Yummy 201612

http://www.yummy.ph 83 December 2016

Gifts and Graces

Fair Trade

Foundation

A nonprofit venture

that focuses on selling

products made by social

entrepreneurs, Gifts and

Graces aims to elevate

people, including indigenous

communities, from poverty.

They work in tandem

with the World Fair Trade

Organization, a nonprofit

group that focuses on

protecting low-income

workers, like craftsmen and

farmers, from exploitation.

Iraya-Mangyan

Development

Program

This program is one of the

many projects on the Ayala

Foundation’s roster of

charities that aim to help

develop unity and foster

growth in underprivileged

Filipino communities. The

Iraya-Mangyan Program,

funded through donations,

offers scholarships and

nourishment programs to

the Mangyan youth.

The DSWD’s

Livelihood Program

The Department of Social

Welfare and Development

(DSWD) began their

Sustainable Livelihood

Program as a means to help

poor Filipino families rise

out of poverty through self-

sustaining businesses. Their

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino

Program aims to develop

small enterprises through

vocational skills training,

financial literacy assistance,

and resource mapping.

Beyond Borders

Philippines

The brand specializes in

locally crafted and sourced

textiles and fabrics, most

of which are hand-woven

in Ilocos. They aim to keep

the tradition of ancestral

hand-woven Abel fabrics

alive, while supporting the

livelihood of the communities

involved in the craft in the

Ilocos region.

Presents that aid in uplifting

indigenous tribes and

preserving traditional crafts

Woven

together

THE

GIFTS

1 T’nalak coasters,
P995 for a set
of six, Gifts and
Graces Fair Trade
Foundation

2 T’nalak table
runner by the
Klubi Women's
Sustainable
Livelihood
Program, P185
to P350 per yard,
DSWD Sustainable
Livelihood
Program

3 Traditional
Inabel weave
throw, P695,
Beyond Borders
Philippines

4 Woven bowls,
P795 for a set
of three, Ayala
Foundation (for
WKHEHQH¿WRI
Iraya-Mangyan of
Oriental Mindoro)

5 T’boli brass
napkin rings,
P1,995 for a set
of six, Gifts and
Graces Fair Trade
Foundation

The makers