Good Causes Lucuma Designs Supports
From fighting global warming to helping children and disadvantaged people around the world,
the non-profit organizations featured here are doing an amazing job. We feel their efforts
go hand in hand with our Fair Trade mission, and we hope you too will support them and other fair trade stores and organizations.
Fair Trade Helps
A Lucuma Designs sponsored educational project to help people understand the relationship between fair trade and other important social and environmental issues.
Heifer International
An amazing concept! They bring live animals including cows, rabbits, pigs, and more to
families in need around the world so your gift will multiply many times. Best of all, they
require families to share with their neighbors some of the offspring creating stronger
communities.
Finca Village Banking
They provide needed microloans of as little as $50 to women entrepreneurs in developing
countries so they can sustain themselfs and build a better future for their families.
"FINCA provides financial services to the world’s poorest families so they can create
their own jobs, raise household incomes, and improve their standard of living."
Global Warming - Natural Resource Defence Council
The most challenging problem in the world today is with no doubt global warming as it
will impacting us all. Its consequences are been felt already as our artists in Peru are
reporting. Strange weather patterns are already causing trouble as 12 inches of hail covered
crops in our artists village. Warmer weather is melting the Andean snow caps at an
alarming rate endangering the water suply of millions. Energy concervation is
critical and we need to take action now!
Global Warming - Union of Concerned Scientists
"The mainstream scientific consensus on global warming is becoming clearer every day:
changes in our climate are real and they are underway. Now. But we can do something about it."
Trees, Water & People
One easy way to plant trees in Latin America and offset your some of your own
paper usage.
The Nature Conservancy
Protecting ecosystems around the world. You may buy a piece of forest or donate
to protect your favorite animals.
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