These fair trade water resistant burlap bags are perfect for carrying everything from lunch to your books to diapers. The purchase of this bag allows female artisans to earn a fair income, leading to better lives.

About The Little Market:

The Little Market is a fair trade shop where customers can purchase beautiful products handmade by artisans around the world. Working through cooperatives and social enterprises, our artisan partners improve the quality of life in their communities in a number of ways, including literacy workshops, business training, and health programs.

About the bags:

Each purchase empowers makers at CORR - The Jute Works in Bangladesh. Each bag is durable and environmentally conscious, and are made from locally sourced, ready-made jute fibers, which grow well in Bangladesh’s climate.

About the artisans:

Corr Jute empowers destitute, rural women in Bangladesh through handicraft production. The women artisans, who are mostly illiterate, make beautiful handicrafts with local materials during free time between household activities. Corr Jute not only creates market access, but also provides job training and develops leadership skills. The women are able to supplement their marginal family income, contributing towards better living conditions.