There is a fairly new organization here called Esperanza en Accion (Hope in Action) that has two mains goals/purposes.
First, they work to provide local artists and producers of fair trade items with markets - mostly in the United States. Secondly, they work in the United States to promote awareness about fair trade in general. This organization has set up a small shop here in Managua to showcase the artists they are currently working with. We got to visit this shop today and hear them talk a little about fair trade.
This all is especially exciting to me because it relates very directly with Bucknell's Students for Fair Trade, an organization that I am a member of. It's always exciting to make connections with fair trade opportunities and supporters around the world!
