news. In the next several months, we will be moving from our current location to a new home – the retail space in the new Mercy Corps headquarters. The new location is in the former Skidmore Fountain Building, on the MAX line in Portland’s Old Town.
In Chad, hope comes from the sun
What can protect women from attack, protect dwindling forests and create income for refugees?
It’s not a riddle. It’s a summary of the benefits of the Solar Cooker Project.
Today, thousands of Sudanese fleeing the genocide in Darfur are living in refugee camps in Chad. While the camps are relatively safe, once outside the protected area, Janjaweed from Sudan and local men threaten violence
Schools Make Money and Make a Difference with Fair Trade Fundraising
By Ashley Symons, Equal Exchange
I went to elementary school in the Midwest in the early ‘90s. Every fall, we entered the school gymnasium to get pumped up for our annual fundraiser.